Things I wish you knew

the one day late edition

I just couldn’t pull it together to write anything Thursday. It was one of those days. But the subject matter kept insisting to be written, even if it was a day late.

We’ll have been in our new home for a month this Sunday. Time is a funny thing. I’m almost certain it’s been twice as long and half as long as that all at the same time. I know from previous moves that the roller coaster of “Oh my gosh, this new place is so cool” and “I want to go home… where is home?” is normal, and realistically it will take about one year until we actually feel like we know the area and about two until we feel more known by people. Having family here is immensely helpful for having an “in” to meet people, but you still have to do the work of investing in relationships yourself. And, as much as it would be lovely to just have things happen, they take time, because relationships take time, energy, and investment. I’ve been making a concerted effort to say yes to as many things as I can handle, but betwe…