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For those of you who have not heard, we have moved to AZ! Ever since Owen was born, Howard has been searching for a new job. Fry's was not very understanding about Howard taking his FMLA when Owen was sick and we felt that our family needed a change. Well it has finally happened. Howard took his time and carefully chose a job that would best suit our family and its' future. This also meant relocating to be closer to family in AZ.
Although Howard and I were lucky enough to meet in Dallas, we never really felt like we fit in and had talked about leaving from the very beginning. All we would ever talk about was how much we wanted to leave and never look back. Now that this has become a reality, it has not been as easy as I once thought it would be. Don't get me wrong, I am not a fan of Dallas in the least but I have made many memories in the 5 years that I lived there.

I met Howard-we were both working for Fry's and it was fate or a fluke or something wonderful! It all fell into place and we ended up together in Dallas.
I married Howard-even though we didn't technically get married in Dallas, Vegas actually, we returned to Dallas and started our marriage there. We made 5 years worth of memories there.
Our first home-we just left our first home which we both adore. Again, many memories were created there.
College-although I spent my first 3 years of college at NAU, I finished in Dallas. It may not have been the best experience but I did make some great friends that will hopefully be lifelong.
Owen-Howard and I began an amazing journey with our first born son. This may be the most memorable experience because it also lead to so many other milestones. Ever since we had him, we have established roots in Dallas. We met amazing people in the CHD community, both from medical staff and other families.

All of these events and experiences have made Dallas a very real and important part of my life. I would never have predicted that when I finally left Dallas that it would be so hard. It was so difficult to take apart my home. Picture by picture, each piece of furniture was a part of my life with Howard and now with Owen. It has been very emotional. Leaving wonderful friends, some that I have known for only a short time but feel like they are family. It still has not set in that I will not be calling these friends to hang out this week or anytime soon. I miss them so much.

It is going to be a real adjustment for me and for my family. We will be adjusting to a new and familiar house, since we are staying with my Mom until we find a place of our own. We will have to begin to find new doctors for Owen and for ourselves. We will have to find and create a new community of friends and adjust to missing our friends back in Dallas.

Everything has happened so quickly that I have to keep reminding myself that this is real and we are not simply on vacation! it is so surreal. I feel like this is the best move for my family and everything will continue to fall into place. I just have to figure out the best way to adjust and move forward without forgetting all of the great things the past 5 years has brought to me.

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