I Never Knew I’d….

Becky of Small Bits is hosting the Round-Up again this week and will do a fabulous job, so don't forget to stop by on Friday.  I am sure there are many far more interesting stories I could capture from our past, with the theme of "I never knew I'd," however, only a few are jumping out at me.

I never expected to touch a glacier or give birth overseas.  I never knew I would one day crave the idea of moving every two to three years and didn't really envision living across the country much less around the world.  I knew I wanted children, but it didn't occur to me that they might not all grow up in the same house, measuring their height each year on the kitchen wall.  

I never thought I would have more trouble adjusting to the U.S. than I would to living overseas.  I never ever imagined the spine-tingling anticipation that a sheaf of paper could give me every two to three years as we pondered the posts of our future and perhaps the craziest "I never" out there?

I never, ever, in my wildest dreams thought I would say, "I wish my husband was still overseas on his unaccompanied tour."  Yet, that is exactly what I have stated every day for the past three weeks as Peter was not slated to arrive home on his R&R until this morning.  We have loved having him here, but each day his presence has been a bittersweet reminder of the new direction our lives are taking.

I also never knew I would be part of such an amazing community of people.  I have always known FS folks to be supportive of one another, but the past few weeks have been incredible.  Each and every day I am given a reminder of how lucky we are to have this crazy life and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

 

*The gorgeous flowers are courtesy of Peter's office and add quite the cheery touch to our family table.   Many thanks!