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From this point going forward until I don't know when, I will not have internet access. If you need to get ahold of me, find my mom and get my number from her. =)
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| i miss kansas city the most in autumn. i love fall in the midwest... its so beautiful and lasts so long. here, it is half over. the leaves are falling off the trees and its getting below freezing most nights. it literally feels like its supposed to be halloween this weekend.
i hate packing all the last little bits of things that i don't even know if i want to keep. and of course, i only have 4 boxes left and they were all out at the grocery store. so, here i sit, avoiding the annoying task of fitting odd shaped items in square boxes. i truly wish i could have someone put a dumpster under my window so i could carelessly throw out everything i own but my wallet and passport. that would be fabulous.
tomorrow i'm cutting all my hair off and getting rid of all our furniture. crazy.
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| Nathanael and I went to Banff this past weekend to celebrate our 2nd anniversary. It's hard to believe that we've been married that long, at the same time, sometimes it feels like its been way longer.
We will be moving for our 5th time in about 10 days. I'm trying really hard not to have any expectations about living in Grande Prairie. I really have no idea what its going to be like up there, so, I don't want to get my hopes up; I'm really excited to have a fresh start, though.
One really great thing about not being a newlywed anymore is that I finally feel like I belong more to Nathanael than anyone else. I was in Kansas City a couple of months ago and that was probably the most shocking thing to me. I truly felt like I had finally become my own person with my own husband and my own ideas outside of the way that I grew up etc. I'm not trying to be negative about my family, my friends, and the way I grew up or anything - I'm so incredibly thankful for all of that. Its more like I finally felt free to explore life the way I choose to. Growing up at Kansas City Christian School made it really hard for me to just be Jamie without people constantly trying to tell me in some way or another how I should be or act because everyone knew my parents.
Another really neat thing that has happened since our first anniversary is that Nathanael and I have developed our own culture and way of doing things. Our first year was very hard for many reasons, but, one of the hardest things was trying to communicate and bond despite coming from two completely different families, cultures, and ways of life. Now, we have both separated ourselves from our pasts to a certain extent and become our own unit; we just love being together and can finally communicate (most of the time). Its such a huge blessing to be married to my best friend. He is truly the best person I know.
I have a lot of hope for the future, but I'm willing to do what it takes to get there. I'm looking forward to this change of scenery and experiences, I'm really excited to overcome some obstacles that have been holding us back (i.e. school, apprenticeship, money, etc.), and I'm thrilled to have a chance to get to know myself and my husband in a whole new way.
Here's to fitting everything I own into a 4x8 trailer (again)!
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| I am in Grande Prairie again this weekend. My parents are here too, and that is fantastic. I just wish my brother could have come as well. Things have been finalized. We will be moving to Grande Prarie in October. We will also be in Kansas City in October for about two weeks. I'm pretty excited to have a fresh start. I think that this move will be really great for Nathanael and I. | | |
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