Can I just say that I am a blessed woman? Truly, I am. Brad and I love each other and have for a very long time. I know so many that wish that they have what Brad and I have in our lives. We found each other when we weren't even looking. When we moved in together after my parents moved to Houston, I was concerned that Brad would see things about me he wouldn't like that he didn't necessarily see when we were living apart. Silly concern, but I didn't want to mess this up. Now, nearly five years later, we are getting married and I am feeling particularly sappy today (not sure why, but I'm going with it.) When we first moved in, it was an adjustment. I kinda felt like we were almost playing house. Over time that feeling went away, because when you played house as a kid, you didn't have to pay bills! lol... When we moved to Atlanta, it was an adventure and one that I truly embraced. I loved Atlanta in so many ways. However, looking back, I wonder if I loved the idea of Atlanta. I loved what it represented. Neither Brad nor I had ever lived there. It was new for both of us. There were tons of things to experience and do, but then it all changed before we could experience it. Brad and I were both unemployed. Needless to say, we felt like we had failed. We didn't really fail though. We fought and worked hard to get what we needed and wanted. We moved to Florida.
Florida was good for us in many ways, but I'm glad we aren't there anymore. Florida was completely the opposite of what we had anticipated. It served a purpose. We accomplished things that we needed to and we got engaged there. However, as planning for the wedding began, we quickly realized how much we missed everyone back home in Michigan. Yes, we missed everyone all along, but the wedding just put an exclamation point on it. Then my mother moved back to Michigan. We wanted to so bad to move back. We wanted our family and friends back.
North Baltimore, OH was something Brad had been watching with interest for a long time. I swore I would never move to Ohio, but as the terminal there became a reality, I was willing to move to the flat farmland. I missed everyone back home and we would only be an hour or so away. So much better than 18.5hrs or an expensive plane ride. Then it happened. Brad got the job transfer that wasn't a transfer. (Very confusing stuff that I only have a rough grasp of still.) We were going home! We would be home before Christmas! OMG!!!! I was at work when Brad gave me the news and thankfully it was dead because I literally screamed with joy.
Now we live in Bowling Green, OH and we love the small town of North Baltimore so much that we are hoping to buy a house there in the next year. We love the town so much we are going to have our engagement pics done there. We go there for dates all the time. I love the town. It is so cute and a slice of America that screams the beauty of a small town. I cannot wait to see how the town is going to grow as the terminal has its grand opening and picks up steam. I cannot to wait to make our permenant home there. I am so looking forward to gardening in my own yard and growing an herb and veggie garden while sitting around a fire pit with Brad.
Last weekend, Brad took me and our parents for a tour of the terminal and I got some great pictures of Brad's new office! I'm not so nervous about the cranes now that I have seen them up close.
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