Happy New Year! It’s been far too long since I’ve sat down and written a blog. . . And yet, here I am reflecting on 2022 and what the New Year will bring.
To say it’s been Real the last couple of years feels like an understatement. Anyone relate? Every time I sat down to pour my heart out, I became choked up and lost. How could things go so wrong? How could someone I trust just completely make a decision to cut us out? And how was I going to explain to my kids that we wouldn’t be hanging out with their friends anymore? As most of you know I’m not one to share negativity, however with not sharing, I feel like I’ve stifled my voice…
For so long I’ve felt like I’ve been holding onto this and all it’s done is hold me back. I need to cleanse, get it out, and move forward.
Many of you are probably wondering what on earth!? Last I wrote, we were living in Reno, NV. Since then, we had made all the plans to move to Texas. We actually had a job lined up, insurance figured out, and kindergarten planned for Skye. We sold the Reno house and were set to go look at rentals. In one weekend while visiting friends, everything changed. We were suddenly moving to California to dive into a start-up company and help them build. We were excited and sold on the dream. The owner/CEO wanted us to live close. So, we worked with his realtor to find a place fairly close. I’ll save you all the details and drama, as the many headaches and heartaches all of that brought are just worthless to share. We literally bent over backward for them and 15 days after buying a house, they let Pat go with no communication or true explanation on their part. Our family was left feeling betrayed, slapped in the face, and completely lost. Pat especially felt broken after trying every workaround he knew to make their family happy. We were devastated.
With a friendship broken, my husband not having a job, us living in an area we barely knew, and Skye halfway through her school year, I had to figure out how to pick up the pieces and move on. We had moved twice in 6 months for this job and I was NOT about to move our kiddos again. It was time to put the blinders on, put the big girl panties on, and make it happen. I dropped a few projects I originally wanted to work on and dove deeper into being a Content Creator. Long story short, we made it! It did NOT go as planned, but we made it through 2022.
Our kiddos are so much happier without the constant bullying from other kids. They are making new friends and loving our adventures together. We have two new kitties who are getting along with Shasta really well. We filled our December with so many fun outings. . . Great Wolf Lodge in Manteca, Polar Express in Old Sacramento, Champions of Magic in San Jose, and Happy Hollow Zoo in San Jose to name a few.
I was able to keep our family together and from losing our home. 2022 held so much stress, heartache, and unknown for us. I know we’re far from having it together and ridiculously far from perfection, but we’re on our way to healing.
