I haven't blogged because Cole has the computer with him. He had to start work on January 28th, so he's already there with all his stuff and I'm here packing everything else and hoping that all goes well on our house closing so that we can be reunited! I am not a fan of this single-parent thing that I've had to do for the last three weeks. I will be very glad to be with my man again! He did come back and visit for my birthday (Feb 4th - 27 years young!) but I think Claire was a little confused when he left again. I think she's missing her daddy and not totally understanding why we have to wait to move with him.
Melt my heart!
Anyway, we filled our time by taking a nice, long trip to Asheville to see my parents. Mom went all over town with me to shop for little pieces of furniture that I'll need to fill all the rooms in our new place :) We found a headboard for Claire's bed and a little coffee table/cabinet to keep media stuff in (at Goodwill of all places!).
On the way back home, we stopped in Columbia to visit Matthew's grave. I realized that this may be that last time for awhile that I'm able to visit my little man's resting place, so I wanted to stop and take a minute to miss him and to grieve over the fact that he wasn't there to meet his little brother (it was Clay's first time to come to the graveyard).
My three kiddos - two here and one waiting for us in heaven.
For Valentine's Day, Claire and I made heart-shaped cinnamon rolls for breakfast and then we all went on a dinner date with my friend from college, Becky, and her two kids. Her husband was out of town too, so we decided it was a good night for Chicfila!
My little Valentine!
Claire and Ryan were great playmates!
Now I'm just going to be packing and cleaning until next Saturday. Hopefully Cole will be home on Thursday and he can help me organize everything for loading it on the van. I am not looking forward to that chaos!
In the meantime, I'll leave you with a picture of my kiddos. Claire wanted me to take a picture of "me and Clay with our cheeks together!" so here it is :)
Since you mentioned furniture hunting in Asheville, I wanted to pass on 2 places that have great stuff and quick turnover with new inventory several times a week: Nothing New (on Tunnel Road) and Decor & More (on Sweeten Creek).
ReplyDeleteNot sure if you checked either of those, but I've been stalking both places via their Facebook pages and keeping an eye out for things I need myself. Mom and Dad found several things for their house recently too. The Brinkleys are fans. :)
Hope this week goes smoothly for you and you get to Atlanta without too many hiccups!
Praying all goes well with the closing and the final move. The pictures made me smile and cry. Now that you will be closer to the mountain maybe one of my visits to see the Stern's we will have a chance to meet up!!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Carol A.