hello world!
oh my gosh. i can't believe how long it has been since i last blogged.
i can't believe how much easton and luke have grown since i last blogged!
and i can't believe how much has changed in our lives since i last blogged ... five months ago.
oh, so so so much has happened.
i don't really even know where to begin.
but i am ready to be back ...
journaling and sharing a little bit of our lives.
especially through pictures,
to those family and friends who we have grown so close to over the past six years of our lives.
and who are miles away from us ... in utah.
and also to the family and friends we have scattered throughout the country, and even the world.
twenty five days ago we moved from our home, our very first home in orem, utah
to the place i love to call home. georgia.
we have had quite a few changes in our lives over the past five months.
including changes that have kept me mia from the blogging world.
mostly this one specific event.
it all started on a thursday night back in march.
jordan was out of town working on a job in south dakota.
i was bathing the boys. i went into their room to get their pj's ready so they could soon go to bed
and i could lay in my own bed and have some time to myself.
when i bent over to pick up a few toys in their room and stood up, i blacked out.
ever since then, i have been battling with massive headaches, light headedness, dizziness,
and feeling a bit off balance at times.
it's so strange how it all just happened so quickly.
and it has been one of my biggest trials yet.
its a long story ...
but after seeing a couple doctors, a hormone specialist, a thyroid specialist, a dizzy/inner ear specialist,
an accu-pressure specialist, chiropractics, "voodoo" doctors, and massage therapists;
we found that i had a couple of vitamin deficiencies, hormone imbalances, chronic anemia,
and a nodule on my thyroid.
no major problems.
so ... could this really be the cause of the way that i am feeling?
i still am not really sure.
after taking vitamins, hormones, and thyroid medication for three months,
the feeling of off balance has continued to linger ...
in the middle of all of this, jordan and i decided that we were ready for a change.
not knowing what the exact change would be ... but that it was probably the best thing for our family
at this time in our lives.
and it was time.
back in may and right in the middle of our desire for something different in our lives,
we went to georgia for my little brother's high school graduation.
(note: jordan was in the middle of looking for a new job (thinking it maybe was a possibility as the change)
in north carolina, virginia, georgia, and a few other states.)
jordan just happened to have two good friends working for two different companies in georgia and florida,
doing what he does ... home automation.
so after visiting, researching and making a few phone calls, a couple of opportunities came up.
we embraced them and ran ... so to speak.
everything seemed to fall into place perfectly.
and we feel as though it is and has been a tender mercy in our lives.
we are excited to embark on this new adventure and opportunity here in the beautiful woods of georgia!
i am also looking forward to staying in touch with all of you (through this blog),
along with sharing and catching up on the past five months ...
stay tuned!
i don't really even know where to begin.
but i am ready to be back ...
journaling and sharing a little bit of our lives.
especially through pictures,
to those family and friends who we have grown so close to over the past six years of our lives.
and who are miles away from us ... in utah.
and also to the family and friends we have scattered throughout the country, and even the world.
twenty five days ago we moved from our home, our very first home in orem, utah
to the place i love to call home. georgia.
we have had quite a few changes in our lives over the past five months.
including changes that have kept me mia from the blogging world.
mostly this one specific event.
it all started on a thursday night back in march.
jordan was out of town working on a job in south dakota.
i was bathing the boys. i went into their room to get their pj's ready so they could soon go to bed
and i could lay in my own bed and have some time to myself.
when i bent over to pick up a few toys in their room and stood up, i blacked out.
ever since then, i have been battling with massive headaches, light headedness, dizziness,
and feeling a bit off balance at times.
it's so strange how it all just happened so quickly.
and it has been one of my biggest trials yet.
its a long story ...
but after seeing a couple doctors, a hormone specialist, a thyroid specialist, a dizzy/inner ear specialist,
an accu-pressure specialist, chiropractics, "voodoo" doctors, and massage therapists;
we found that i had a couple of vitamin deficiencies, hormone imbalances, chronic anemia,
and a nodule on my thyroid.
no major problems.
so ... could this really be the cause of the way that i am feeling?
i still am not really sure.
after taking vitamins, hormones, and thyroid medication for three months,
the feeling of off balance has continued to linger ...
in the middle of all of this, jordan and i decided that we were ready for a change.
not knowing what the exact change would be ... but that it was probably the best thing for our family
at this time in our lives.
and it was time.
back in may and right in the middle of our desire for something different in our lives,
we went to georgia for my little brother's high school graduation.
(note: jordan was in the middle of looking for a new job (thinking it maybe was a possibility as the change)
in north carolina, virginia, georgia, and a few other states.)
jordan just happened to have two good friends working for two different companies in georgia and florida,
doing what he does ... home automation.
so after visiting, researching and making a few phone calls, a couple of opportunities came up.
we embraced them and ran ... so to speak.
everything seemed to fall into place perfectly.
and we feel as though it is and has been a tender mercy in our lives.
we are excited to embark on this new adventure and opportunity here in the beautiful woods of georgia!
i am also looking forward to staying in touch with all of you (through this blog),
along with sharing and catching up on the past five months ...
stay tuned!
5 comments:
Welcome back!! I've missed you my dear friend!! I'm sorry to hear about your mystery illness- ill be praying for some relief. So excited for this new adventure in your lives and look forward to more pics and stories of your adorably perfect little family!!
Xoxoxo
Ah what a welcome email this morning... I am so excited that you are back in the blogging world again, especially now that you are miles away from me!
I am totally looking forward to the posts and pics to follow. My love to "ya'll"
So glad to hear an update! We miss you guys around here. I made some oreo truffle brownies and they just weren't nearly as heavenly as your truffles. I also was thinking of Luke the other day when I was visiting teaching and Kyan was wanting to play with Naomi's doll stroller :) Cute. Maybe I will just tell you about Ashley's baptism here because I haven't texted you back yet... Sis Bell had a family reunion so she asked Rachel to go conduct in her place. Neither Stacy or I went... I don't even remember why. Anyway, Rachel said, "Everything that could go wrong did go wrong." Since both Melody and Matt were involved in the program, Joseph was running around a lot or having a hard time or something, so Rachel played the piano so Melody could lead and see/help with Joseph more. Melody also just thought she was playing an interlude while Ashley got dressed, not a musical number. The family doing a musical number asked what Melody was going to do, and they were going to do the same song. They went through about half the program and then opened the doors to the font for her to be baptized and the water had almost all drained out somehow. So they closed the doors, started filling it again and finished the program. After that they tried again and the water was still low, but they went ahead. She had to be baptized 3 times because her knees kept coming out of the water because it was so low. But the vibe I get isn't so much that it was a disaster, but sort of humorous and definitely a day to remember :) I am glad the Georgia has been a good change for you!
so "Nathaniel" is really me, Lina. Obviously.
So happy to see you blogging again. I have truly missed keeping up on you. You have been and continue to be in our prayers. Love you! Give loves to the boys and Jordan.
Post a Comment