moments

Randy and I were just realizing last night that this past Sunday, the 29th of November, was the 3 year anniversary of our first date and the night we met. So crazy to think of how much our lives have changed in these past 3 years.

Life could not be more perfect.

I recently made a somewhat embarassing confession to Randy about a "moment" I had: I was out running with Madden and the Leona Lewis song "Happy" was playing on my Ipod. As I listened to the words and looked around our beautiful neighborhood and the fall leaves fluttering around me, I felt in that moment that I was exactly where I was supposed to be. I looked down at Madden in his stroller and he smiled the sweetest smile up at me.

It made me cry.

I know, wierd. :)

But I just sort of had a "moment" where it hit me really hard that I am exactly where I should be and everything in my life is just as it should be.

(If you think I am a total wierdo, like Randy did when I told him this cheesy story, then I must add the following...a few days later I was watching Live With Regis and Kelly, and Kelly Ripa shared a very similar story about a very similar "moment" she had with her kids while driving through the streets of New York. So thank you Kelly Ripa...for making me not feel so dumb. Now I know I am not the only person who has "moments" like this.)

I thought that when we moved away for school that it would be really hard, that I would miss Arizona and that I would struggle with being poor and struggle with moving from our nice house in Maricopa, to a teeny tiny apartment in chicago. But on the contrary, I actually couldn't be happier and would not change a thing about our life right now. I am really enjoying this "simple" life we are living here: tiny old apartment, sharing one car, no extra spending money for shopping or movies or fancy restaurants, no more vacations in Carmel or San Diego. We have definitely had to make some lifestyle adjustments, and instead of it being hard, it has been incredibly easy. It has helped me to really appreciate the simple things and be thankful for all that we do have...which is a lot.

I felt very strongly when we decided to make the move to Chicago that this was where our family was supposed to be. And I have felt that answer reaffirmed many times since we have been here...in little "moments" like the one above.

And I am thankful for those moments.