We're actually moving! :(

So tonight we started packing up all of our things and I was less than thrilled! I cannot believe that our first year of marriage and our first little home is coming to an end. I will never forget coming home from our honeymoon and decorating our apartment! I was sooo excited to get here and make everything really cute. It seems like yesterday and I cannot believe we are actually leaving this happy little place. I am usually the type to love packing things and getting organized. I LOVE change and thought I would be thrilled to be going somewhere unknown. I know God will bless our lives wherever we are and I know we will be happy wherever we end up. But I really had NO idea this would be so hard! I guess it is just the fact that this was our first home and first city together as a married couple. Everything we have done here has been a first as a couple. I remember driving around to find the grocery store, mall, pharmacy, movie theatre and getting so excited every time we did something new. I still remember going to Kroger together right after our honeymoon and being so excited about our first grocery trip as a married couple. We have made so many great friends and have been so lucky to live by so much family. We are going to miss being close to so many people we love, but I am praying that God puts new wonderful people in our life once we move.

But for just tonight and maybe the day we drive away from Houston, Texas I am going to let myself be sad and reminisce about all the wonderful memories we have made in our first home and first city together. On a lighter note I am really going to miss the Galleria, pappasitos, sushi, all the weirdos you run into (I really do love all the interesting people I run into here), professional sports and just all the things that come along with a big city. I know I will enjoy not sitting in traffic and saving tons of money on gas and all that, but I really love living in such a big city. I am fascinated with the "melting pot" aspect of Houston. Some weeks I feel like I have visited the Middle East, Africa, Asia and rich American suburbia all in one day! But I must say when I get lost in downtown Lubbock or Abilene I won't fear for my life! Here is a picture of me packing some boxes. You can tell I am just a tiiny bit depressed! :(