Wishing for Spring...

I can not wait until it starts getting warmer. I am looking forward to being able to go out on walks during the day. They help past the time when James is at work. This spring though I get to go on walks with Payton, which I am looking forward too. I had to pretty much talk James into registering for a travel system stroller  He figured we really didn't need a stroller, but I told him it would be cheaper to get a car seat/ stroller combo, then buying a car seat and later a stroller. Plus it would give me an excuse to go on walks more. I didn't really get to go on much walks during my pregnancy because the weather turned cold and all the "good" weather happened when James was at work and I didn't feel comfortable walking by myself with the snow and the ice. So I can't wait until I can go again during the spring. We are definitely bringing the stroller with us when we go down to visit our families in June. I want to be able to go walk the pier and downtown in  Grand Haven. I also want to drive into my hometown and park on the street and walk the downtown and the river walk.  (my parents now live in the country of the same town) I want to take these walks with my little family as well as with my sisters and my brother if he is able to make it home. I want to go get ice cream from the local ice cream shop. I have so many things that I want to do when I go back home.Poor James won't know what to do with himself. Hopefully James can think of stuff for us to do while visiting his family. I don't know many places down there and I am sure James doesn't want to drive into or take the train into Chicago.
 I'm just looking forward to a vacation. I miss my family. I miss seeing my niece and nephews growing up. But I know that God has James and I up here in Alaska for a reason. It's been a hard 1.5 years of not being there with my family, but I wouldn't trade my time up here for anything. James and I have gotten closer as a couple and I have seen James a lot happier up here. Not that he wasn't happen back in the lower 48, but this is a different kind of happiness that he has.

Anyways hopefully the next time I blog, I'll be able to introduce Payton to everyone. I can't wait until he arrives. I'll be 38 weeks on Thursday. Almost done.

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