When I was a kid, we moved.

A lot.

I started my life out as an army brat moving from place to place faster than we could get settled. Eventually we ended up in a small town in the mid-west. The same small town that my mother and father grew up in. The same small town that my grandparents lived in. This small town filled with history and memories and family.

We lived in apartments and shuffled around a lot. There was no chance of painting my bedroom or settling myself. My mothers key phrase was “this is temporary.” I made her stop saying it the day I graduated highschool. Most of my childhood was one temporary situation to another.

And you know what?

I hate change.

I can’t even put into words how emotionally distraught I get from the smallest of changes.

So, when I had Aiden the one thing that I most wanted to give to him was stability.

So far that has been hard. Being a college student is anything but stable.

I graduate college in December. I have started a new job that  I love. I am in a transition in my life from college to career. Many of my friends are getting married and some are having babies. Things are changing and so far? I am doing ok.

I had to make a decision about what I would do when I finished college. Currently, I am living an hour away from the town we started out in. The town that I grew up in. The town Aidens father grew up in. The town Aiden will be raised in.

So, we started looking. Peeking into different houses. Toying with the idea that I could OWN something. Dancing with  the idea that stability could be a reality in our lives. And realizing that very soon we would have a routine that didn’t include shuffling around depending on my semester schedule.

Then, we found the perfect house.

Sure, it needs a little work. But there is a yard and an office. There is a back porch and a big kitchen. There is room for memories to grow. I can’t explain to you how excited I am. How much I am looking forward too. How much comfort the idea of being somewhere for good gives me.

*sigh*

I am happy.

So there we are. One more thing crossed off of the list.