On to Virginia. I love the east coast. Its gorgeous. I realize now that when I told people I was from Virginia they would respond with "oh the south! Where is your southern accent?" I did not grow up in the south, but let me tell you that I am now living in southern VA and it is SOUTH! I get the idea people had. There is such thing as southern hospitality. People hold doors open here, ask if you need help, etc. I never got that in LA. Our ward is very southern as well. Sometimes I wonder if I am at a baptist church. Yes there have been a few "Amens" or "Hallelujah!" A good amount of people come in street clothes...and yes I know they have Sunday clothes and money to afford them. Its just odd. Everyone in our ward is very friendly, but no one is out to make friends. I think everyone just assumes we won't be here for a long time because it is a big military ward. I have made a friend or two, but one will be moving in April, so that gets me down. It is so transient here. I want the life we had...meaning having other families to hang out with on the weekend and we can just put our kids down while we play games and watch movies. I think that life is long gone. This is why I want Nate and Katie to get stationed here! I need good friends to hang out with.
The other thing is that I love our house. I do not dig our neighborhood. No one comes out of their houses and again its just that friendly, but won't be friends kind of place. When I tell the other mom's at Paige's school that we live off post I always get the same reaction "Ohhhh, ok." and we are done. I wish I could move our house on post and live there because it has the neighborhood I want. There is always like 10 kids out playing around, tons of playgrounds, and it is a different atmosphere. I don't know what we will do, if we will stay in this huge house, or move after the lease is up. I am not thrilled with the school system...it is horrible. While those that live on post go to some of the best schools in the nation! I am so torn. Paige will only go to k and 1st, but I am stressin'!
I have just been thinking a lot and because this is my jornal I use it for my thoughts.
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It is hard to have change and move on. I still think of my LA memories and miss them. But good thing we have phones to call our friends and planes to visit. Hang in there!
Britt, I feel for ya. Change is hard. It's about to slap me hard in the face soon too. You were so lucky in California to have such close friends & love your life.
The same thing happened to me here. We made some amazing best friends that we did everything together with... our SONS were even born on the same day. However, they moved & life hasn't been the same since. I have a lot of friends, but none that replaced our best friends the Roberts.
Just keep trying... people will come into your life and you will find your own niche of happiness. In some seasons of life it's easier than others, but never impossible!
I can relate to you Brittany. I wish I had the option that I had leased my house and not purchased! It is totally different than apartment living/student living. Good and bad from both. I am not thrilled with the schools here either. I keep telling myself that K and 1st are not absolutely crucial! I hope people move beyond friendly and start actually being your friend. That is frustrating. I am tempted to fly out there and get up in your ward's fast and testimony meeting and tell them why they are lucky to have you in their ward and why they NEED you for a friend!
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