The journey ahead for 2011

I am feeling very optimistic about the journey ahead for 2011. There are some big changes on the horizon. Change can be scary but also exciting. We have been discussing moving to a new and bigger place. It's hard to believe we have lived in the same place for 8 years. We moved into our home on Valentine's day in 2003 which was amazing for me at that time. We have lived in some pretty shitty places. Basement suites which were too small. Apartments which were tiny and old. A townhouse which was more like a trailer park. It was a nightmare!!! I could tell you stories about my adventures living in that place. We eventually moved from there into a dream house but we were renting it for way too much money. We moved again but there were issues there too. Then we found our dream home. This place was perfect! I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. I didn't even need to go inside to know that I loved and wanted it. We brought our young daughter and baby son (they are now a teen daughter and young son) into our brand new family house. It was amazing! I've really grown to love this area. I hope we can find a bigger place but stay in the area. I really enjoy walking around my neighborhood. I also don't drive so it's great to have so many local services nearby. I love the city we live in. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. There are so many memories of this place. Birthdays and anniversaries and driving up to our home just after we were married on our wedding day. There's been some sad times after deaths in our family. Lots of fun family times and holidays spent here. There's also been lots and lots of naughty memories too. If only the walls could talk. I love this place. I'll be sad to say goodbye but it's time to move on. We were going to move last year but my MIL got very sick with terminal cancer. It felt too difficult to move when we were dealing with her illness. We've been talking a lot about it and our whole family wants to move. Both of our kids were really excited about it. I think this will be a new chapter for us and a fresh start. Something very positive to look forward to this year. I'd love to have a house with a backyard. And a bigger kitchen would be really nice too! :P It's going to be a lot of work to move but worth it. I think this will a positive thing for our whole family. There are some other really big things happening right now. I will blog about those another time. It's a lot to think about right now. I feel ready for some changes. It would be really nice to change our phone number and also where we live. There are some idiots from the past which like to prank call and harass me. I've been getting some really strange texts and phone calls lately. I admit it's almost a bit scary. I think that it's time to move on though and for a fresh start for 2011! May the force be with you all!! ~padme amidala