"Life is at its most intriguing and mysterious when it's in flux."
I would have liked to think that I have change nailed down to an art by now. That I had prepared for this in every way possible. That it is fairly predictable process to go through. But I'm as vulnerable to change as everyone else. It happens, and no matter how prepared you are, its nothing like you imagined. I'd like to dedicate this post to the two biggest, newest, and most mysterious changes in my life - becoming a Yoder and moving to Virginia. Who'd have thunk... :)
Here are just two of my many favorite photos from that life changing day when this all went down.... October 6th, 2012.
Many more to be found on Irina's blog at Vince and Gloria's Wedding.
Check them out if you wish.
This phenomenal (although somewhat blurry) day was followed up with a delightful honeymoon to Jamaica, where two very exhausted people did absolutely nothing for two weeks. Well, not quite.... but it was a lovely thing to kick back after months and months of planning. We stayed at a resort for 9 days and then for the last 3 days we rented a car and explored Jamaica on our own. We opted for this because we wanted the combination of relaxation and "adventure" on our honeymoon.
Jamaica - In the resort
Sailing was a favorite of ours.
Jamaica - on our own
Jamaica has several different classes of roads. The above is one of their best. (also a dead end, hence the awesome pic) Below is the moderate ones, which we spent many hours on. Paved goat paths, we called them. Vince did an amazing job of navigating these pot-holey paths all the while driving on the opposite of side of the road and opposite side of the car. I mostly sat in the passenger seat and prayed that we wouldn't get a flat.
Oh, and I was also the built in navigation system.
Loved getting to see the "real" Jamaica. It was far more mountainous, jungle-ish, and lush then I had imagined. After recent visits to Haiti, which has a similar culture, Jamaica felt so green and healthy.
When we saw this sign, we prayed it meant bridge ahead and not that the road narrowed.
We're still not sure.
We found and visited YS Falls...
Our entire route around Jamaica.
and some final food-for-thought about honeymoons...
"Maybe honeymoons are God's anesthesia. Like the
"laughing gas" used by dentists, perhaps honeymoons are designed to
protect us from a bit of the pain and fear involved in doing something that,
while scary and uncomfortable, is for our own good in the long run."
--Sue Patton Thoele
That brings us to my other big change - moving to Virginia Beach. (Its actually to Chesapeake. But nobody would know where that is, so I'll stick with Virginia Beach.) I've always had a thing for tiny apartments, and luckily for me that's exactly what we decided to get. I didn't realize just how compact it was though, til the other day when Alissa pointed out to me that she could see into all my rooms from the spot she was standing.
Its a true story.
Another fascinating fact about my new location is that it seems as though I have pretty much any store or restaurant that you can think of within a 5 mile radius from my place. And yet, it took me an hour to find a grocery store to buy bread one of the first days that I ventured out on my own. I blame it all on the divided highways and dozens of traffic lights. At any rate, I like it here, I like being a Mrs. Y, I like the mystery and intrigue of change (most days), and there's not much more to be said.
Except this....
“All changes – even the most longed for – have their melancholy; for what we leave behind is a part of ourselves.”
Miss you all so much. Hugs and kisses.
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