the weirdest thing...

so, many of you know that our family made it's 7th move in 5 years over this summer. kind of a big deal, but we really wanted to do it. see, when we moved to Az 2.5 years ago, we thought we were building a dream house in a place called Verrado. in the mean time, we moved into another house in Gilbert. there we lived on a magical street full of fun and interesting people who became like a family to us. once we moved into the "dream home" we realized we were already living the dream back in Gilbert. a year and half, and 3 jobs later - we are back and loving it! now for the weirdest thing: this week, i drove through Verrado on my way to CA and was astonished to discover a well of emotion hidden deep in the recesses of my heart. i felt really sad as i drove around the tree-lined streets remembering Anna's first steps, countless family walks, and going into labor with Maddie. as much as i couldn't wait to leave, i truly did enjoy living there. it is a breathtaking town and our house was more like a mansion. but in the end, it's the people that really make life grand! so, goodbye Verrado, i guess i will miss you more than i knew.