*Start of the Madness*

Consolidating our possessions when we moved in with each other was not a difficult task.  Consolidating our possessions when we bought our first house, was not a difficult task.  Consolidating our possessions as a family of 4 getting ready to move across the country, DIFFICULT!!

We are planning on getting rid of most of our possessions~ like the couch, washer & dryer, the composter, train table, and other big plastic kid items.  We are also planning on getting rid of all the yard tools which we know we won't need~ lawn mower, blower, edger, etc.

One item, I will not allow Brent to get rid of is the large green "Love Sac" beanbag we have!  It was the ONLY piece of furniture Brent owned when I met him just under 7 years ago!  This is the only picture I could find of it semi fluffed up.  We went round and round on how to pack/transport this thing!  

Well, here you go...

We researched on-line how to move the thing!  And here you go~ we did it!  It only took about 20-30 minutes and wa-la!  We could have spent about $50 for a kit to help us get the thing to fit back into its original sac in about 15 minutes, but, instead, we invested $4 and 20-30 minutes to get the job done!  We were completely proud of ourselves!

The other boxes in this pic.... well, one of them is going with us, and the others are to be picked up by someone else!  YaY!  We are on a start to get this "Project Arizona" on it's way!

***My Countdown is on.... 31 days until we leave my lovely state of North Carolina***

*Scared and Prayer*

I've been thinking a lot about saying good bye to all my friends and family here in Charlotte~ I will be back, and I know I will be!  My entire family is here, with the exception of my little brother and his lovely wife!  I have tried to spend more time with Sy's playgroup buddies. Their mom's have become some of my closest friends.  I'm not good at long distance relationships!  Friendships in this matter!  I'm scared because I don't want to know they are still getting together for play dates & MNO's without me!  I'm scared because I found them (or did they find me) when I needed them most~ as a new mom with no local friends with babies the same age as mine!  I'm scared I won't find other buddies & mommies who will fill their shoes and have hearts of gold like they do!   I am scared for Sylas!!  Scared for him being confused!  He has had such a BIG year (well, I had a big year too!!)!  I quite my job, I had a baby, and we are MOVING across the country!  When I quite my job back in April, he was great for a couple weeks but then started asking to go to my office, started asking for his teachers BY NAME, started asking for his buddies at school BY NAME!  It has been almost 4 months since then, and he still asks about them BY NAME!  He had a baby brother come into his life and ruffle up his parade!  He was the center of our lives, and always had our attention 100% of the time.  Now, we are packing up EVERYTHING he has EVER known into boxes which he/we might not see for the next 4 or 5 months, and live in an RV!!

Yes, an RV!!  Who does that??  Stereotype: old retired people!  Are we really going to live amongst older retired people??  Will we really be the youngest people in the RV Resort??

I am so scared, i don't have clear thoughts in my head about this adventure!  The only thing that is clear to me, is that I made a promise to God, to Brent, to myself, and all of my family & friends almost 5 years ago!  I will support my husband in his decision to love and support me & our 2 boys.  I trust he will will take care of us and keep us safe.  I trust we will make wise decisions for our family and make this next chapter of our lives something great that everyone will wish they had!  Please pray for me and my family in this adventure!  Pray for my heart that it will stay strong and will continue to trust in God.  Pray for my head that the thoughts will stay strong and positive.  Pray for me mentally and physically.  Pray for me, that I will get out and met new friends with children the ages of mine!  Pray for my marriage, that we will grow stronger and closer.  Pray for my children, that they will adjust well.  Pray for my family & friends here in Charlotte~ I will miss them all terribly!

I love that my husband recognizes this is not going to be easy for me to do!

   

*Addition and Adventure*

Well, I've been waiting to make this post for when i had the time.  But, I have now realized, I may NEVER have the time!  So, here we go!

In April, we were blessed with the birth of a healthy (so far) little boy, which we named Turner Alexander!  This was truly a surprise as we didn't find out the sex of our baby before he was born!  Our first child was a boy, and since this pregnancy was 110% different than the first, we just KNEW we were having a girl!  However, right after birth, the doctor plopped the baby up on my belly for my husband and I to see the sex of the child, and we were COMPLETELY SHOCKED!!  Even tho I thought we wanted a girl so bad, we are totally in love and would not want anything different at all!!  I just have to prepare myself to lose every battle to my 3 boys!

Turner Alexander was born on Friday April 27th at 2:47pm weighing in at 7lbs 15oz!!!


Next on my list... is *Adventure*!!!  Yep, this *Adventure* is NOT FaceBook material yet, but I have to talk about it somewhere, or I will go NUTS!!  We recently put our house on the market, with hopes to move out west around the first of September!  If our house doesn't sell before we move, then we will just rent it (i guess).  We will be headed out to the Phoenix, Arizona area.  And this will be our home for the first few months we are there!

Not the house, the RV!  That house was the first house Brent and I lived in when we got married!  The RV, well, it's belongs to Brent's parents, and they are generous enough to allow us to borrow it for a bit when we get to AZ!  We just need to figure out what part of AZ we want to live!  If you have any suggestions of where about's to live in AZ, please let me know! 

Some people have expressed their concern about living in an RV for a bit with 2 little ones (2.5 yrs and 12 wks; as of now).  My response: Everyone A lot of people dream about traveling around the country in an RV.  Well, I have never dreamed about doing it, until now!  I am fairly excited about this adventure, but not excited about moving away from my parents and the family I grew up with!  I am excited about packing up our "American Dream" and living in an RV for a bit, and realizing I CAN LIVE without all these "things" in my life!

With all this being said, It means I will have something to blog about!  I will just have to learn and figure out what how to blog from my phone.  Stay Tuned for more about the "Buntyn Adventures"!!!