Keeping the Faith

After a very long and winding road that seemed like it would never end, we are finally closing on our home tomorrow.

What a strange and wonderful journey.  To think that the place that I so badly couldn't wait to break away from when I was becoming an adult is the very place that I'm eager to return to with the family I've created.

Our time in Florida taught me many things and while I have grumbled a bit since that move, I am grateful for the experience.  I have learned a great deal, not only about myself and those around me, but also about the inner me and what I really want out of life.

While moving away seemed like the best decision at the time, it turns out that moving back was the important milestone.  And while we've navigated a pretty bumpy road since our return to CNY, Mike and I have often looked at each other and said, no matter what, we are glad to be home.

We have been looking for our new home for quite some time, long before Florida was even a thought in our eye, and it strikes me very profoundly that none of the homes that we looked at or wanted at the time ever worked out.  We have put offers in, gotten excited, started talking about our new future, only to be disappointed by being out bid or not getting our starter home to sell.  All of the homes that we didn't get, as much as I liked them, never left me that disappointed in the end.  While many of them were nice homes, they just weren't us and they weren't for our family - and a home is very important to me.  It's kind of like falling in love -- you just know when you've found the right one.

To think that beginning tomorrow I will be able to step outside my new front door and pick up the same exact two mile running route that I've been treading since I started running at the age of 16. As I sang along to the Billy Joel song that this blog post is named after today, I knew that while the locations or looks of the homes we've looked at over the years have been different, my vision of home and the family life we will enjoy in it has not changed, and if I have learned anything in this life it's that the universe will bring to you what you are envisioning, what you need, and yes, what you deserve, even if you aren't quite sure what that is yet.

My vision and my pursuit has led me to a familiar spot, yet the path in front of me is full of new adventures that I can't wait to explore with my wonderful family, old and new.