Home Is Where The Heart Is...

Well, we're here (okay, at the moment, I'M here...the kids are with their Dad..) and we're pretty well settled in. So far, the kids and I are loving it down here. So many friends, so much to do, and of course being with family definately doesn't hurt, either! This is home, now. Jordyn told me the other day, "Mommy, I'm really glad we're going to live here now!" And, truth be told, so am I! It made me so happy to hear her say those words, so I know that she is content and truly happy with the changes I'm making in our lives. It's hard to know what is right, sometimes, and though I felt in my heart that this was the best decision for the kids and I, it was very nice to hear her say it.
As the old saying goes, 'Home Is Where The Heart Is.' This is so true, but I want to elaborate. Home IS where the heart is, but you know as well as I do that your heart is capable of being in more than one place at a time. Just think... you have your first child and you think that there is no possible way you could ever love another baby/person/child as much as you love this one. This child is/has such a huge part of your heart that you feel like there's no way you can extend that amount of love to another. However, along comes baby number 2, and low and behold, you love that child just as much as the first. It's like your heart just expands to encircle the 2nd child as much as the 1st.
My hometown will always be just that - my HOMEtown. My parents, brother, aunts, uncles, grandma, cousins, friends, etc etc etc are still there. Each of those people hold a significant part of my heart, and always will. That being said, there is a HUGE chunk of my heart that will always belong in that town. That will always be home to me.
Our new town though, my sister, brother in law, nephews, and lots of new friends are here. Plenty of people that already hold yet more pieces of my heart. This is definately home now, and will be for the forseeable future, at least. But should the day arise that we feel it's time to move on, there will always be a part of hearts here. This will always be home in some way, also.
We're home, and we're happy, but we'll NEVER forget our roots and where we came from! :) We miss all of you back home, and we'll be around this weekend for the county fair! Hope to see as many of you as possible!!! Love you all!!!