It's 10:45 and the kids just finally fell asleep. We went to a kid-friendly "New Year's on the East Coast party," getting there for dinner and watching the ball drop at 9pm our time. Only thing is, the kids were so wired from the poppers and the horns and the endless munchies that it was a bear getting them to calm down! I will say, though, that staying in their room for nearly 45 minutes gave me a lot of time to reflect on this past year.
So what happened?
We started off by stressing through the placement process.
Then found our match.
Finishing my thesis and classes.
Joy and chaos of ordination.
Ending our time in Cincinnati: last days at HUC, AJA, JCC, Rockdale Temple, with friends.
Moving to Sacramento via Long Beach.
Getting settled in the house.
Getting settled at the kids' school.
Getting oriented at work.
Realizing that work is not "work" but an amazing, welcoming, cherished community.
Trying to be patient with the kids dealing with their own transition.
Figuring out how to parent when I'm no longer a full-time student.
Figuring out to how to be a wife when I'm no longer a full-time student.
Figuring out anew how to be a daughter and cousin and niece and in-law when family is nearby.
I don't think that there was "success" or "failure" to be reached at any of these, but I will say that I think it's getting easier. I feel very fulfilled with my life calling, with my children, with my marriage, with being back in California. Overall, it's been a fantastic year, defined probably more by change than by anything else.
What defined your 2012?
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