It was my Valentine's gift.
They got me two flowers to plant in the front or back yard (I'm going for front cause they are just too pretty to plant in the back). One of the plants was a pink gerber daisy. I planted these in pots in my front yard. I love them because they tend to keep growing throughout the summer and part of fall. The only exception to this is when one of the kids rips off the flowers before they can pollinate. It was so nice to see this flower, but the sight of it made me sad (Sorry Kevin). This is because for a while, I've been dealing with a delayed case of homesickness.
While Kevin, Tori, and Merrick seem to have adjusted with no problems. Kevin, who was usually the anti social one, goes on bike rides with coworkers and has done a few sporting events with groups. I seem to be finding it hard to plant my roots here. It's probably for the best, I'm not in Virginia anymore. And a few things have happened recently to show me what I SHOULD NOT do here. Hopefully, I can take my own advice.
On Valentine's Day, I sent Tori to school without a coat. In Arizona, this shouldn't be such a surprise or big deal. However, in the mornings, it can be very cold. The temperature rises about 30 degrees throughout the day. Still, I usually send Tori to school in her coat because she's always whining how cold she is. This particular day, however, I walked outside and realized it was nearly 50 already. To me, this meant it would possible reach 70 by lunchtime, meaning a coat was not necessary.
When I went to pick up Merrick from school, I saw it was snowing in the mountains. The wind was also making it feel pretty cold. Merrick and I settled in inside for lunch. After lunch, I don't know what drew my attention out the window, but I noticed it was raining. There was something I needed to get from the backyard, so I went out back. Now my eyes are pretty bad nowadays. Three babies and various other issues will do that to you. I thought I saw something strange in the rain, but I chalked it up to bad eyesight. It was when I finally got outside and saw stuff falling on my shirt that I realized maybe my eyesight wasn't as bad as I thought it was.
It was snowing.
And it wasn't just a winter mix kind of snow. It eventually started just coming down in full flakes and all. It wasn't sticking, but it was snowing nonetheless. I thought I would have been like "What the heck?" but instead I found myself giddy and happy to see the snow. It was just what I needed to see during this time. Just a slight reminder of home.
My biggest issue is my Sims social bar is seriously low. I've combated this joining a moms group and I just started clogging again. Just these things take a while. Also add in household illnesses and I don't always get to go out when I want to go out. Luckily, I got to go out today and it made me feel a lot better being around people.
Rome wasn't built in a day and me feeling this way isn't going to go away tomorrow. Everything is so new and different here. But at least there will be pink gerber daisies in my yard this summer to remind me that I'm here. And while my garden isn't what it used to be, I can work with it.
I can work through it...
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