I kind of forgot how to blog, its been a minute, bare with me. So many things have changed in our lives have changed over the last year, most of which were for the better, some have yet to be seen.
Dylan has gone back to live with his mom full time. Originally she was planning to move to Colorado, after the tragic death of her best friend, but it turned into just taking Dylan back instead. He is happy, comfortable, and right back into same old Dylan.
Zachary moved in with his father for the first time ever Labor Day weekend. We had been in talks for about a year, all waiting on Greg getting into a house with room for Zach. He got moved in the last weekend in August, and it seemed that the most appropriate time for him to move in would be before the new school year started, right? That's what I kept telling myself. He is all settled in, going to school, making new friends, making strides with his behavior, and just got new baby brother! He seems to be doing pretty well, except for when he is bored, then the whole world ends. So far so good anyway.
Now in Marci news......I quit my job!!! I know! I cant believe it either! My last day is this Friday, October 7th. I have never been unemployed since my first babysitting job for Debbie Jean when I was 10. I am still in shock, and we haven't even begun! We had been discussing how the additional hours I was being forced to work were really starting to strain our already strained home life, how if we were more careful, we could make it on Kenny's income alone, and all that jazz for a while now. Recently OMG implemented a new computer program which took on a life of its own! It got bad, really bad at the office. I was working 50-60 hours a week, bringing work home, and dealing with a very angry Doctor, who yelled and cussed worse than I used to! Did I mention I work as an assistant in a dr office? I could understand if I worked in an attorneys office, or a tax office in April, but shit man, seriously?! I got run down, and had some flu symptoms, so I called into work the day after the system was launched, I had a 102 fever, the whole bit. I couldn't go to work. I called, everyone understood, because Megan had been sick days before. I was still sick the next day, but came in anyway. One week later, my manager approached me with, "There is a rumor going around that you played hooky last week." I snapped. I tried to talk to my dr. (boss) about it, and he cussed, and yelled, and basically said I was a liar...... so......I......quit! The next morning, in a mature fashion of course. Ive never done that before! It felt....foreign, and scary, but a huge relief. So, my last day is in 4 days and I couldn't be more thrilled, scared, lost, happy, bewildered, and excited!!
So our original plan was to move to the ocean, Kenny, Megan, and I. To the beach, to fresh sea air, and rock gardens, and peace. We set to looking for places right away. Everything looked lovely, but it wasn't feeling right or real. And then it became clear as to why....
One of our dearest, most treasured friends was recently diagnosed with Stage II Ovarian Cancer. She is to me, the most incredible, inspirational, heart filled, loving, smiley, laughy, tutu wearing, duck flare sporting, positive, wow, wow, awesome lady I have even had the privilege of knowing. She was all of those things to me before we learned that she was sick. I am bawling my eyes out just thinking of how much I love her! In the short time that she has been in my life she has helped me in more ways than I can even blog about, (maybe later). I am eternally grateful to have her in my life. Sometimes you meet a person so unique, so real, so perfectly them, that you have no choice but to tuck them deep in your heart and hang on for dear life, to learn all they have to teach, to see all they want to show, and to hear all they have to say. She is that person for me. (143 WTD!) We have been talking to her everyday, and hating that she is so far away. We cant hug her, help her, hold her, or do a gosh darn thing for her, aside from what our cell phones allow. She lives in Milwaulkie, where her doctors, friends, and home are. We tried to kidnap her and bring her to live with us, but she wasn't having it......so.....we are moving to Milwaulkie by the end of this month! We got an apartment that is about 3 blocks from her house, we will be able to be right there no matter what she needs. I am so relieved to know that if she needs a tissue, I can simply take her one.
Ya'll know Ive never lived more than 20 minutes from Dexter, my parents, and definitely not Zachary. I am nervous of course, but am so willing to take this step. I recently found this quote that said, " She took the plunge and built her wings on the way down." That's kind of what I am living on right now. I am about to move away from my family, friends, home, job, and my comfort zone that Ive clung to for my entire life, and frankly, it feels great! I am taking a much need step with my husband to lean on eachother, find new normal, and build a life TOGETHER. We will still come down on the weekends to spend time with our boys, our parents, our peeps. But right now our hearts are up north with our beloved friend, and we are making the choice to follow them to be with her at this trying time in her life. Thank you in advance for all of your blessings, they mean so much to me.
Ill be giving away half the crap in my house, in case anyone wants some of it! Ta ta for now. Ill be blogging more to keep everyone up to date on the Adventures of us. Until then, XOXOXOO
Marci Edmondson
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