Buh-Bye now.

#5 Let go.
What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why?

(Author: Alice Bradley)

Truthfully, I had to brainstorm on this one. I had to confer with The Hubs and a BFF. There are a lot of things I am *trying* to let go of. Mamma-Guilt. Perfectionism. Countless pounds of weight. Food addiction. Caring what others think. I could go on, but I don’t want to bore you. Finally, The Hubs made a suggestion, and it worked.

Moving back to Iowa.

I love Iowa. It is my home. Its in my blood. My massive and crazy extended family is there. My parents (and ½ of E-Boos grandparents) are there. I have friend everywhere, but the friends there have known me FOREVER. Before I became a mom, before I was a wife, before I could drive, before puberty even. That kind of friendship is hard to come by. The area is familiar. The teams that I root for are there. Basically, since the day I left Iowa, I wanted to move back. And having a kiddo has made these feelings more intense.

Last summer I spent nearly two weeks at the homestead with E-Boo, sans The Hubs. He did a tour of some plants for work. It was a perfect idea – he is gone and knocking out visits, I’m not at home alone, E-Boo and Nonna & Grandpa get lots of QT.

10 days is a LONG time. I was carless, so I was dependant on Mommy & Daddy driving me around. E-Boo was thrown off of his schedule (and missing Daddy, of course). It was August, so it was hot & humid. Obviously if we moved back, we wouldn’t be living in the basement at my parents, and we would have a car, but still. Something didn’t seem RIGHT.

I missed Colorado. I missed the dry weather. I missed our church & friends. I missed the beautiful scenery (although fields of corn is equally amazing to see). Iowa wasn’t HOME.

So, I am over it (for now). I know, being the only-child, I’ll likely end up there when my parents grow older to help them out. I hope to God that is many years away, for everyone’s sake. But for now, Colorado is Home.

Also, I let go of soda!! I have had maybe a half a dozen servings since October 1^st! Yay me!