Something old, Something new!

So its time....time for the big move! Well honestly anyone that

knows us knows that since March 2008 we have moved 6 times

this will be our 7th move!!! Needless to say I should be a pro

at all this moving stuff.

Our moves have been filled with excitement and hope, as we are

now and sadness and tears as a couple of moves in the past

have been.

It's never easy to move, for me it requires sorting out stuff and

letting go of lots of things that don't need to take up room.

You'd be surprised what you decide is nescessary and what

isn't when you move as much as we have.

Moving allows us to evaluate what is really important

to us. It allows us to let go of that shirt we haven't

worn in 10 years and to store away that little

trinket box from our friend we love so much.

It reminds us of those that really love us and

not just those that claim to care.

Moving also allows us to clean out some room for

the new experiences, and things that we can look

forward to in our next place. It allows us to

collect new things, or add to a unique

collection that we have.

For me, a person who likes to cook, I collect

recipes from the gals I meet. I also pick up the joy of trying

new things. In NC I picked up several recipes for soul

food. In Cornell I learned about wine and got a

recipe for a delicious hash brown casserole.

In WNY(my birthplace), I picked up recipes for

Chicken wing dip!

I also collect recipes for life. These ones are a little

more interesting. All the people I have met have taught me a

lot about life, love, living, dieing, and lets not forget football.

The blessing of moving allows us to free up space in

our houses and our hearts to make room for the new.

I think many of us hang on to things long past the usefullness.

We hoard things because they remind us of something special,

a special person, a special moment, a special place. It's good to have

some reminders of things. It's good to hold on to things

that we would like to pass on to people in our future.

But take it from a pro mover, your heart like your home

can only hold so many things and sometimes we have

to clean it out in order to make room for new things.

So as I move I will have two special boxes, one

I will mark with the word "Something Old". This box

will contain the things that are special to me

the jewelry from NC friends, or my Cornell sweatshirt,

my WNY photos and the special things that I have in my life

from all the places that I have been.  The second

box will say "Something New". This box will hold the

new things that I will get when I'm in my

new place.

When it comes time to move again, as I am

hoping that we will move(It'll mean something good for us). I

will look through the "something new" and transfer those

things to the "something old" box and begin the

journey anew!!!