Thank you to everyone who reads my main blog! On Tuesday, we saw the most unique visitors in one day that we’ve ever seen: 1,985. This comes about a week after passing that 1,000-visitor mark, so it’s really neat that it’s growing so quickly. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Yesterday, I went to my new Bible study. It was great! I liked the leader and the topics we’re covering. Yesterday, one topic we discussed was being homesick. Whoa. When I saw that written on the handout, I almost started to cry. “Homesick” has been how I’ve felt off and on since June.
Things are getting better, though.
My husband and I are starting to think we might be in Pittsburgh for awhile–at least longer than we originally thought (12-18 months). It might be better for his career if he stayed in the Pittsburgh office, as opposed to being transferred to another location.
While we would like to live closer to family, it might not be the best option for our little family of two.
For one, we’d have to start all over in a new city–knowing no one, likely. Two, we don’t know if he’d like his job there, and we don’t know if we’d like the new location. Nothing is definite–we could end up moving this year, or our children could be born here (I’m not pregnant.)
So, we’re going to try to plant some roots in Pittsburgh. If we’re going to be here awhile, it’s probably for the best that we become Pittsburghers, you know? While I wish that we were closer than a 7-9 hour drive from our parents, I’m glad that at least we are able to make that drive.
We’ve found a potential church home. As I mentioned earlier, I joined a women’s Bible study. I met some great gals yesterday, and two of them will be meeting me for lunch today. Hooray! They each moved to Pittsburgh from other parts of the country a few years back, and know exactly what I’m going through. What a relief to know I’m not entirely alone.
That sounds great! It’s so hard to meet people and make a new city feel like home. Working has helped this with me, as I’ve met more people and I get out every day. But I still don’t have a solid group of friends, or anyone close (or close to my age!). It’s difficult after college to find people in the same stage of life that we are. We know we’re going to be here a few years, but it could be anywhere from 6 months to five years — who knows! I think that used to scare me, but not anymore. The next place we live could be our best adventure yet. Since we’re not planning on kids and we’re no where near ready to consider even saving for a house, we don’t have anything to make us settle, and right now we enjoy that.
I got married last September, and my wife moved from Tennessee to England: she’s found it difficult to put down roots too, but over the last few weeks things seem to have really started to improve, and getting involved in Church is a big part of that. It’s helped keep me rooted here too (the city I live in I moved to for University, but most of the people I knew there have moved away).