Well we did it!

We moved our family to Hawaii. For my health. There are lots of feelings, sadness and regret around why we moved here, but I am mostly dealing with them. It's hard to be the reason your kids are unhappy. It's hard to be the reason we left so many amazing people in California. But it's heart warming to know that we have so much support in the move as well from incredible family and friends who just want what's best for us.

The difficult part today is that I've been in bed since we got here.
Not the way to start off a move that's supposed to be great for my health, right?

The move is the cause. Packing up a 4 bedroom house and 2 cars to ship across an ocean is a pretty big amount of work. And I can't even describe how much I overdid it. My body was breaking down before we even left the bay.  So, here we are.

It's surreal being here right now for me because it feels so natural yet dreamlike. I get excited when I think about the fact that I get to stay this time! Every year when we visit I threaten to just stay. I'm not sure if everyone realized I was serious... 

This move is the culmination of a dream I've had for 30 years along with the desire to live a more relaxed life, work and commute fewer hours, spend more time with our kids and just live our life in a family oriented community without the outside pressure we were feeling in the bay. And yes hopefully will lead to better health. So far I have to say I think we picked the perfect town and place. The people have been warm and welcoming and the feeling of aloha is alive and well! Now we'll have to see how this whole thing works out.... 😉

Meanwhile the view out my window....

Sadly not the view from my bed though. Lol.