I’m back on the East Coast.  I never thought I would say this openly and proudly, but I missed Virginia.  More than I ever thought I would.  And maybe I miss it so much because moving home with your parents is HARD.  My freedom is not taken, but it feels like it.  Fun isn’t gone, but I don’t have Cody to be my partner in crime anymore.  It’s all a little weird.  It’s still a little normal, but still really different. 

There’s so much more that comes along with missing Virginia Beach.  Cody and I started our life together here and I’m a firm believer that God placed us here during our first years of marriage, because the many influences and situations we deal with at home would have put a major strain on us as newlyweds.  We learned to lean on one another more than we would have at home.  I’m forever thankful for this adventure.  God knew what he was doing.  That is for sure!!

I also miss things like the Outer Banks and the drive through North Carolina that takes you there.  I miss the roadside stands on the way that sell the best peaches ever!  I miss the couch my aunt + uncle bought us as our wedding gift and being able to care for my own home.  I miss there being a Target right around the corner and the one Mexican place we grew to love, Rancho Grande, where I celebrated my 21st birthday.  I miss the Front Porch Cafe in OBX (better than Starbucks….).  I miss cooking and planning out meals.  I miss getting nervous every single time I go on base.  I miss my Navy wife friends and Navy league softball games.  I miss the cheap, but awesome Farm Bureau Live concerts.  Honestly, I wish I would have embraced life so much more than I did already while I was here.  I pray I embrace moments with my whole heart during every season of my life for the rest of my life. 

I didn’t think I would miss Virginia at all.  Texas is home.  Texas is amazing.  Texas is comforting, but in some weird way so is Virginia.  This place will always have a piece of my heart.  It makes me smile and even cry just thinking about how 30 years from now, Cody and I will look at each other and say… “I wonder what our first apartment looks like now.”  We can’t just drive down the road and see it, but instead we will have to make a trip to see it and maybe we will do just that. 

Here’s to my three weeks in Virginia. I like it here so much and I love being with my hubby! 

Here’s a look from last year’s summertime adventures! Can’t believe it’s already been almost a year!!