So it's been a year already...

So as of August 8th.. we will have been in South Carolina one whole year. As of August 15th we will have been in our house a whole year. Time flies when you're having fun I guess.
Loading up that morning... everything we owned in a uhaul and a destination 800+ miles away from everything and everyone I've ever known, was tough.  It's also been one of the best things our family could have ever done.

My trunk the morning we left

 I really think we are a closer knit family. Coming all this way with no one but each other to cling to has really been a good thing for us. Gavin matured a LOT. He had a rough few weeks, we all did, but he came out of it with a better understanding of emotions and how to communicate what he feels. I learned how to be a better Mom and that it's ok to be a friend too when the situation calls for it.
Shane is so easy going he didn't have too many issues with all the changes. His one challenge, that I didn't see coming, was church. Gav was excited to go and try new churches and find a new place to get settled in to. Shane... not so much, he even told me he wanted HIS church at our old house! I thought about it and well, Beech Street was the only church he ever knew. He was still in an infant carrier and taking bottles when we started going there. He was there every Sunday and Wednesday and then went to preschool there too. It was where his friends were. Shane has found his groove at Friendship and I'm glad.
We've all found our place out here and it's been a wonderful thing. We've made memories and new traditions. Discovered new places and continue to soak up all of the history there is out here. I absolutely love the museums, historical sites, plantations, state parks... all of it! Not to mention... the beach. I don't think I could ever live far from the ocean again.
I love South Carolina with all that I am and I love it for what it's done for us.  Here's to many more years to come!

How it looked our first day in our house!