So, it's been just over a month since our wedding day. A very short and very long month. Short because it feels like the big celebration was just a few days ago, and we'd spent over a year anticipating it (I hesitate to say "planned," because in all reality my mother did most of the planning - and by most, I mean all). And long because, well, we're in a limbo period of our lives at the moment.
About a month prior to the wedding, Ben received a wonderful job opportunity, which would require us to relocate to a Very Awesome Place. It was divine and wonderful timing. We weren't entirely sure when we would be moving - we were told anywhere from a week to a month or more - but we had to be prepared to leave as soon as all the paperwork went through. We weren't going to be around long enough to sign a lease on an apartment, so we had to get rid of a lot of stuff, move some stuff into storage, and figure out a place to temporarily put the rest of our belongings while we were off getting hitched.
The few weeks leading up to the wedding were pretty chaotic.
The week of the wedding was pretty chaotic.
And now it is not chaotic at all.
We're still here in the Emerald City, waiting on some paperwork to go through before things get rolling again. It's kind of frustrating, because we're very ready to move. The weather has shifted from warm/beautiful/sunny, to windy/rainy/horrible just within the month of September, and it'll only go downhill from here. We've told our family, close friends and coworkers about the intended move, and it's no fun to keep explaining that we have no idea when we're leaving, but we are, soon... ish. And most of all, we've been waiting a long time to finally make our home together.
On the bright side, we've been staying with the most wonderful and gracious friends, who have continued to open up their home to us despite our presence greatly exceeding our planned relocation timeline. We've been able to make the rounds and say goodbye to family and friends, and visit with people who were unable to attend our wedding. We still have our jobs in the city, so we've been able to continue earning paychecks and enjoying the city views from our high-rise offices. And my gym membership is still valid until mid-October, so I've been able to keep up my hard-earned elliptical skills.
It's not a terrible place to be, here in limbo. It's given us some time to catch our breath and relax before our crazy moving adventure. It's a much better place than, say, middle school.
And at the very least, we have each other.
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