Summer Simpleness

So....It's been a while.... life's been busy.

The end of school is always an intense time of year, despite the excitement for summer. This year, our end-of-year stress has been significantly higher than in the past. My husband is leaving coaching to be an assistant principal, a bittersweet change for us. Although I will miss the excitement of cheering at games and watching those players grow, I will be happy to have my husband at home a little more. I always joked about being a "baseball widow" from January to May, but I loved the games and the kids. I know we'll have baseball withdrawals next spring, but I'm praying for an easy transition into my new "assistant-principal's wife" title and for my hubby into his new role.

I have been transferred to a new school for next year, so I too, will be moving this summer. Although I'm extremely grateful to have a job in such an awesome school district, I am sad to leave my precious students and school family. I'm still not sure exactly what I'll be doing, but I know it involves a cross-county move. I'm, again, just hoping for a smooth transition. The physical move is unpleasant during these upcountry heat waves. Currently, our garage is slammed full of school supplies, college textbooks, and the husband's office furniture. It's pretty disorganized, but it'll do until we move into our new spaces.

In the meantime, our summer will be full of simple pleasures... Dinners with our dearest friends, days in the yard, nights on the porch solving the problems of the world, fresh tomatoes and peppers from our garden... Tonight, we sit on the back deck reading and, obviously, blogging. The weather is lovely; low 80's & a full moon. I can smile because, despite all the chaos in our changing lives, we have this simple peace. I can smile because we have each other. I can smile because I know we're blessed.