Day One Hundred and Eighty-Three

The Journey Begins

760 miles North of Jupiter is Greensboro, NC. And our next home. Adam was told today that his first season will be played with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of North Carolina, on the Class "A" team. While we're both a bit bummed, we're excited to begin the journey that God has uniquely put in place for us. It'll definitely test us, as the thought of leaving Jupiter saddens us greatly. We love our beautiful Floridian city and had big goals of spending our first season here with the Hi "A" team...but the Marlins think Adam would find more success in NC instead. And they know what they're doing. So, I just have to keep reminding myself that we'll be back in Jupiter by no later than mid-September!

For now though, I need to stop thinking about September and accept the reality that we'll be leaving Jupiter at the end of this month. And there's so many decisions. Do we live at the hotel? Do I just stay here? Do we try and find a month-to-month? Do we bring our furniture? Do we bring the truck? Do we still buy a place in Jupiter? Do I HAVE TO move?! Already today, I've contacted a pastor of a local church who's set me up with a realtor, gotten two replies from Craigslist ads, calculated the mileage to each opponent from Greensboro, talked to our current landlord, and of course, cried. If we don't end up finding a suitable lease for our situation, we'll be living in the team hotel, and rumor has it: they don't have kitchens in the rooms. That means? Eating out every meal. I don't have the metabolism for that, so we're hoping that something comes about soon. Until then, I'll spend the next few weeks packing up our home. Where we'll put our stuff is another question entirely, as we don't know yet if we'll be bringing any of it to NC. 

Over the course of the day, the idea of moving to a new part of the country has become exciting to me. It's just another stop on the road to Miami, and what a blessing it is to be able to travel the country with my best friend! But, there is one thing I'm completely, 100%, totally dreading: the 12 hour road-trip North will be one I make alone. No husband to drive me. Adam is required to fly there with the team. No exceptions. Booo.