It does come together..

This morning as I sit here with my coffee, laptop and poppypunk rock tunes - I have been thinking of the rollercoaster ride it has been getting Bryan and I settled into the same place. Transatlantic relationships are not for the faint of heart.  However, since Bryan’s arrival in July, all the pieces have been falling into place with sheer smoothness.  I love him to the moon and back and I know he feels the same.  Wow… we’ve come a long way since meeting January 2006 in a pub in Dublin. We’re married. We made it through all the immigration mumbo jumbo. He has his green card and social security card. I have a new last name. He has a fancy droid and we share a phone plan. He has his computer (arrived from Ireland about a week ago). He’s a software developer and needs his computer. It’s a lifeline of sorts.  Now he’s fearlessly job hunting and fingers crossed he find something soon. He’s completely starting his career in Chicago. He graduated college about a year and half ago and then focused his energy on figuring us out. I really admire him for the courage he has.  I have the upmost faith he will find something he loves and enjoys. And, to add to the list we now have a joint lease! A place all of our own that we picked out together.

For the past week or so we apartment hunted like CRAZY! And, after looking at a gazillion hours of research, 11 places and encountering some characters… we found a beautiful - BIG - perfect place that we’ll move into come May 1. It’s a 2 bedroom located in the Chicago neighborhood of Ravenswood. There is a lovely park just step away from our front door and the Damen brown line stop is a short walk. It’s an open airy space and we both fell in love instantly. I can’t wait to move in and start decorating.  The little shoebox sized apartment that we currently call home has been good to us, but it won’t be hard to say good bye. Ha.

It’s amazing how life carries on in a fashion that is completely unpredictable. It’s full of ups and downs – twist and turns. We find strength and happiness in places we maybe never thought of and prevail.  As my good friend Kate ALWAYS says.. Never underestimate what a year can do. It’s a phrase I have grown to hold so dear to my heart and truly believe in.

Happy Saturday. Enjoy the day!