Before I met my husband, I hadn't even traveled farther East than Kansas City. It's not that I hadn’t traveled, but being a teacher’s kid, the funds for real traveling just weren’t there. Summer vacations for my family consisted of boulder viewings or the much preferred Kansas Museum of History (at least 5 times).
That all changed when I met my husband. I knew he was the one for me when unlike any man before him he offered insisted that I have dessert. Who wouldn’t fall for a guy like that? Problem was, he had just taken a job in North Carolina.
And so, my barely used suitcase was officially broken in and little over a year later, I found myself newly married and bawling my way past St. Louis, over the Mississippi, and into North Carolina. I was leaving behind my entire family and striking out on my own.
Our possessions were few… a couch, a 19 inch television (To this day, my husband insists he married me for my t.v.), and a $35 dining table, but we had love in our hearts not to mention that fearless youthful optimism. We began a life here in North Carolina over 7 years ago leaving behind our entire support network. I’ll admit we’ve had our difficulties (like moving that couch up two flights of stairs or having a baby with no grandparents within driving distance), but through it all we’ve clung to each other. And today, the Triangle has become a place we’re proud to call home.
An original Triangle Mamas post. Abby lives in Durham and is the proud mama of a one year old boy. Her personal mommy blog is My Sweet Babboo.
We too, started our family here with all our relatives 10 and 14 hours away. I never knew how hard that was until we had a baby...
Posted by: susie | August 20, 2008 at 07:39 PM