So much has happened.

Here's the scoop.

We are back in Milwaukie and getting back in the swing of things. Life in Bend ended up being pretty nice. After the big shock of moving and finding that it wasn't what we thought, or what we were promised.... finding ourselves ALONE and knowing no one.... finding that friends really weren't friends after all..... we found our way. We were able to really get back to being a family. I don't think that could have happened had we not been given the chance to REALLY be together without distractions. We each had a decent job, we could afford to see movies and go out to dinner, and it was feeling like home. But, here's the thing about "home"... It really is where your people are. We had to decide where we wanted to put down roots. With (mostly) Jackson in mind, we decided our roots need to be where our family and loved ones are.

I will say that the 2nd year of living in Bend was nice. It really is beautiful there. And there really is something to starting over somewhere. No one knows you. No one has any pre-conceived ideas about you. You can just BE. That was peaceful. Home is where people know you and your history and your everything. But, still? Home is where we belong.

So, here we are.

Getting settled back in. Wish us luck!