One thing that Chad and I worried about was how the boys would feel about moving. They have only ever lived in one house and we have been very blessed to have family within a 5 mile radius at all times. We knew that Braxton and Jaxon wouldn’t even know how the consequences of our decision would effect them, but Tyson and Weston have had many more years to create friendships, and bonds that would tie them to Napa. One night Chad and I called the boys into the living room for a “family meeting.” We talked to them about our thoughts on Moving to Tennessee and what that would mean for each of us. If our timeline works out Tyson will be starting high school in a new state and Weston will be starting middle school. We were really prepared for them to give us some pushback, but to our surprise they were both really excited and asked if we could leave immediately. We spent the rest of the night looking at houses and we all picked our top 3 favorites. The boys being on board was a huge factor in our decision and even though they are excited about a new adventure, as a mom I still can’t help but worry about screwing them up through this whole process. I worry about them making the “right kind of friends”. I worry about them really missing California and resenting us for forcing them to move. I worry about their education. Are Tennessee schools up to the same speed as California? I worry about moving them away from grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and cousins and them missing out on having family around to attend birthday parties or even backyard bbq’s. While I have a laundry list of worries, I also have a list of positives that I hope I will see with a move. I hope that the boys have more freedom to play sports and participate in activities (Corona in Ca, prevents them from that now… TN kids are still playing sports…) I hope that they will find friendships with other kids who have similar interests. I hope that they get to run around on some property that we own and have some freedom to shoot guns and ride their dirtbikes. I hope that when they grow up into men that they will be able to set roots down in TN and buy a home (something really hard to do in Ca) but most of all I just hope that they are HAPPY. I have faith that we are meant to be on the path that we are on and I have faith that TN is where we will all be able to reach our goals and live life to the fullest.
Talkin' Tennessee 