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fall realization.

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The weather we have been having is quite mild, but it definitely LOOKS like fall around here. I'm loving it. Loving the season change and the new energy that comes with it.

Paul comes home from his two month medical excursion late Friday night. Just in time to cook up chili and watch football on Halloween. I will be dressing up as myself. Only more excited. Paul will be dressing up as Jet Lagged.

I talked to my mom for a bit last night and she said "Elise, I am impressed with how happy you seem." Which is code for, "Elise, Dad and I are so surprised you have not called us every night crying about how you were rattling around the apartment all alone." I laughed, because she's right. I feel very content – not just alone in the apartment, but out here on this coast. Paul and I have made a little nest here. And as much as I want to get back to California some day, I know that if we get matched at a hospital here we'll be fine. Happy even.

It's such a relief to realize that.

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10 responses to “fall realization.”

  1. Meg Paquette Avatar
    Meg Paquette

    glad to see the east coast has grown on you… 🙂 & that you’re even enjoying it here.

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  2. Cameron Avatar
    Cameron

    Hooray for you and being happy where you are! 🙂 Having been a military wife for 9 years (I’m still a wife, we’re just out of the military now :)) I’ve learned the value of being happy where you are, no matter where that is. 🙂

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  3. kitchendoor Avatar
    kitchendoor

    Aw, have an awesome weekend. And I’m loving the new header.

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  4. lily Avatar
    lily

    good for you. i’m someone who has gone through that whole exciting and nerve-racking experience and i wasn’t happy at first where my then-fiance’ matched. it took a bit, and now that we’re done with residency, it’s absolutely where we needed to be. good for you to know that as long as you’re together, you’ll be fine. 🙂 good luck!! and LOVE the new header… 🙂

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  5. sonya audrey Avatar
    sonya audrey

    As like some of the other ladies, it’s definitely a plus to be good at adaptability. At first I wasn’t…but the more places I lived, the more I realized how much I liked living in new places. Now I get EXCITED to move + to explore a new place. It’s like an adventure. There’s good all around you no matter where you are as long as you look hard enough. 🙂
    Happy mini-homecoming to you and P!

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  6. Jamie Habermaas Avatar
    Jamie Habermaas

    That’s awesome, Elise! Love these pictures so much!
    Hope you have a wonderful, happy, love-filled reunion this weekend!

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  7. Suzanne Avatar
    Suzanne

    I feel the same way about getting back to CA. But after 3 traumas in 5.5 months brought me back (temporarily) to my hometown in WA State, I am finding new, little things to bring contentment and even excitement.
    Great header… and great autumn pix!

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  8. Kasia Avatar
    Kasia

    Thanks for your blog about the envelope pockets! All the girls LOVED them!

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  9. melissa kaye Avatar
    melissa kaye

    These pictures are gorgeous, Elise! They really put me in the mood for autumn! Thanks for sharing~ 🙂

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  10. Melissa Gruber Avatar
    Melissa Gruber

    Love these pictures…I think I might have to go out and get a few of the fall ones too. Glad to hear you are doing well as well.

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