Here is the short of the past two years...
Lula Mae, our little bundle of joy was born on August 6, 2010.
2.5 months later, we sold our cars, bought a minivan, loaded everything into storage in El Segundo, left our house in Manhattan Beach, drove to Seattle, then headed east to Washington, D.C. We lived in Falls Church, VA for 6 months as we renovated my husband's grandmother's house (she passed away June 2010). Drove to Florida for a month, and then back to CA. After a short vacation in Hawaii, it was time to settle down and get back to work. We celebrated Lula's first birthday at our new place in Redondo Beach and settled back into work / baby / life. Many milestones were made... walking, weaning (she did that on her own), eating real foods, hair cuts, etc. Life was disrupted in December when we found out Byron had Thyroid cancer. Two surgeries, and radiation treatment later, he was "cured" (life will never be the same, but he still has a life and for that we are all tremendously grateful). Soon after (May 2012) we embarked on another cross country adventure to North Carolina, then Florida, and then, yes, BACK to California. But something happened on the trip back home. Byron had a job interview with a company in Florida. We were both freelance and hence had to have private insurance, so after having cancer, a staff position was very appealing. He was offered the job. He accepted. And so almost as soon as we arrived back in CA we had to start packing. We moved back to FL where Lula celebrated her 2nd birthday (as we were living at my mom's house). We are now back in our Jacksonville Beach home Byron and I bought years ago. Mostly settled in, but still a bit of a mess.
Lula just turned two and has lived in four houses (we only count the ones where we actually set up her real crib). We are not military. I think we are just crazy.
I wonder where Lula will live when her 3rd birthday rolls around...
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