Here is my take on January 11 On this Day Journaling Challenge
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Bella Gypsy Flannel Season Bundle
My journaling reads as follows:
7 31, 2013
Home.
July of 1996 my family moved from our home of Florida to Oklahoma to be with my grandparents. I left everything I knew behind, and for a kid it was hard. I grew up on the beach, my mother always joked that I was a mermaid trapped in a girl’s body, that instead of blood, I had saltwater running in my veins. Something about the smells and sounds of the hot sand, cool breeze and waves crashing made me feel everything was right in the world. It brought comfort in a tumultuous time. Every year upon leaving, my heart grew heavier, my soul longing for something just out of reach.
A few years later, I met Adam; we fell in love, moved to a new state, had kids and got married. I was part of a functional, loving, supportive family and yet something was still missing. My soul still ached for something long gone, something almost forgotten.
Seventeen years had come and gone and with every passing year my internal battery was slowly being drained.
July 30, 2013, our car was packed, the kids off to stay with their Grammie for 2 weeks, destinations written on scraps of paper thrown into a hat. 10 0’clock at night and we drew a piece of paper, our destination chosen and we were off on an adventure. My heart pounding, and my soul aflutter with hope. A longing and quench were going to be satiated.
Adam is the love of my life, he has introduced me to new things, new experiences, and things I never thought I could feel. On July 31, 2013, before checking into our hotel, exhausted from driving all night and all morning he brought me home.
The moment I could smell the saltwater there was an electric charge in the air, I didn’t even see the water yet I felt content, everything was right in the world. My battery was overflowing. I got to the beginning of the small boardwalk that led to the beach and I was so overcome with emotions I broke down and cried. I cried tears of relief, happiness, comfort, I cried because I was finally home.
Maybe my mom was right, maybe I am truly a sea creature trapped in a girl’s body.
#SaltWaterInMyVeins
#HappyHeartHappySoul
#ItFeelsRight
#HomeAtLast
