Leap Day

I'm sad to admit I'm sitting at Starbucks. I chose to drive 4 minutes from our house instead of 15 minutes to one of the good local places. Convenience over cool, I guess. Oh and gift cards, I always seem to have one floating around the bottom of my purse.

Thanks to my in-laws I'm getting a kid-free afternoon on my last day of solo parenting. Devin is on a ski trip with the guys. He's currently eating his day through Denver which I feel fairly jealous about. It's gone pretty well actually, being on my own, but this final afternoon was going to get long so I'm thankful for time alone.

Henrik's main pair of shoes were literally falling apart so I had to do something I almost never do...set foot inside an actual store that isn't a grocery. I needed new workout shoes too so I was happy to find a department store where I could find us both new Nike's. I didn't really care what they cost as long as I could get in and out quickly. People always seem to be surprised to find out that I hate shopping.

Devin accepted an offer for a new job. His old boss that he still works with on a freelance job has been trying to recruit him back for awhile. The offers finally got serious enough for Devin to be interested. We're giving up the freedom and flexibility of remote work, but Devin says he's ready to work in an office again. It's funny to me that 6 years ago Devin going to development 'boot camp' felt like such a risk and now he can take his pick of jobs and negotiate salaries. Not that it falls in his lap, he works hard, but definitely got into a good field. Devin's career switch, leaving the safety of family business, ended up being one of the best decisions we've made as a couple.

Actually all of the best decisions so far in our marriage have been saying yes to change and moving into less comfortable spaces.

Soon after Henrik was born we moved from the church Devin grew up in to a new community that paved the way for relationships with the people who are now our closest friends and play pivotal roles in our life.

The move to Indy, then back: brutal at times, but worth it.

It's usually easier not to shake things up, but we've found it's often the right call.

I think we're entering a more settled season that will include substantially less change. I'll probably get bored.

Final observation from my day out: I saw a family where the dad and three sons were all wearing Make America Great Again hats and Trump pins on their collared shirts. It was literally the most uncomfortable I've been all month.