I love you M-I-A-M-I [but i'm going home]

I've been waiting for this trip home for MONTHS! Literally since the day I arrived in the good ol' Midwest I've been planning my return HOME [my hubby hates when I call Miami HOME-but my HOME will ALWAYS be where my parents are regardless of what he says].

I couldn't wait the anticipation of this trip grew and grew and finally it was time to FLY HOME (yay) so we jumped on a plane, flew and flew for what seemed hours until we finally arrived in Fort Lauderdale (YUCK). No offense to my Ft. Lauderdale friends but those of us that know any better know that Ft. Lauderdale is NOT MIAMI, it's Ft. Lauderdale. But anyways, still I wasn't home... I had to spend 1 night with the in-laws and one half day (and boy did that seem like a lifetime) before I could FINALLY BE HOME...

I never really knew how much I loved being "home" with my family... Seeing my mom & dad for the first time in months took my breath away.. I can't even put into words the overwhelming joy that I felt- then my sisters and nieces and nephews (although I was still missing my brother and his family).  My whole support system all in one place, what else could I have asked for???

The foundation of my Home!

 My mini vacation home was well needed-seeing my whole family  & friends (for my baby shower) was just what the doctor ordered! It gave me an opportunity to recharge my batteries and get ready for what was coming....It also reminded me of how truly blessed, lucky and LOVED I am and how loved my daughters will also be... [even from a distance]

baby kisses!

Never a dull moment with this bunch!

and then it was time to go back..... But back where?? Home??  I mean they say "Home is where the heart is" and it feels like my heart will always be in Miami...

and then I realized.... my NEW HOME is where MY FAMILY is...My husband, my daughters that's going to be my NEW HOME... and the sooner I get used to that idea the easier it will be on myself... 

MY HOME is where my parents are, but pretty soon I'll be someone's parent and I will be their HOME...

You see a HOME isn't the structure of a house... It's where you're upbringing is, your roots, your morals and values are and that is where your heart truly lies...

So we're back in KC and my heart is here [for now]... 

It's where we've bought our first home, where our daughters will be born and where we'll probably give them just a good a foundation as the one we've had... and eventually the inevitable will happen- It will be their HOME.

the foundation of "their home"