We've been in our current home for just over two months. This is a school assignment so pretty much everyone plans on being a short-timer around here. We arrived in July, class started in August. Graduation will be in June and everyone hits the road to their next duty station by July 1st, to make room for the new bunch. The mamas in our neighborhood tend to gather at the playground in the mornings and I can't help but laugh at how we complain about still needing to get those last couple of boxes out of the house in one breath and discuss our hopes or plans for the next duty station in the next breath.
The "next PCS" is so much a part of our reality that it seems totally normal to have those discussions. Even our kiddos accept this reality; MonsterBoy has asked how long we'll be in this house and whether or not he can have his own bedroom at the next house. He wasn't worried, just curious about it. I can't imagine what a "normal" person must think of this.
Despite this sense of normal, the camaraderie over our frequent moves and the excitement of the thrill to come, I've realized we need to be careful to live HERE and NOW. It's tempting to spend our time daydreaming about what's coming, planning our strategy for the next PCS road trip, and fantasizing that this move will be the one where we get The House. In doing that, we may miss fun opportunities to enjoy the moments here: peace and contentment of our happy little home, the charm of the town you currently live in and the memories you can make here and now.
I'm a planner by nature, but I am really, really trying to SLOW DOWN our pace here, even if it's just home for a year, to focus on family memories, make traditions and savoring the experience.
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