A New Start

So we have been here in Laie for about 1 month. My cousin Frank had invited us over to his house for dinner on Sunday and it was a lot of fun. The best part about it was that it took about 80 minutes to drive to his apartment. The drive gave us a chance to talk about this past month and how I have been feeling about the move. I honestly can say that I have not made the greatest effort to adjust over here. I walked in the first day complaining and haven't stopped since. Kasala has been more than patient with me too. It just hasn't felt like home. And I haven't taken the responsibility of making this into our home. So on our ride home we talked about things we needed to do as a family to make living in Hawaii as wonderful as possible and just from this morning I can already see a difference. We were up before Terina, doing laundry, fixing breakfast, mopping the floors.... little things. Terina and I were able to get out of the house before 10am and we walked to the store to get some papers notarized, stopped at the playground and then came home for lunch. Now she's playing with her toys and we're gonna get ready for a nap. The day is already the best day so far and it's only 1pm. Two days later....... I never had time to finish and I'm so exhausted! One of the things that Terina and I have been working on sleeping in her own bed. She is use to sleeping with us in bed (which is the WORST thing in the world) and the bed here is just to small. Today was the first time that I was really persistent with making her stay in her bed. I struggled with it in the past but it's time to make it happen. After going back and forth with her at nap time I finally gave in and let her up. She didn't take a nap and as a result of that she's passed out in her own bed at 7pm. I finally have time to myself to sit and think. And it feels good to think about something other than where Terina is, what she is coloring on, messing up or breaking. Since Sunday I can see a change in my attitude, my outlook of living here and in the atmosphere in our home. This could be a wonderful place to live for a short time. I wouldn't want to raise my family here... I'd go broke with milk at $6.99 a gallon but this could be what our little family needs to find who we are and to not be so dependent on our loved ones. Things are looking up.... It's a new month and a new start.