Hello Everyone!
Well, the time has come. As many of you know, the Myers Clan is moving to Belgium. We are excited, scared, overwhelmed, sad, and elated all at the same time. I have decided to create a blog to keep everyone updated on our move, the emotions and processes, as well as the great adventures and laughter sure to be had. This is the first time I have created a blog and we are a little nutty right now preparing for our move in the few, short days ahead; so please bear with me.
I thought a good place to start would be why I have named the blog "The Reinvented Myers." It all started when we first found out we were moving. My amazing husband, (knowing I was scared and overwhelmed with the emotions of moving and what it really means for me personally as well as our family) began sending me emails with articles. These informing articles were titled "The Reinvented Wife, The Reinvented Expat, The Reinvented....." it goes on and on. I told him I would be starting a blog and really wanted to title it, The Reinvented Crazy Lady. However, it seems as if the name has already been taken. So, I turned to a thesaurus. I looked up the words "reinvented" and "adventure." I found the following:
Reinvented: Refresh, regenerate, replace, revive, reawaken, restore (among others)
Adventure: experience, feat, venture (and the little scary words : undertaking, endangerment, hazard, peril, jeopardy)
This got me thinking about what we were getting ready to do. I LOVE the words for reinvented. They are exactly what I am trying to focus on when I start to feel worried or upset about what all is going on. We, as a family, are going to refresh ourselves, regenerate, revive, reawaken, and restore our family unit. You see, for more years than I care to count, Ryan has missed out on so many life changing and exciting events in our family. Birthdays and holidays, plays and Kindergarten graduations have all passed by with daddy missing or watching via FaceTime. While the girls and I are so thankful for the work he does and how well he has taken care of us, we are always missing him and he is so lonely. It is time to REVIVE our family and take this opportunity to be a complete unit....with daddy.
Now, the word "adventure" and its synonyms had me a little more apprehensive. I keep telling everyone "This is just a great adventure." After looking at the words from the thesaurus, I am a little hesitant to continue to use this word. This IS an experience. It has proven to be quite the feat and venture to get going. The "scary" words like undertaking, endangerment, hazard, peril, and jeopardy are words I have felt at times in the last two months, but are not the words I would say describe the new life we are getting ready to embark on.
Deciding "reinvented" truly fit and "adventure," "wife," "mother," and "crazy lady" were already taken; I had no choice but to go with The Reinvented Myers. It seems to fit. We are reinventing our family unit. The five of us. Being together more often than not. I am excited at this new "experience, feat, or venture!"
Thank you in advance for following us. I promise to add more and update as often as I can...complete with pictures. I know we will have many laughs along the way. (And many tears as we leave all of our family behind. They are our rock and have kept us going when we thought we couldn't do anymore. I would be remissed if I didn't mention them...but that will have to be another blog entry. )
Love,
Amie, the wife and mother of The Reinvented Myers
