looking ahead

Why does life rush by so fast? I can hardly believe we've already been in Des Moines for two years and that our time is quickly dwindling. What will I do when it comes time to go? I've become accustomed to this life of my kids, my friends, school, a teeny apartment, an active ward, and people around willing to hang out at a moment's notice. When we started law school, 3 years sounded like an eternity. Now, here we are, at the brink of completion and I'm starting to get a little nervous. It's such a contradiction, too; because we are SOOO excited to be done and yet the unknown is so unpredictable and almost scary. I don't want to say it's scary, because I'm not actually afraid. More uncertain, and excited, all at the same time. It's confusing to a point. Then I think about what will come next. After the job-offer, the move and settling in. Then will come another reality. Brooklyn. School. Her journey will begin then. She will be 4 by next school year and preschool will be a reality for her. She's ready now, I'm sure, but I'm not. I won't be sad to see her grow up in that huge step, but it will be an adjustment. Next, life will move even faster I'm sure. Before I know it, Mason will be in school, more than likely we'll have another munchkin, and life will just continue. I will forget what it's like in this student's life and have an all new reality. So Exciting! and yet, where does all the time go? I don't even know why I can't get it off my mind right now. We still have 9 months of school so it'll be at least 10 (or more) before we'll leave DSM. I guess all the job-hunting, resume talk, and some apartment hunting just gets you in the mode. I know it'll all work out just the way it's supposed to, it's just that sometimes I wish I could see what was gonna happen before it did, so I could feel secure and prepared. Then again, where would the adventure be in that?