A new beginning for the Brereton's

Hello everyone. I want welcome you to my blog. I never thought I would be a so-called "blogger" but with our new move underway, I figure this would be a great way for family and friends to follow our lives to the beautiful ( or so we hear) Richmond, Va.

Some may be wondering, why there, why are you uprooting your wonderful life in St. Louis, MO, surrounded by such a loving family and many great friends to move 840 miles away to a foreign place. Well, I can tell you this was by no means an easy decision, in fact one of the hardest we have ever had to make, but it is a career opportunity for my husband, Dominick, that we felt we could not pass up. The quote that I think fits me best is "nothing in life that is good is ever easy". I believe God is guiding us on this journey for a reason, and why we may not have an answer just yet, I feel we will soon find out.

Here is where we are so far: Dominick left for Richmond, Va on July 4, 2009. It was not at all easy saying good-bye to him, not because Tyler and I will not be reunited with him for 10 days, but because it was the last time we would all be together in our first home. The home we started our married life in and the first home of our first child, Tyler. While we were here less than 3 years, there are many fond memories, and those will never be forgotten! Right now, we are in the process of trying to sell our home, everyone please pray it goes quick. Tyler and myself will leave for our new home ( an apartment) in Richmond, Va on Monday, July 13, 2009. My wonderful sister, Kathleen, will accompany us on this trip, which I truly appreciate. I definately could not do it alone.

So, for the next 7 days I am trying to care for a 5 month old and pack up the essentials that we need right away. Luckily, Dominick's new company is moving us to Richmond on their dime and putting us up in a fully furnished apartment for 6 months. So, we have time to get everything there! We are just packing our cars with all the necesseties for the next few months until all our furniture and other belongings are brought to us. Thank God I am as organized as I am or the task of trying to "pack" could be a daunting one. I think I can handle it just fine. For all of those that know me well, you know I LOVE to organize and I have to say I have had fun buying all the fun containers for keeping everything in order!

I am not a huge writer, not too witty or probably grammatically correct in the least. However, this new journey is something that is so huge and will be a big change and so I figure blogging could be a good way to share with others what I am going through ( I am a clinical social worker, so I see this as my therapy I guess:) ). I hope you all will follow along as I post and share our new adventure as a family in Richmond, VA. I will try to be timely and also post pics as I become able to do so.

All I ask for is prayers. There is so much that is unknown for us at this point. We are taking a huge leap of faith and hoping it all turns out for the best. If we have all our family and friends support and prayers, I feel we can get through the rough parts. Thanks for being the wonderful people you are in our lives. I look forward to sharing our journey with you all.

bridgette