New Ana

I think it's official....I would like to be back in Winnipeg now. I LOVE being back in Edmonton, but it is SO different being back and I think I thought it would be like it was when we lived here. I think the major reason is because now I am a mother. My priorities are different than what they used to be. There is definitely nothing wrong with that, it just comes down to stages in life, and really, besides my brother and sister in law and maybe 1 or 2 more couples...there is really no one else in Edmonton that is in the same stage in life as Peter and I. The more I think about it, the more i realize that i am now a different person as a mother. My perspective of life has changed drastically from how I was before. I used to want the big house, the new car, the best clothes, basically all things that are meaningless to me ( but sometimes I still would like to have...I am only human!). As much as I want my own house right now, I know that the desicion of living in my mother's basement is the best decision Peter and I have made. I know that many people see it as a bad thing, but I don't. Many people see it as a step back in life, but Peter and I see it as a step forward. We are not spoiled by living there, and we are not mooching off anyone by living there. We are doing what is best for our family, we provide Rocco with EVERYTHING that he needs ( and Abuelita provides things that he doesn't need! :) and for US ( as in Peter, Ana and Rocco) this works. Of course there are days where I just want my own space and I want to scream at my mother, but there are more pros than cons, and maybe i spoke to many of the cons, again I am only human.