I could moan and groan some more but I've beat myself up about not soaking up these moments enough that I'll just gracefully move on to the sunshine and rainbows portion of the evening. Here's what we have been doing:
Scooting.
and some organized activities like T-ball
And, of course, there is the time honored tradition of tagging along at the T-ball practice. This is Jack with one of our favorite little persons and Jack's future wife.
There has been some hiking with the lady
and with the man.
and the've been on slug patrol.
There's been sprinklering (and slip 'n sliding due to our incredibly warm and dry spring)
with a wonderful sojourn to Florida in there to play a little golf and swim and swim and swim
And hang out with the cousins!
We've been celebrating birthdays (hockey socks are a one way ticket to crazy town)
with friends.
Someone has been dressing up and asking mom to take pictures. You know, just because.
There has been more finding some more small spaces to hide out in
and finally enjoying outside feasts again.
While this may be a lame, quick recap of the past few months (minus the recent Gerbi cousin and aunt and uncle visit), my mind has been a million places and for a committed non-phone-communicator, I've been on the phone too much. The next six weeks promise to be nuts but I also publicly pledge to return to living in the moment for at least thirty minutes a day and to remove the damn phone/computer/iPad from my grasp for at least two minutes every hour and to look around and actually enjoy our last several weeks here. I can't even begin to process leaving Seattle so instead, I'm looking forward only to heading east. This is a very, very bittersweet departure. I have loved it here and I'm leaving behind an amazing community of family and friends who I will miss very, very much. I am, of course, also looking forward to moving back to family and friends who I have missed very, very much for four years. So, the processing will come later and for now, I just look forward to the return and the new adventures that life will impart on us in this phase. While I have learned that, *gasp*, that I enjoy change, I am really enjoying the idea of settling back in with the good people of the eastern seaboard.
3 comments:
Cut yourself some slack! Moving and relocating are a full-time job and everyone will understand that in the end. We are thrilled to have you back on the correct coast but can also understand the sadness leaving Seattle. Both my trips out there have been so amazing - it is such a beautiful city. Soak up the last six weeks - save some of the packing for those after dark hours when the kiddos are sleeping!
I second everything Kate said! Don't beat yourself up. Enjoy your last few weeks in that beautiful place. We can't wait to have you back "home"!
Going to miss having you guys on the West Coast!!!
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