It is crazy to think that one month ago we were leaving our home, that we had come to know and love and all of our friends and closing the graduate school chapter of our lives. I never dreamed it would fly by so quickly and how much we would grow and strengthen our relationship over just 3 1/2 years. Raleigh wasn't a place that we fell in love with instantly, it grew on us over time and we grew to love it. I've said it before and i'll say it now but I will never forget the feelings of loneliness we had when we first moved there. We didn't know anyone, or how to find the grocery store or if I would find a job to support us or what the future would hold. After meeting a few people and learning a few streets it is funny how such simple things can make the biggest difference. We met lifelong friends and living on the east coast has changed us for the better.
I miss Oberlin Road, our cute apartment, Harris Teeter (silly I know), NCSU campus, picking Ryan up at all hours of the night from studio, having Nolan there, the beach, all the close historical places, going to rugby games with the Foley's, some of the people I worked with, Red Dragon, 5 Points, our fun ward, staying at the Larkin's watching the kids, Sunday dinners at the Larkin's, the farmer's market, the beautiful fall and spring season, the mild winters, everything closing down when the "S" word (snow) was mentioned on the news before any snow had even fallen, Sandra, Ryan's classmates, the Moore's, my awesome visiting teachers, the friends we made, Nolan's first babysitter Sheri and Michael, the dreaded round-abouts by the school, hot chocolate from Dunkin Donuts, Bri Robyn and Linda from my work, the trees, and really too many things to list here on the blog.
It has been fabulous being so close to family and seeing cousins more often and back on the "grid" system that we missed so much. We are so grateful to my parents and Josh for letting us stay here with them and invade their space for a bit. We have enjoyed the snow and being back in the west. There are times where we will hear on the TV "only on the east coast" and have to remember that isn't us anymore. But with all the things that we miss and the fun memories we have we are looking forward to the "working" chapter in our lives now and all that has in store for us, watching Nolan grow up way too fast and just seeing what the future holds for us.
No comments:
Post a Comment