Good Bye, Chicago
Tomorrow, we will pick up the moving truck, and on Wednesday, we will officially be beginning our new journey to the Northwest. We’ve known about this move for so long now — so much so that we feel like we should’ve been there already. Funny that we’re still nervous about it. We had our family farewell party on Saturday, and hung out with our friends to say our good-byes yesterday. I’m sure some people were thinking, “Finally!” — not in a bad way, but because we had been talking about this for so long. We share the feeling — we are anxious to live in a different apartment, meet new people, start new challenges, get a new job, maybe find a new hobby, hike new trails, whatever. But with each hug we gave and received in the last two days, we were reminded of how much we are leaving behind, and how much we’ll miss. Chicago-style pizza! Cubbies in the playoff! Good Mexican food! And yes, all the friends we made in the 5+ years we lived here. We truly feel lucky to have known all of them — I’m aleady looking forward to the ‘reunion’! Thank you, Chicago. Love, M+L
