Countdown: 2 weeks

The big move is coming up fast and we've been busy preparing.  We put our house on the market on Tuesday morning.  We had 1 showing that same day, but no more so far.  Say prayers that more people will come to see the house soon!! Matt and I worked so hard to get it ready and we're keeping it maintained well, but it's the waiting part that might be the hardest.

In the meantime, we're trying to do the things we will miss around Durham and see the people we love before we leave on the 20th.  We went to the Bulls game on Friday night with Jordan and Elizabeth.

It was a beautiful night...dreadful game...but fun to hang out with them again.  

On Saturday, Matt and I went to meet Mom and her new fiancee, Nick Baynes, in Charlotte!  This has been quite the love story and it's not over!  They are really happy.  Nick is a great guy and wonderful for Mom.  They are set to be married on Sept. 13th in Asheville, and I will be the matron of honor : )  We also got to see Mom's new church and neighborhood.  

On Sunday we celebrated Teagan's baptism with the O'Hare's.  She is growing up quickly and I can't wait to keep watching her reach all of those important milestones.  We sure are going to miss these wonderful friends we've made and all the antics and laughter that we've shared.  I can't write about our friendship without shedding tears, but I know that we will stay close and connected with each other even across hundreds of miles.  Leaving friends and family is the part of moving that stinks the most.

This next week will bring more sendoffs as I say goodbye to another class of students and everyone at Morris Grove.  While I will miss the students, families, and staff at MGE it's only in saying goodbye that can we make way for new hellos.

“This is not the end.  It is not even the beginning of the end.  But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” 

~Winston Churchill