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Second flight

As we were landing in Boston, I texted my college friend who lives there, as she was on my mind. Small world. She was at the airport. About to fly to Amsterdam. On the same flight as us! Dave and I both saw it as a good omen.

First flight

After checking 400 lbs of luggage and kissing our super helpful cousins good-bye, we are now on our first of three flights to Berlin! {and we’re off – Atlanta airport}

36 Hours

That’s when we’ll be heading out to the airport. It’s so hard to believe. We’ve had so many goodbyes these past few weeks. Without planning an official goodbye party, good friends have come to let us know that we matter to them. We count. Not being on social media, I’ve made no official announcement. NoContinueContinue reading “36 Hours”

Two weeks and three days to go

My back went out this week from moving a couch and my mood has turned south. It makes it hard to clear out a house when you can’t bend over or lift anything. So many details, both physical and emotional, that I am sorting through. Big transitions can do that to you, I am told.ContinueContinue reading “Two weeks and three days to go”

29 Days and Counting

We are fours weeks and a day away from moving to Berlin. As in Germany. Yes, as in across the ocean, with two young children and a lot of questions. It is also true that I am freaking out. Big time. Will the house be cleared out in time? Will I regret tossing childhood andContinueContinue reading “29 Days and Counting”

The Journey Begins

{That’s me rowing six seat at GW in 1998} Thanks for joining me! Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.ContinueContinue reading “The Journey Begins”