the movers are here. boxes are starting to stack up around me. my heart is racing. i am not sure if it's excitement, anxiety or the copious amounts of caffeine i have consumed over the last week. most likely, all of the above. we had a busy but beautiful weekend. we held a yard sale to sell a lot of the things that can not make the move with us - and it brought some of our favorite people out - the weather was gorgeous and the girls played with the gaggle of neighborhood children all day long - it was wonderful. saturday evening we grilled steaks in the backyard {at adie's insistence} for our last meal as a family at our home. sunday, we hosted a bbq for our neighbors. i made boilermaker pulled pork {it slow cooked in beer and whiskey for 24 hours} and my first from scratch bbq sauce - it was insane.
today and tomorrow will be full of more boxes and moving trucks - taking our clothes and personal items to my mom's and general mayhem. thursday, i fly back over the pond. i am dancing somewhere between laughter and tears. i know that if i can make it through this month - the most painful part will be behind us and we can move forward with hope in our hearts and adventure before us...
xoox~jla
