Bart has his final check-out on Wednesday, November 16. The kids and I fly out on November 20 and Bart will drive a moving truck, with his brother, to Utah.
I have been nostalgic these last weeks. I can't help but remember what it felt like when we moved out here. I was literally in tears for the first hour of the drive. When we arrived in Columbus, it was August something. Hot, humid, sticky. Our apartment wouldn't be ready for two weeks. We lived with the Watkins. Slept in their basement.
I started working at the most disgusting, nastiest, grossest, worst school in America. (Wait, Shawna... I think your school in Philly had mine beat.) Literally, there were mice droppings on my papers, leaky ceilings, moldy EVERYTHING and stinky hallways. (And that was the good part.) I did love those kids- but that was just about where it ended. Ms. Dee... ugh. How do I describe a woman so manipulative and lazy? Adrienne, do you remember when she had you hold up magazines in her office as she would tell you what pile to put them in? And Ms. Joy. I took my iPod there and recorded her verbally abusing children. I will never forget that morning when your eyebrow pencil ran out and I jokingly told you to use a crayola brown magic marker instead. You did. You were literally crazy. But that's what drugs do to a person. What a horrific place. I can't believe it's still running.
But I learned a lot that first year of Bart's dental school. We rarely turned on the heat, insulated our own windows with plastic and fleece blankets. Shawna & Brett came to visit for the first Thanksgiving. We found out we were pregnant with Whitney that December. We were SO excited! It took us almost a year and a half to get pregnant with her. Just being able to be pregnant helped me get through that school year.
Bart studied so hard. I almost can't even remember what I did during those nights he would study down in the basement. We made friends, got more involved in our ward, decorated our house and got ready to be parents.
Sometimes it feels like forever ago when we were staring out here in Columbus. Yet, it went by so quickly. It is so bitter-sweet to see it ending.
We're excited about this next BIG adventure. Scared to leave what we've been doing since we were five-years-old: going to school. Many of you have been out there (in the 'real-world') for years now. We're hoping it's going to be just as great as our lives as students. I sort of feel like I'm standing on the edge of the diving board just waiting to jump in. Please tell me the water is warm and I'm going to love it.
What will I miss most about this place?
Where do I begin?
FRIENDS... that's what I'll miss from here the most.. but coming in a second:
Zoombezi bay, Volunteer's of America Thrift store, City BBQ, Panera, Columbus Zoo, the parks, our ward, taking Whitney outside around Westborough and having her play with all of her friends, going on walks in the "Kenny" neighborhood, the Columbus Temple, the Autumn with the gorgeous leaves. Halloween in Columbus--- it lasts a whole week long. I'll never forget this past Christmas. It was our first away from any of our family. I was SUPER prego... yes, SUPER big. We had dinner at a friend's house. On our drive back, the streets of Upper Arlington were lined with beautiful candle lights in bags. The snow was falling. It was perfect (minus the fact that I was SO swollen!). We listened to Christmas music and took our little Whitney home.
I think the thing I'll be sad to leave is my house. This is where I brought my babies "home" from the hospital. This is where we celebrated Whitney's 1st, 2nd & 3rd birthday. In this house is where I found out I was pregnant, where Bart and I had Thanksgiving and where we celebrated our first Christmas as a little family. In this home Bart and I became P90X grads (ha!), listened to our neighbors fight and laughed so hard at night.
It's so cheesy, this post. But it's how I feel. I know it's time to leave...
So, this week we'll pack up our things, clean this house for the last time and start on our next big adventure.
Columbus, Ohio....
You'll always have a little piece of my heart.
14 comments:
cheesy, yes, but perfect. We are going to miss you guys! Good luck on your next leg of life!... and I'm pretty sure the water is delightfully warm. Though how could I tell by looking? :) It just is. I know it.
Good luck on your next adventure!!
Good luck with your move. I definately am having the same feelings as we get closer to leaving. I hope we can meet up some time.
Love all those cute pictures. It is time to come home though because we miss you guys and I need a friend. Not that I'm going to see you all the time, but the thought of getting in the car and 45 mins later I can see you guys, sound pretty good. Can't wait!!!! I will see you on Sunday!!! :)
get out here! We can't wait to be neighbors!
I'm seriously crying reading this...
I'm speechless. :,0( you will most definitely be missed. I know you will have a great time on your next big adventure though, and we wish you the best of luck.
Oh my gosh, stop! I'm crying! You will be happy you wrote down all of your feelings. That picture of whit and Jadyn at the camp-out makes me sad :(
You'll love it. And your post is perfect. Everyone needs to be a little cheesy when they remember. It's real. It's important.
Um I am at barnes and noble on the iPad reading this crying! Ugh! You will so be missed! But the next stage is going to be so exciting!! It's always hard to leave something so good and comfortable and go out into the new! You guys are amazing and I am sure this next jump is going to be awesome! :) love ya!!!
Great post, Krista. I loved reading all your sweet memories. Best of luck as you begin your next great adventure!
(Sorry, apparently I double posted the same thing.) Also, I mentioned to Matt that you guys were coming out here, and his first question was "Do they need any help?" Feel free to Facebook message me--we're around, and we'd love to see you. :)
I hope those neighbors you heard fighting weren't us! We miss you already! Hope you're enjoying the warm water. :o)
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