Changes

It hit me yesterday that our good friends and neighbors are really moving... not just a couple hours away or a day trip away, but clear across the country as they relocate to California. I've known for months this was going to happen but it never seemed real. Yesterday, right around 2:00pm, as I was driving home from a shopping trip, I had this overwhelming sad feeling and it went downhill from there. I found out after I got home, when I listened to a message from "Mrs. Bro-toe" (as Brynn says) that at almost the exact time I started boo-hooing during the ride that the final papers were being signed and they were headed out of town.

I don't think I'll ever look at a beetle again without thinking about Leia and Brynn's pool collections, look at the trampoline without remembering Kirby losing her first tooth and me hoping that it had been loose to start with and wondering how I was going to break the news to her dad when he picked them up, or look at the school bus this August without feeling sad knowing Caleb is heading off to his first year of school without Noah in his class (and I will now have absolutely no clue what happens each day). I will miss seeing Pat walking with his kids on bikes still dressed in his suit and tie. And mostly, I will miss seeing Bonita, hearing her stories in person and knowing she was always just a few houses down the street; I treasure her friendship and know it is lifelong but I, selfishly, want it to remain within walking distance!

"Bro-toe" Family (I'll miss hearing Brynn mispronouncing your name too!) - We wish you safe travels and a smooth settle into wherever you are settling into this week, and next, and next month :) and pray that the computer is the first thing you set up so we can email soon and read your BLOG (hint, hint!). We pray that your new adventures are everything you dreamed of and more and that you buy a big house so we can all fit for long visits!!! We miss you guys already!