House is clean.
Suitcases are (mostly) packed.
Dining room table is the gathering area for all things carry on.
48 hours from right now we will be somewhere over the Eastern U.S. (Or NE Canda? No idea...)
I have to admit in the past 24 hours there have been a few second thoughts on my part. J is so calm and collected (and organized!) and I am. . . just not. On Friday we celebrated G's last day of preschool. His LAST day! Next is kindergarten. So I cried on the way home from that. Once I'd composed myself I asked him how he was feeling about preschool being over. He said, "Good and bad. Good because I am SO excited for our big adventure! Bad because, well, I really like preschool and all the fun stuff we do there." I thought that was pretty good verbalization for a 4 year old! (And, I LOVE that he calls the trip, 'Our Big Adventure.')
Friday afternoon I picked M at a friend's house- they'd had a little going away hot cocoa party for her (so sweet!), and she sobbed all the way home from that. She's going to miss her buddies so much!
Thinking about missing our families for 5 weeks, about being away from friends and family for Carter's 2nd birthday, missing comforts of home, all these things set off a little of anxiety in me for sure. This is normal, right? J is going to have to give me several more pep talks in the next 24 hours!
At any rate, we are down to the wire. I can't believe we're really doing this!!
2 comments:
You will be missed (even though we don't see you all that often)! =) We CAN'T WAIT to see all the pictures and hear the great stories. I know May is a crazy month for everyone, but we are really looking forward to your return and all that comes with that. Have SOOOOOOO MUCH FUN!
We love you guys and of course I'll be checking your blog daily and "following" you guys along on your big adventure. :) I know you will have such a great time and it will be an amazing experience - can't wait to hear all about it!! We will pray for your safety and that you will be able to feel "at home" along the way. I'm so excited for you I hope I can sleep tonight. ;) Love you!
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