Today is Linus' last day of daycare and it's a little bittersweet. Tomorrow, the movers will come and pack all of our stuff up and haul it to our new life in California, but today is just a "normal" day. And, by normal, I mean that nothing feels right at all!
My mom has been staying with us for the last month. That has been awesome. Today, she's headed back to Minnesota. I already miss her and she probably hasn't even made it to the airport! She's been just an amazing help as Jon has been in San Fran working, and as we've been prepping our house for the move.
And, today, I dropped Linus off for his last day at The Learning Nest with his awesome, compassionate, wonderful teacher Roxie. I'm so glad we found such a fantastic home away from home for him. The daycare is truly a wonderful place for him and he absolutely loves it there. I'm going to miss Roxie, and Roxie will truly miss Linus.
Now, it's a rush to handle all the tiny tasks that need to be accomplished before I grab Linus from daycare. And there are about a million tiny tasks! Loads of laundry, sorting through closets, emptying garbage cans, sending stuff to Goodwill, trying to figure out where to recycle light bulbs, etc.
But here I am, finally letting it sink in that we're actually leaving. And it took my mom leaving to remind me of that. I'm going to miss the wonderful people I've met here. This is the first place I've lived where EVERYONE I've met has been willing to give the shirt off their back since the minute I met them. Olympia is a friendly town filled with absolutely compassionate people.
Among my best friends here are the ladies and babies in our play group. The last 4 or 5 months have been so much easier since I met them. Our Sunday hang out sessions have been so fun, and we've gotten to watch our little ones go from barely doing anything to stealing toys and army crawling around the house.
And, of course, my fabulous coworkers. They made it easier to transition back to work after maternity leave, and they certainly brought joy to my working days.
And the lovely frisbee ladies I've met who took me in as one of their own.
Olympia, you've been wonderful to us. We came here as a family of 2 humans (and 3 animals), and are leaving with one more joyful little human. We've met wonderful people and had wonderful times. Now we will wave a fond farewell to all we've encountered. We've loved it here, but we have a new place to make our home now.
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