Sunday - July 31, 2011 - It's been a tense couple of days, but we are finally on the road... to a new home, and a new life.
That's not to say we are leaving the 'life' we had behind us, but rather, a new something that neither of us know's what exactly is in store.
In talking with many of you over the past few months this is something that most people envy. But let me caution all of you: it's not something to be taken lightly.
We left the comfortable apartment on 9th Street today with a sense of relief. That relief was born of a very stressful year long process of "YAY, we're moving." Well, that sense of excitement creeps up on you and turns into a foreboding sense of dread very quickly when things start going wrong. We've had our share of hurdles, roadblocks and pitfalls in the past six months, but now we are finally on the move. And I can't thank our close friends enough for all the support, encouragement, and strength they have given us.
I have to give special thanks to our friends Will Maus, Dave Malen, Matt Lauts & Tim Pepper, who all helped in the loading and packing of the truck... and without whose help I'm sure we would have been at least two days behind schedule.
Tonight we are at Bruce & Kate's in lower, slower Delaware, tomorrow it's on to Tuscaloosa, MS.
Good food and good wine are always in abundance at Brakewynde; tonight we got to see not only B&K, but their friends Rob & Angela and their kids Jasper & Cora.
Hopefully we won't kill each other in the car tomorrow (who, US? Really?) And that doesn't even begin to address the amount of patience our friend Jim Coffin has for us both on this trip. We owe him an eternal debt of gratitude for helping us on this adventure (Jim is driving our truck from Philly to NOLA). Jim, it's only the first day, but you have already proven invaluable to us in all this.
More to come.
