City of Newton

Four days back in Newton was just what the doctor ordered to help us regroup, give the boys some downtime at home (Lewis is still readjusting after sleepaway camp), see some friends (apologies if we didn’t get a chance to see you!), spend time with Emma (who flew back from Tallahassee to be with us), get our house ready for the next 10 months, and sleep in our own delicious beds. We felt so loved with friends and family going out of their way to help us feel special and will miss so many of you terribly. Big thanks to the Farwells, Yelenskys, Gordon-Gordons, POC, Aunt Susan & Uncle “Birthday Twin” Alan, Blanchie, Emma, Grandma & Papa for helping us negotiate these last days in Newton for the next few months.

While we are so excited about this adventure and know it’s the right choice for our family, we do feel like we are abandoning our ‘people’ (as my friend Ellen refers to close family and friends), especially our 94yo great grandmas and our ‘framily’ who have been our support system during the difficult times over the past few years. We will be immersing ourselves in new and strange environments where most things will feel foreign, whereas our friends will be in a familiar environment, with a difference being our absence. I am hopeful, however, that we will have a fluid return. When I came back from 6 months abroad in 2007, I remember finding life at home was very much the same as I had left it; as soon as I learned to live in the present (vs. reminiscing about my travels), I found it surprisingly easy to reimmerse. Fingers crossed!Read more