It has been quite an adventure here in Maine...I was born and raised here--I earned both degrees at the state university and continued on with my professional career at UMaine as well. I met my husband in Maine and gave birth to my two boys in this beautiful state. I have met many wonderful people and had many exceptional experiences, but the time has come to say, "see you later." My husband was offered a position as a strength and conditioning coach at Yale University. YALE!!!! It was an extremely hard decision to make as we both (and sons included) loved spending time watching UMaine athletic events (especially hockey & field hockey), going to the coastal and mountainous regions of Maine to soak in the beauty and fun, and just living the "simple" life.
We do feel, however, that it is time to move on--our kids are not getting any younger and we are very far removed from the world up here in Maine. With this relocation, we will be living the city life and will be close to many surrounding cities (trust me, I googled all of this as soon as I found out we were living in CT). We'll be 5 hours from DC, 1.5 hours from Philly, 2 hours from Boston, 2.5 hours from Portsmouth, 1 hour from Providence, and 16 hours from STL (where Terry's family lives), and 4 hours from my family, in Maine, where my roots are still (and always will be) stuck in the ground.
We are closing out our final weeks here by visits with friends and family, trips to the infamous playground at Asa Adams School, walks around the block, possible trips to Bar Harbor and Camden, and appreciating the house that we made a home for the past 4 years.
We will be sad to leave but will hold the good memories and friends near and dear to our hearts!! My sadness lies mostly with Jonathan as he has made so many friends at his daycare and so many people in the area know and love the little person he has become. When we have shared the news with people, their faces, and tears absolutely sting my heart and unravel me in so many ways. I hate taking him from a place where he's had nothing but positivity. I am reassured though, when I talk to those same people who are sad about our leave, and hear them say they moved when they were his age and he will be fine. I sure hope so!!! I'm going to do everything I can to make this transition a smooth one for both boys!
We are so ready, and so excited to start fresh!!!
Terry and I went down last week to look for a place and GOSH was it a process...not like finding a place in Maine, that's for sure! It was helpful that we did not have the kids with us (THANKS, MUM!!!) so there were no potty breaks or needing to eat every 2-4 hours...we just cranked on house hunting! Alas, after 4 days of searching, we found it! A ranch style home in a good, safe neighborhood that we can rent for a year while we get acclimated to the surrounding neighborhoods and school systems!
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