And so it goes....

And so it goes.... This was the title of my blog for the purpose of describing my life at that time. While we expect several more rounds of transition with Matt still in grad school, I feel that the most emotional parts are behind us. Goodbye to the jobs and work we were so proud of, to our beautifully restored house and lush yard, to the furniture and the extra household items, to 10 or 12 extra bikes, to the Barracuda (aka Chuck Cuda), to the Eclipse (aka Eclipse-Mino, our teal green sports car that we used as a truck on many occasion), to the beloved Northwest, and especially to all of our friends.

With frugality and minimalism pulsing through my veins, I've never liked having extra "stuff" and I can be painstakingly critical of my purchases. (I know that you are laughing out loud after reading that sentence if you know me or any member of my family very well!) So when it came time to downsize from a three bedroom house to live a couple years in a small Boston apartment, I was surprised that I had developed some material attachments. Maybe the twinge of sadness came from knowing how much thought had gone into the purchase of each item I was selling, that it was a reflection of my personal style, or just how much I knew I liked it. But I'm pretty sure that the main source of the pain was that the list of items sold grew so long that it had become a full time job to manage!

"And so it goes" came into my mind with each item that was carted off by it's new owner. We were left feeling free and a little less complicated.

This is where I would have inserted some statistics of how many items I sold, total dollars accrued, and a collage highlighting a handful of favorites; but that file is currently lost on my dead computer. I can assure you that the list was impressively long and that I sold a couple thousand dollars of stuff plus the cars and then the house!

Matt and I know that the most important things in life can always be with us. Our family is still our family, our friends are still our friends, our memories and what we have learned are still in our heads, and we have each other. So here's to cleaning out and living light!

Ice Hater

I officially hate ice.
Matt and I used an entire bag of ice-melt and still our car is stuck.
I walked to three different stores for this bag of ice-melt and we still have to wait for the ice to melt on it's own before we can use our car again.
Who knows when it will actually warm up long enough around here to melt the layers of ice!

zzzz, zzzzz, zzzzz....
That is the sound of The Civ's wheels spinning on the sheets of ice under the wheels.
Yes, we park on a hill.

The Shoveler

I took a few pictures after a big snow fall earlier last month.


In front of our building.


Our car..."The Civ"


Matt...."The Shoveler"

I'm a little tea pot!

I love my birthday tea pot!



Thanks Matt :)

Red Amaryllis

My holiday amaryllis was so beautiful I had to share a few pictures. I probably planted it a couple weeks late as it bloomed about a week after the new year....after my company had left.

It's my Birthday

(In this picture you'll notice a cat tail as Benji the cat was hiding behind me!)

My lovely friends and husband planned a special birthday get together for me. After the surprise mani-pedis the girls led me to a yummy restaurant to discover that all our guys were there waiting for us. What fun surprises and a fun birthday!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes!!!

Computer problems......expect delays in any posts to my blog.

Early Christmas!

Krister and Sheri sent their Christmas gift to us up with Megan and Ryan.
It was a very special delivery!

I just had to post a picture of the gift under the tree because it was wrapped so beautifully! Thanks Krister and Sheri for such a useful and thoughtful gift:)

SNOW!

I'm not sure that we'll ever be able to dig out our car!
We have soooo much snow.
Tell it to stop!

Visitors

Finals are over for both Ryan and Matt!



So Megan (my sister) Ryan and Cora came up to Boston for their first visit!
We played with Cora in my apartment, made food, watched movies, toured Boston, Cambridge, and Boston College.







It was so much fun to have them visit and Cora was an excellent little traveler!
Thanks for making the trip up to see us!!!