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| One 19ft trailer and 5 movers + Multiple donation runs. |
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| Leaving Ken Lake and the BEST neighbors ever. |
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| So. Many. Boxes. |
In four, short years we made friends for a lifetime. While we thought the northwest would be home for much longer, the universe had other plans! And we are lucky and grateful for the friends who we call family, and excited to continue those relationships long into the future. It has been a hard couple of weeks. The stress of moving was tricky to navigate. The grief over leaving our community would hit at random moments. The excitement about this next adventure left no doubts about our decisions and provided a constant, positive place to focus.
Goodbyes can be awkward, drawn out, and really hard. This time was different. Small gatherings provided heartfelt and genuine opportunities for real conversations in a way that brought both closure and space to imagine new ways of staying connected. Team Smith was awash in generosity and an outpouring of love. Scheduling is so complicated right now: we were super appreciative of the drive by goodbyes, the quick stops, the brief convos over tea on the porch, the outdoor walks, the emails and phone calls and facetimes and zooms, the notecards, and even the folx who we didn't see but sent us well wishes just the same. We love y'all <3
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| Holly, Phyllis, George, Tom |
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| Jo (Backyard grilled oysters were a must!) |
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| Pie milkshakes with Student Engagement Senior Team! |
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| Kayla- Queen of brunch celebrations in fab locations! |
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| Some of the team with the girls. |
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| Probably should have gotten a pic before we ate half of the food! It was a lovely presentation! lol. |
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| Kayla, Greg, Jon, Melissa, Jadon, Anthony (Shirley) |
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| Had no clue there were life sized chutes and ladders! |
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| Rental in Hilltop for a couple weeks while we sold our house. |
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| Thank you, Julie! Popped it open on my last work day :-) |
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| Biscuit is meeting us on the east coast. |
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| Last work day! |
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| It was so hot upstairs, the girls slept on the camping mattress in the rental for a few nights. |
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| They know me so well! I LOVE flowers, anytime. Such a beautiful send off from the SAL friends! |
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| Biscuit got lots of extra attention.... |
This road-trip is the first cross country adventure for the girls! Cassidy got her second covid shot the morning we started driving. We left a little early to have some time for her to rest overnight before hitting the mountains. State Route 20 opened a few weeks ago and we took advantage of driving to the North Cascades. The emerald lakes were stunning! Too many waterfalls to count.
Winthrop is a charming town with no stoplights. So much to do here! I wish we were staying longer. And wow, we really should have visited some time in the last four years! Lesson learned.
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