We don't have Pittsburgh pics just yet, but here is Andy planting his very own rosebush with Gram in Felton.
We became official homeowners today! I kept pinching myself as I walked up and down the floors (four floors!): "this is really ours? and we can afford it?!" For so long the dream of homeownership alluded us in the Bay Area.
We discovered a blackberry tree (or some other dark berry tree, ripe and delicious) in the backyard, staining our fingers purple with the juices. We found a plum tree, the fruit not yet ripe. We discovered our eccentric next door neighbors. More stories sure to follow...!
I'm feeling both elated and homesick, but fortunately not at the same times. As I bit into a portabella mushroom sandwich on crusty fresh baked panini bread...I mused "ahhh, I could never have this in Felton!" Then, later, watching Andy play with his toy cars, I felt a sadness that's hard to put into words. How much can he possibly understand? Am I making his world better, albeit more confusing? Or just different? Will I ever know if we've chosen the right path for our family?
Right now I'm enjoying a quiet moment by myself, feeling the cool evening breezes blow in from the window, after a humid thunderstorm has passed. Feeling grateful to have family and friends who love me, on both coasts.
1 comment:
You have moved! Congratulations! I tried to call the other day and did not get through and guessed that I had missed you. I sure wish I could have had one more good visit in Santa Cruz before you all moved. It sounds like there is much to be enjoyed in Pittsburgh right now. I will be thinking of you, Andrew and Mike starting out on a new adventure.
love,
Sunshine
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