I'm bad at goodbyes.

So this past Friday was my last day at my job. And although it started out like any day, it didn't end that way.

You see in the 9 months I was there, I became very close to a few people, but one family in particular.  I began work, as their son, William was only 2 months old and had recently come in as well. I quickly began a texting and notification liaison between Megan and Justin for anything William related. :)
In the months to follow, William quickly became known as "my" baby. We truly bonded.
He would laugh and crawl to me (or walk, as he learned to do in my last month) as soon as I would walk in the door.
I would send texts and photos daily to Megan and Justin whenever possible just so they would know how our "Bub's" day was going. If he was in a good mood, feeling ill, or just needed extra cuddles, I would let them know.
It's been like this every day for 9 months.
And then Friday came around...

Bub usually didn't come in Fridays, so it was a nice surprise to see both Justin and Megan dropping off William.
I could tell Megan had been crying but I forced myself to keep it together.
They said, they wanted to drop William off with me for a few hours since it was my last day and then they handed me a gift. I gave them both hugs and told them how much I was going to miss them, especially William.
I opened their gift as they left and immediately began to cry. It was perfect! And their card - so very sweet.
I was left wishing I had said more. I immediately sent them a message to thank them.
After that, my tears would come and go throughout the day. The floodgates had been opened...

William was able to stay with me 'til about 2 in the afternoon when Megan returned for him. I could feel the knot in my throat start to form as I began to gather his things. I gave both him and Megan another big hug and thanked her again for the gift. And watched them leave for my last time.

I'm not socially awkward, I never have been, but I'm terrible at goodbyes. I never say what I truly mean to. I never get what I want to known, across. I'm always left with, "I should've said this..."

So for Megan and Justin and Bub:

Being able to care for William these last nine months has been a pleasure! I've seen him grow for only a short time and am truly saddened I will miss out on more. We've laughed and played so much together; I will not forget the time we've spent.

Being able to connect with someone so tiny can be difficult at times but he chose me from the start and I am honored. He made all my bad days, fun. He always put a smile on my face. And I sincerely missed him every Friday and weekend.
I will truly miss not seeing you all daily... You have become my family. And this is exactly how I feel, like I am leaving my family.

I'm thankful for social media, for text messages, and photos so I know we can keep in touch, although it won't be entirely the same.

I'm grateful for our friendship.

I know we will see each other again. So until then, I love you all.

xoxo - L

Let's play Catch Up!

So here's the skinny.... (Does anyone even say that anymore?)

Today's been a day of packing and cleaning - So much fun. And Sex and the City episodes.
Last night was spent cleaning my oven; My weekends are amazing guys! LOL

We have our new apartment in Columbus, GA. Erick came home Memorial weekend to pack a few things to take with him. We move officially, at the end of the month.
Yes, it is annoying to have to move, AGAIN, but I'm hoping this one will be it for a while. :) (Unless Italy calls)

My last day of work is the 20th. All of my babies have moved up and we've had 4 new ones enter. I'm just left with my bub, William and my squishy, Ava. I'm really going to miss them but I'm so thankful I've gained a friendship with their parents. I can keep in touch with all of them.

C.J. will be attending North Columbus Elementary in the fall. I can't believe we've hit the elementary years...
We've missed deadlines for private school, so we're thinking kinder at the public school for this year and then private next.

I'm planning on making a trip to Columbus on the 24th to spend a couple days before our big move, and get to see the city beforehand. So far I hear good things from Erick.

Don't have much else going on...same ol', same ol'. It's work, home, dishes, laundry, cleaning, and packing. :) It's glamorous, I know.