Goodbyes

Claire's playdate to the Treehouse Museum with her friend 'Baby Olive'

Goodbyes are hard, especially when you're leaving a pretty great place with pretty great friends and family that you've lived near and relied on for many years. It generally is easier to be the one to leave, but many times we have had to wonder if we were choosing the right path because the one we were on felt pretty darn comfortable. We left behind a fantastic neighborhood which we felt was a wonderful place for kids to grow up. We often felt we were making a choice between better and best and some days we didn't know which path seemed 'better' and which one was 'best.' Even still, some days we don't know which one would have been better and which one best. I realize that sometimes I spend too much time worrying about the shoulda-woulda-coulda's and have recently found these bits of advice that stop me in my tracks and help me to just keep moving forward:

• You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward

• New beginnings can feel like endings

• Stop over-thinking, whatever happens, happens

  The month prior to leaving was filled with a lot of last get-together's with those we love.

My best friends and I for one last picnic

Izzy and her cute cousin Sophie

My awesome gym friends Celeste and Emily

Izzy and her bestie Lily

Emily and Lexie at the Ogden Temple

Dinner at Maddox with my cute roomie from Utah State

The mountains called a lot that last month. I had to get all my favorite hikes in and hit those trails one last time to fully enjoy my favorite season in Utah. I sure will miss those beautiful peaks and the hiking, trail running and biking that was right in my backyard.

Hiking Wheeler Canyon

My mom was very generous and threw us a Pizza Party the night before we left so that we could say goodbye to all our loved ones one last time.

 

My family

Claire with our sweet friend Tami

My amazing younger sister

Aaron with his cousin Libby and her cute family

Aaron's aunt and her awesome family

Izzy and cute cousin Lucy

Our beloved Charlie who gets to stay behind with Aaron's brother Abe

I'm really sad that I didn't get any pictures of Aaron with his siblings or parents. We both got too busy talking and it slipped by me. :( But we really appreciated all those who came and are grateful for the love and support we feel as we take this next step in our big adventure.