Our last week in Indiana

It is our last week in Indiana. We leave in a few days(for forever-?) and head to Kentucky to say goodbye to family. I am not a big goodbye person. I am sure there are some deep rooted psychological issues involved, but as I would rather not delve deep into my inner mind we will just leave it at that. I had wanted to slip out of town without saying goodbye, but I realized that over the last 5 years this has become home. Don't get me wrong I still call Kentucky home-I am a Kentucky girl and proud!!! Pete doesn't understand my love for Kentucky- a state with high poverty, obesity, rednecks, and schools that aren't great--but I just remind him to look out the window while we drive across the state. It is beautiful. However, Indiana has become home too. I had two babies here, Jack started school here, we made good friends, developed a support network, and started becoming a family here. We have found the beauty in Indiana.

 Here are some things we will miss: friends, aerobics(ok that is mine), Montessori, the Feast of the Hunter's Moon, Spring Fest, riding the Purdue Train, the fountains, walking around campus, going to Millennium Farms in the fall, walking at the botanical gardens, Ross Hills Park, the libraries with great kid activities, going to Indy whenever we want without having to live in a big ol' city :), walking across the pedestrian bridge, playing at all the parks in town, the Farmer's Market, watching the tractors plant and harvest corn/soy behind our house, always being amused when I see the college kids dressed up and drunk for Breakfast Club, always forgetting that Race Day in May refers to the Indy 500 and not Derby, going to Qdoba and having the manager really know us and stop by our table to chat with us for 10 minutes( the kids went to say bye to her), going to the store and knowing the cashiers(even though they do get a little too friendly when I am pregnant),visiting our fake little zoo, and hanging out at the pool in summer and going to swim lessons with friends. Yes, I know there is probably more but these were the first things that came to mind.

 I have pictures of my kids around the house, not of places of West Lafayette because we want to remember that we are the main reasons why a place becomes home. If we have each other and a sense of adventure anyplace can become home.

 

 

 

to end with a picture of our family( plus Jack's friend ,Maddix,  he said Maddix had to be in it)