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Saturday, May 08, 2004

Last Post as a Tucson Resident: It's funny how life often seems so static, and we often take it for granted that things will remain as they are, and then suddenly everything changes. Of course, this can be due to a tragedy, but more often it is simply moving into a new chapter of life. This is hardly the first time I've done such a thing. Going off to college, getting married, and having a baby were three huge watershed events in my life. But this one has its own special poignancy in that Tucson is the only place where I have built a life as an adult with a family of my own. The family itself (i.e. the three of us) will of course remain, but much of the context in which that I've known that mode of life (the people and places I see every day) is changing. Another reason this seems so drastic is that I have been so busy the past several months that I've hardly had time to look up and prepare myself mentally and emotionally for the changes. I feel like this day has come upon me with very little warning, even though I have been logistically preparing for it for quite some time. It was quite jarring to see our condo, where we have been so happy for the past 4 years, completely empty and to realize that I don't live there anymore. It's a time to think about past joys and look forward to the future.

After pulling an all-nighter packing last night, we finally finished a few hours before the movers were due to arrive. This we could have never accomplished without the help of several friends (Thanks!!). The movers did their job this morning; they were very professional and I feel that our things are in good hands. The only bad news is that we happened to be the last load to go onto this particular moving truck, and the driver's route is such that we will be the first to be off-loaded. This means that the detour by way of Minnesota is out, and Detroit is iffy. I'm very disappointed that I won't get to meet Peter Fisher or Grace Farmer this week (and reunite with their parents, of course), but I can see some ways in which this may be for the best despite the disappointment. We will go straight in a east-northeasterly direction, by way of Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, St. Louis, and Indianapolis. At that point we will know (from the progress of our moving van) whether we have time to veer north to Detroit to visit Aunt Nancy, or if we will have to push straight on directly to Ithaca.

Posted by Matt on 5/08/2004 09:23:00 PM

Comments:

The Great Oz feels that you will be able to visit Aunt Nancy and that Samuel Patrick will very clearly utter "Frankenmuth", heh,heh. We miss you already, the West is bereft. Love and kisses.
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