Last night was our final night in Carol Stream, IL.
As this entry is posted,
we are probably loading the final boxes into our cars,
before hitting the road and heading north.
As much as I am happy to leave the chaos of Chicago
and make a long-awaited return to Wisconsin,
closer to family and all good things,
I can't help but feel a twinge of sadness.
It is bittersweet to leave,
because this was our first "home."
We've lived here together since 2005.
And despite its faults,
these "boring beige walls" have been witness to our lives,
our memories...
We made lifelong friends here.
We did enough homework to earn 2 nursing degrees here.
We changed jobs...and changed jobs some more from here.
We celebrated the holidays, starting our own traditions here.
We planned a wedding from here.
We got snowed in here.
We recovered after surgery here.
We made a baby here. (TMI?)
We engaged in long-distance relationships from here...
in 2005 and now again in 2011.
But as the song says,
"all things go"
and so must we.
I hope our future renters continue to create fond memories,
just as we did.
On to the next chapter!
~images via elements of style & bits of truth~
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