Home Sweet Home

And so we returned to cold, cold Boston. And proved that it does indeed take a village to raise a pair of gypsies. Saul and Laura picked us up and put us up for a night. Uncle Joe picked us up from the bus in New Bedford. Aunt Laurie and Uncle Steve made sure we got our laptop and other important things. Aunt Amy facilitated us getting into Granddad's house. Kristi and Eric brought up stuff they had been keeping for us. And on and on. We are so grateful for everyone's help and support. Even though we could have probably lived in our honeymoon bubble forever, it feels really good to be home with the people we love, even though it's much colder here.

We spent our first weekend back in the States trying to get ourselves re-organized. We sorted everything into what to keep and what to put into storage (again) and repacked. We also caught up with some of our friends and family. Claire was up from DC, so we got to have brunch in Somerville with Brandeis friends and hear about all of the exciting things everyone else had been up to and share some of our stories. We also had johnny cakes and fried fish with the Lawtons. The food Kristen missed the most was brunch, so it was great to have brunch in the brunch mecca of Boston. And we miss South Coast cuisine whenever we travel, so it was great to have a very traditional meal with our family. And then we had the Tripps and Baders over for pizza on Sunday. The kids (and some adults) had a great time playing football, and the rest of the group had fun relaxing and catching up.

And then it was time to head to Waltham to move into our extended stay hotel. Mike is now back to work and Kristen is hanging out. "What next?" you ask. Good question. We still don't know for sure, but we can tell you that we are going to be spending Christmas on the Cape with the Bader/Kaysers and New Year's with the Stellji. And then probably moving into a month to month apartment while we look for jobs. So, say a prayer for us and keep your fingers crossed. We have faith that we'll end up where we are meant to and no matter what, we know that we'll be together, which makes us happy.

We feel so fortunate to have had this time in our lives. It's something that we'll always look back on with fond memories and we learned so much- about history, culture, architecture and that we aren't very good bloggers. Thank you for your patience with us as we have taken our time to tell our stories and share our pictures. But most of all, thank you for being a part of our lives.