Everyone Leaves....

Kyle, Clay & Jimmy holding down the fort...and staying in town

This past weekend, our old neighbors came for a visit. It was so great to catch up with them and their new baby Emily. She is such a sweet baby. We had a great time catching up and just relaxing. Tim, Ellen and the boys also came over to enjoy the company. We tried to party like rock stars, but the kids cramp our style. At the end of the evening, Ellen went home to put the boys to bed, Kelly fell asleep and I watched some TV and did some computer stuff, all while the men played Wii...so much for ladies night. In the morning, we all converged on Tim and Ellen's for a breakfast. It was great, but bittersweet. The new people who moved into their old house are great, we couldn't ask for better neighbors and friends, but I miss our old neighbors too. Spending a whole day with them again, reminded me of that. They are such good people...and such great friends. I never worry that we will all lose touch.

Which brings me to my next deserters from the hood...our neighbors across the street, Dawn, John, Lauren & Will are moving to Kansas in a matter of weeks. Her husband got a new job about a month ago and the whole thing is going down pretty quickly. Much faster than I'd like. Dawn is the other part of the stay at home co-hort in the hood. We were pregnant together with Will & Julia and our kids play together all the time. It will be strange to see their house empty and to not see them all the time. We all really rely on each other day to day. We swap kids on Mondays so we can run errands, we share magazines, we share coupons, we share our lives. I am pretty sad. But I know that this will be great for their family and that this is they way life goes...especially in our area and the industry that our husbands work in. I know that my sadness must pale in comparison to my friend's sadness and uncertainty of moving away from everyone and everything she knows. That stops my pity party really fast. And on a lighter note, they will be living mere miles away from our family that lives there, so we will see them at least once or twice a year when we visit.