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We spent the evening at a local minor league baseball stadium. Chris's school hosted a farewell event by renting out the ballpark, providing food, drinks, and a bouncer for the kids. Rowan fell asleep not long after we arrived and Davin spent the majority of the evening in the bouncer. In short, we had a lovely time. It was a nice finale for the many events that we have attended with Chris's classmates; we have had an entertaining experience with the opportunity to make wonderful friends and I know that we will look back on this time with great fondness. It has all happened to quickly and now we stand on the threshold of a phase in our lives when we should probably start acting more like grown-ups. I'm excited for our new house and new life, but I will admit that I'm sad to leave academia. It has been fun to be involved with school and not have to do the homework. I would say that Chris is ready to be done as well, but I think he will miss classes and not having to sit in an office all day long. However, we need to eat and thus we must move on and get a job. I was hanging out with my lovely MBA Partners friends the other night and we were talking about making the decision to come to school here. We had a slightly better offer that was very close to family, and it seemed like the logical choice to make. We felt right about Wake and decided to come here for that reason, and we don't regret our choice. I know that I needed to be here to meet certain people, like the many friends in our ward who have cared for us when we needed help the most and didn't have family close by. I really appreciate the friends from school, especially the MBA Partners who are such beautiful women, inside and out. I think that I haven't been dealing with the fact that I am saying goodbye because we are only moving an hour and a half away, but it will be a big change and many of our friends are not staying in Winston either. Although I wish I could capture this time and hold it immortal, there is an element of richness in my life that I will take as I progress and fond memories to hold dear.

Davin playing in the garden outside the children's museum

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Danielle said…
I love the picture of Davin looking up at the wachovia building, standing in the garden of the Children's museum. It looks like he is saying good-bye to our city. (Which was probably on purpose, but I still love it)!
April 28, 2008 at 10:11 AM
Sara said…
Katie, you are the essence of kindness and beauty in both words you write and in person. I am so glad you made the choice to come to school at Wake. Our ties go a little further back with our Mom’s. We would have never known that are paths crossed in another direction. I will always hold our friendship very dear.
April 28, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Summer said…
I so know the feeling! Leaving CA was really hard, and we were even moving back home close to friends and family. But it's amazing how much your ward and friends become your family when you live away. I still ache for my CA friends and our little town.
May 2, 2008 at 8:07 PM
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