So proof we've been quite busy is the fact that I haven't posted in MONTHS! What better day to post than on my first day of unemployment, I mean retirement, I mean, my new career as a stay at home mom. Gulp.
It finally happened. The house sold back in September, we close in about a week. We're heading down this weekend to stay with the McCraney's until our new house is completed and closed in mid December… not only that, I'm switching doctors at 37 weeks and Brandon is smack dab in the middle of his last class and capstone paper for school. Breathe. No one can say we don't keep things interesting.
So I stopped working Friday and it feels great. We're slowly but surely packing up the house this week and hopefully we'll be ready to head out this weekend. Brandon's parents are coming up to help. His dad will help with the heavy lifting and driving his car down. Brandon's mom is going to ride with me, Sloane and Rosie. Thank goodness because even though I'll have just hit "full term" it made me so nervous to hit the road solo. We'll be staying with the McCraney's just outside of Charlotte until the house we bought in Raleigh is finished being built (yay!) and we close. This should be around the 15th of December (or so, you never know with new construction!). Merry Christmas!! I'm sure we won't get totally moved in and settled until after the new year.
So little Reese will be born in Charlotte, and while it's not ideal because all of our doctors will be temporary, it's a huge relief to me to imagine the help I'm going to have. Something I haven't had while living here in New England.
Brandon will be coming back up each Monday until he's finished with the class, again, in mid December. Needless to say we'll both be partaking in plenty of Holiday cheer! But it'll all be worth it when we all come back up here in May for his graduation. Yes, I'm making him walk because you don't graduate from Harvard and not participate in the ceremony.
We're really excited about our new house in Raleigh. It's going to be beautiful. Plenty of room for the kids and visitors (hint hint). We live a block from friends and the neighborhood has a pool. What more could you ask for!? Each girl will have their own room with walk in closets and we'll have a nice big play room!
So for my last week as a Massachusetts resident I've made my top ten lists:
Top Ten Things I'll Miss About New England- in no particular order
1. The great friends we've made (please come visit, and we'll see you in May!)
2. The wild turkeys that are EVERYWHERE around here! It never got old
3. The foliage. It really is worth the hype
4. Boston. It's just the best city, and I'll be forever a Celtics fan!
5. My daughter's daycare. It's been a wonderful experience. Such a good program!
6. Our doctors. I'll miss our pediatrician and my OB (and nurse Melissa!) :(
7. The North Shore. Not just places like Newburyport, but also Portsmouth and Ogunquit
8. The accent. I'm losing one accent but gaining another!
9. My salary. No, not my job, my salary!!!
10. My friends ;)
Top Ten Things I Will NOT Miss About New England - again, no particular order
1. Traffic
2. Snow
3. Our hill
4. Traffic
5. Prices
6. Traffic in the rain
7. How difficult it is to get anywhere fast
8. Elizabeth Warren advertisements
9. Being at least 12 hours from the nearest family member
10. Hmmm toss up between traffic and snow
Well, thanks for reading… Hopefully I'll have more time to keep these updates coming with my new job! (Hahaha, we'll see).
Gotta get back to packing!!!
Love, Nicole
