Don't call it moving

A dear friend said something very powerful to me last night.  She said..."Don't say you are moving away....that is not what this is."  We talked about the fact that Denver is just a side trip, an adventure, a little travel and exploration...but NOT moving.

The impact of that statement was profound in my heart.  This whole time I have had it in my head that we are moving....and she is right...we are not.  We are just gonna be gone for a while and then will be right back.  So thank you Cheryl for setting my mind straight.  I feel a relief this morning, a lifting of my heart in this change of mindset.

Another friend encouraged me to stop stressing about the packing. She reminded me that people will be coming to visit, they can bring things that we need....and she said, "Shari, if you forget something you can just go buy it if you really need it....stop worrying so much about every little thing that you pack."  YES....release myself from this anxiety of not having EVERYTHING we need the first moment we get there.  We will make due, we will find substitutes, we will ask that it be mailed...whatever the case may be.  So thank you kindly Ms. Raya for helping me relax into this transition a bit more.  As the saying goes....don't sweat the small stuff.

Big D is doing great.  He has had a couple of visitors.  We have done some fun stuff.  Last night our neighborhood got together and watched a movie in the park, in the dark, outside.  Snacks and drinks and blankets were shared.  It was super fun.  What an amazing group of people we live with in this little neck of the woods.  Thank you Jason for making that happen.  It will be a special memory for all of us for years to come.


Luca is having fun in Montana.  He went fishing in the Yellowstone River with my brother and Dad.  Guess who caught the only fish on the last cast of the day....LUCA BEAR!!!!  He was so proud.  When we Skyped with him yesterday he showed us his fish.  My brother was gonna cook it up for him to eat for dinner.  It was a beautful rainbow trout.  Luca got a lesson in de-heading and gutting the fish so he is anxious to catch another so he can have his hand with the knife. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIEL!!!!  WE LOVE YOU!!!

Dillon and I are headed to Albuquerque bright and early tomorrow morning.  He has several tests and procedures over the next 3 days so we are going to stay in a hotel in Albuquerque to avoid so much driving.  We should have results and a definitive plan by friday.