t minus 6 days...

...and counting...I leave Seattle FOREVER on Friday.

The reality of this has not set in, despite the months of knowing it ahead of time. I have made really good friends here. This is a really really good place. It's beautiful. The people are very kind and open-minded and caring. I can't say enough good things about Seattle. Dave and I have each spend a lot of our grown up lives living here. It's been really fun. I have absolutely loved it.

Though, the more I get done packing and feel ready for the move, the more excited I get! I think our new home will be beautiful--and it will be so nice to live near family. I haven't had that in my grown up life!

And, of course, I get to see Dave again! The best reward of all :)

So--then, I get to think about BECOMING SOMEONE'S MOM. Oooh boy. I've only got like 10 more weeks. When did all that time go by? How will I ever parent a BOY? My belly button has become very SHALLOW. Thankfully, it's still an INNIE. My belly measures 40" these days. Labor--YIKES.

And, how lucky am I that:
--both sets of grandparents will be closeby
--Issac (aka Lumbley) has a cousin, Evan, who's just 8 months older than he will be...

And, well, I could go on and on about how lucky I am. It becomes impolite after awhile.

I picked out beautiful beautiful baby announcements. We might even be able to send them out in a reasonable amount of time. What a concept!!

And--I think I might even have a new JOB waiting for me at the Sales Office where we bought our new house. The ladies there are impressed with my organizational skills and familiarity with materials and building processes. They need a Sales Consultant who can work 2 days a week. And I definitely have the experience. So--this could all just work out after all.

P.S.--I took the spider outside. He lived.
P.S.S.--I am still cleaning up dog barf from the porch.