Almost Gone

We are down to our 2nd to last full day here in Seattle. It has been a busy last few weeks, as you may have read about in a previous post of mine, but we have enjoyed our time with friends. Thank you to everyone who has had us over for dinner, helped us pack up boxes, purchased some of our stuff, encouraged us, and much more.

Seattle has become a very special city to us, and it is certainly our "Home." While neither of us ever lived in Seattle prior to 2006, it is the first city we lived in as a married couple, and it is where we have spent 90% of our married lives. We have a lot of fond memories in Seattle:

-Our first apartment together
-Joseph's first job out of college
-We joined our first church together
-Hailey started her photography business and career
-We had our first child
-Many fun times with friends

I could write more, but I think you get the point. Leaving Seattle is bitter-sweet. Bitter because we are leaving so many things and people that we know and love. We are leaving the comfort of our nice 2-bedroom apartment. The comfort of knowing we have a support system of friends and family that anyone would envy. The comfort of a great job that provides a salary that we can live on. But it is also sweet because we are confident in the next chapter of our lives. We are excited about moving to Honduras. We are excited for our lives to revolve around helping and serving other people. We are excited for the unknown (I know that may sound weird, but we are).

So as we pack our last boxes and bags, say our last goodbyes, and spend some time over the next two days thinking about the last 5 years in Seattle, I want to thank everyone who has made our time here so enjoyable. We hope to be back in one year, but you can never truly know where life will take you.

Adios Seattle, we will miss you!