Nate has been here since last Wednesday and we are having a good time in Austin. I got out of work early on Friday and we spent a leisurely lunch at Shady Grove. It almost felt like the last seven years or so were rewound and we were back where we started, enjoying a meal a few blocks away from where we used to live on Robert E. Lee. We spent the rest of the weekend hanging out, running errands, and getting ready for the week and Nate’s first day at a new job.
Zoe got really clingy with him on Sunday night, crying if he walked out of the room and wanting him to hold her a lot. This might be giving a 14-month-old too much credit, but I wondered if she was sensing that it was the end of the weekend/Sunday evening and that is the time Nate normally leaves (or we do). Poor monkey. Good news is that no one is leaving after the weekend anymore.
Now all we have to do is sell the house in Dallas. Our realtor warned us that July is very slow and it has been. Not many showings compared to before. But we have found jobs in a bad market. I’m hoping we can sell a house in one. That’s all that’s left to do! (Other than hauling our stuff down here, but that’s easy compared to everything else.)
This coming weekend is our fifth anniversary. I guess I lied when I said there would be no more weekend leave-taking, since I think Zoe will spend one or two nights with her grandparents, cousins, and uncle and aunt while we celebrate by staying at the hotel where we got married. It really does feel like we are coming full circle in so many ways, and once we have a house here it will feel more permanent and less like a vacation, I think.
3 comments:
I almost feel caught up now; I'm glad you guys are back in Austin. You sound happy.
My Zoe will be happy to hear about your Zoe. Hopefully we'll all catch up soon.
I'd like that. I'd love to hear how you and Zoe are doing these days!
I'm so glad you seem to have found your place. Your Dallas friends miss you though!! At least we're only a few hours away. :)
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