today....... Well, not today, but leaving "to be a part of it, New York, New York."
Starting May 1st the Hub will be working somewhere in that lower left quadrant of Manhattan. Shocked?
I am a bit (shocked) when I look at the pictures. I haven't looked at them since I first downloaded them almost 18 months ago. This next view is north an you can see Central Park peeking out at the top just right of the Hudson.
This was our landing point when we came back from Zurich. Via New York. Living for 5 years overseas and then coming "home" via this vibrant city. A city that my grandfather came through via Sicily in the 1920's. My great grandfather through Ellis Island and then on to Chicago in 1917. A city we've loved visiting. Now a city that will be home to Bart's new job and I can visit via short train ride (from NY or NJ suburbs - we don't know yet). Wow! Was NOT Expecting That!
I'm almost embarrassed to say I don't look at these pictures. It was a tough leaving and Repatriation is just hard. I love taking pictures to document life and yet, sometimes it takes me a while to look at them because of the emotion it invokes - in me - not necessarily everyone else. I never blogged our actual return to the States - the pictures at Zurich Int'l with all our luggage or our fun days in NY before arriving in CA - so personal and it still seems like yesterday. So I'm sharing a few as we are about to begin another chapter - again - of change in our lives.
This is what jet-lag looks like for the Olson's. Rachel & I were almost out and Kendra is pretending as evidenced by her smile but, yeah, losing a night of sleep is losing a night of sleep.
If we are leaving CA, at least we will be in a destination city. So wonderful people such as these will want to see us. The ballerina is drawn to this city and it will draw her family too. :) And others! It is hard to leave friends and family here in CA - it's hard to write this post.
Bart has had a great career in Public Accounting and we have loved being part of the "Firm" (yeah, has that John Grisham ring to it, doesn't it?) but a change has been needed. It isn't a secret to most who know us that he's looked to go private in the past - the job offers/opportunities have always been East. So we are going East - God works His way, not ours.
We are excited. A little nervous. A bit sad. But moving forward with confidence that God is giving us a good thing.
Note to self: Wear heels the next time R and R are standing next to self in picture. And, Kendra is now 1 inch shorter than self - she sprouted since we moved back 1.5 yrs ago!
