Sometimes
it seems that you don’t realize how many people have touched your life until
you move away. Many of you know the
lead-up to this adventure has been long. However, you, our friends and family,
made it worthwhile!
We
have had the pleasure of seeing so many of you.
Our days and nights have been filled with visits from friends and
family. We don’t know if you all realize
how much this has meant to us all.
You
(our friends) have…
played
backyard-baseball with us,
brought
your babies to meet us,
let
our kids hold your babies,
helped
us pack,
cut
our hair,
reminded
us of how special this place will always be,
hiked
in Tamarack on full moons,
made
us Indian food,
talked
school with us,
cooked
for us or with us,
eaten
walleye tacos with us,
listened
to Joshua’s music,
illustrated
a book with us,
designed
a book with us,
watched
the Olympics with us,
read
our blog,
had
coffee with us,
caught
walleye with us,
gotten
us out of the house,
packed
up our classroom,
borrowed
our classroom libraries to put books in the hands of kids,
played
music with us and for us,
sang
with us and for us,
gave
us good reasons to come home,
played
Mario on our Wii and our DSs,
gathered
around a bonfire with us,
roasted
marshmallows with us,
jumped
on the trampoline with us.
assumed
management of our rental property,
met
us at brew-houses,
rented
our house,
oohed
and awed at our pictures,
laughed
with us,
marveled
at our bravery (or our craziness),
and
there are many more we are sure we have missed.
All
of you have made it easier for us to lock the front door, one last time.
We
know there are many good people and good children awaiting us in Rio. We know it will be equally challenging to
lock our apartment door one last time to return to Minnesota.
But
we want you all to know… because we knew you, we have been changed for the
better.
We
will remember our long wait fondly and look forward to seeing you in Rio. We are saving a spare bedroom for you.
Elphaba
and Glinda put it best…
It
well may seem
That
we will never meet again
In
this lifetime
So
let me say before we part
So
much of me
Is
made from what I learned from you
You'll
be with me
Like
a handprint on my heart
And
now whatever way our stories end
I
know you have re-written mine
By
being my friend...
Like
a ship blown from its mooring
By
a wind off the sea
Like
a seed dropped by a skybird
In
a distant wood
Who
can say if I've been changed for the better?
But
because I knew you
(Glinda):
Because
I knew you
(Both):
I have been changed for good
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