Closing a chapter

So, once upon a time I owned a home...this home in fact (isn't it cute?)...but the day I had fought so long and hard to keep at bay finally came. My house is no longer mine. These are not easy things to admit, but sometimes there are things in life you cannot control.

In December of 2008 I lost my job and so a year long fight to find one and keep my home was on. Miracle after miracle allowed me to pay bills and keep this cute little roof over my head - and then, I moved. I returned at christmas to the little 767sq ft box to essentially say goodbye. While I had no idea when the day would come, I knew it was near and in February my parents packed up the life I had built over 3 years and put it all into storage.

The pain of letting go of something that had become of a piece of me was not easy, yet what choice did I really have? My mom reminded me that it was not really mine to begin with and one day something better would fill its place. I feels like I did so much growing up here. Many bottles of wine were shared over laughs and cheese and many a mornings spent recalling the previous nights chaos. I miss my park and neighborhood dearly, but realize that is a chapter of my life that is now closed.

On to new things and a new life (where it rains much more than I ever realized) Lana and I have grown accustomed to condo living...and sharing our "backyard" with other dogs (ha) Im thankful to live in such a beautiful city and cant wait for what is next.