2 weeks notice

I am officially giving Canada my two weeks notice.  WOOHOO! May 4th we close on the condo, and May 5th my dad is coming to get me and take me home.  Will suck being away from Mark for awhile...but we will deal with it because it will be better in the long run.

My dad picking me up had to take a little planning.  Sarah has to go to Valpo that weekend for a wedding shower.  Jeremy can't go with her because he's got to work on the weekends.  Sarah didn't want to take Tommy on a 4 hour car trip by herself.  Plus mom and dad wouldn't even be home then cuz they were coming to get me. 

So I got the plans all worked out for the fam.  On Friday May 4th, the parentals drive up to Detroit and spend the night at Sarah and Jer's.  Saturday the 5th, Sarah gets up and goes to Valpo.  Jeremy works.  Mom watches Tommy boy, and Dad comes up to get me.  On Saturday evening we are reunited at Sarah and Jer's.  I am SO glad it works out this way so I get to see my little Tommy boy before heading back to Indiana!  Haven't seen the little man since January!!!

I'm sure you guys don't really need to know the logistics of how I am getting back home, but we set the plan in stone today and so I am just excited about it!

It is just funny that when I was in college I couldn't wait to get out of Valpo and live on my own.  I was so excited to move to LA.  Valpo was so boring.  After I met Mark I knew that when all was said and done I only wanted to live in Valpo.  I love that when you go for a run in Valpo you smile, nod and say hello to the people you pass, and they say hello to you too.  I love our old fashion downtown, with the ancient buildings, and cute little shops.  I love going for walks in the park with my mom then stopping at Pat's Parlour for some ice cream (one of the only times I see my mother eat ice cream, and each time she gets butter pecan without fail).  I love speeding on the back roads.  I hate that everything in Valpo closes at 9pm, but I love that too because I know that it means when my kids are teenagers there isn't a lot of trouble they can get into in Valpo because everything is closed.

I am just so looking forward to being back.  I will  be able to shop at Target again now!  I will have a cell phone again!  I get to play with Caroline and Colin on a regular basis.  I get to hang out with my cousins again.  I get to be around my crazy stupid cat again.  I get to go to the popcorn festival this year!!  I get to do a lot of things that I have been desperately  missing that past two years.  I am just very excited now.  The countdown begins.