Goal List
Well, the time is getting closer to leave Michigan behind and move to Newburgh, Indiana. I am so excited! We get to move into a beautiful new home and live close to fun and excited things to discover. However, the closer we get to M-Day, the more emotional I get. Our days go between packing and saying goodbye. The hardest things have been saying goodbye to my students and knowing we'll miss things like Josh's show, meeting baby Olivia (hopefully we get to see Xander soon!) and seeing Esperanza Spalding, Christian McBride and others at the Detroit Jazz Fest. I am also very sad to leave our 7 acres of land for less than an eighth. I romanticize over growing enough food to minimize our food budget. I dreamed of growing and canning and enjoying fresh, delicious produce from our own garden. However, over the 4 years we've lived on Kibby Road, we've grown enough food to have a few salads, a few veggies with dinner and a few jars of green salsa. I suppose that sort of thing ...