Saying Goodbye

I've never been good at saying 'goodbye.'  Perhaps it is because my parents lived in two different states and I always felt torn as I was leaving one to go to the other, even though I was excited to see the one I was visiting.  May has brought many goodbye's.  We have had to say farewell to Jeremy's OT, PT, Vision, and Hearing Specialists, but the hardest was with Shin and Heather, who have moved back to California.

It may seem silly, but when you see people week after week, you really start to form attachments.  Even though it has been less than two years with Jeremy's current early intervention group, I have really become fond of them.  It will be sad to not have them come anymore.  I wish we had gotten vision involved sooner, but c'est la vie.


 Jeremy's OT and PT; he's having a grand old time on the ball.



Look at his straight back--now, if only we could keep it that straight.



Heather graduated UVU in December, but she walked in May.  The day after the graduation ceremony, they were on their way to California.  The loss is keenly felt, not only by me, but also by J and especially Zuri.  She is old enough to understand that they are gone and won't be coming over any more, but not old enough to really understand the 'why' of it.  She just knows they are in California, which is a long way away (where Grandpa lives).  She still asks if they are coming over Sunday's, and I have to tell her no.  She gets sad and says that she misses them.

The hardest part is knowing that other than the possibility of General Conference, the chance of seeing them is extremely low.  We had planned a trip to Yellowstone in June with Shin, Heather, and my dad, and none of them are going to be able to make it.  My dad had some work related things, and Shin and Heather don't have the funds to come out since neither has a job yet.  I really hope they will be able to make it out in October for Conference.

Heather's graduation happened to come the day after Zuri's birthday.  Shin and Heather crashed with us for a few days since the lease to their apartment had been up, and my dad also came out.  He rode the train so that he could drive back with Shin and Heather, and consequently, he arrived very early in the morning on Zuri's birthday, surprising her for her special day.




I also decorated Zuri's door and filled her floor with balloons for when she woke in the morning.


Even River seems to be sad they are leaving...






On her birthday, we had a small party with all of us--and she blew out her birthday cupcake.  Zuriwas sorely disappointed that she didn't get a dog.  Now she is determined she will get one in December. 


I know this picture doesn't really have anything to do with the post, but it was taken the same weekend, and I thought it was really cute, so I wanted to include it! :-)


Needless to say, May has been a hard month for me emotionally.  Kai has started preschool, and our Sunday's have become a lot quieter.  I knew that Shin and Heather would move out of state eventually, especially since they constantly talked about being near the ocean, but I had hoped we would have more time with them.  However, I am grateful for the last three years that we have had, and I am holding out hope that somehow we will once again get the opportunity to live close to them.