Sinking In.

I've spent the last few hours packing, carefully sandwiching breakables between layers of towels and soft blankets.

Holy moly. I'm moving.

I'm moving away from my hometown. The place that has been part of my identity for the past 25 years. With the exception of 3 months (spent in Wisconsin for work), I have spent my whole life within 5 minutes of my parents.

Now, I'll be 3 hours away.

I am excited. And afraid.

There are many faces here that I will miss. I worry that my friend's children will forget me. I regret that I will miss out on some milestones - graduations, births, first jobs. I'm not that far away geographically, but that 'out of sight, out of mind' adage is true.

Life goes on.

It will go on here... and in Vancouver.