Big Day Here

So the big day is finally, almost here.

We close in Columbus tomorrow morning.

We're excited - but feeling a little bit melancholy and nostalgic about leaving this place. I have decided to embrace sadness when it's necessary...I think it is a productive and essential emotion that helps...usually it only lasts a couple of minutes but I'm trying it out - the embrace-ment of it. It seems like we live in a society where it is not okay to be sad, well, I've decided that it's good! Helps with depth of character.

We're going to miss our friends here and Savannah itself. For those of you that didn't make it down to stay with us: I'm really sad for you. Savannah is as beautiful as the set of a movie. You couldn't imagine a more beautiful city and one with so much history.

Charlotte had a spend-the-night-party last Thursday night when Carrie & Allison came. We went for a run at Forsyth, let the girls play on the playground (Charlotte's first time on the slide), let them run around in the azaleas, then headed home for supper. The following morning was the parade (see post below). Chris & Aubrey came down Friday night and stayed through the weekend. (It was St. Patty's Day weekend, after all) and River St. is our equivalent to Mardi Gras, I guess. I did not imbibe, thank you very much, but I can say with certainty that everyone else got River Faced on Shit Street and I'm going to leave it at that boys. They did come back for a bit to take Charlotte and me to dinner (we finally ate at Firefly down on Troupe and like everyone says, it was divine).

Chris & Aubrey brought their little Yorkie, Darla, and Charlotte had so much fun with her! She's tiny and so precious. Moses & Eloise take Charlotte very seriously and are more like babysitters than playmates. Not Darla...she thought Charlotte was big time fun. She would chase Charlotte and Charlotte would chase her, round and round the table, Charlotte squealing and laughing. Charlotte would take Darla's toy and refuse to give it back.

It was a fun weekend.

We'll be spending Easter in Columbus - Charlotte's first egg hunt, and we're doing it up big time. Jeanne is going to come down to help us unpack this weekend. Mom & Dad are taking Charlotte to the zoo. I think she'll have a bit more fun this time. She's gotten to where she likes to stop and watch the pigeons when we're strolling around. She's also been trying real hard to say 'flower' - how can she not?!?! They're everywhere here!

Charlotte can climb into all of the chairs...quite proudly and she has taken off on Phonz(ebra)