The time period of the below events occurred 3-4 weeks before I moved to Madison, WI..basically the month of March. I will begin with the weekend after the huge winter storm in Cleveland. I traveled North (were the winter weather is worse) to Madison, WI for a 4 day weekend visit with my husband. A whole month had passed since my last visit. Anyway, I cannot recall doing anything special that weekend. I do recall unpacking a bit...our household goods were moved to Wisconsin a few weeks earlier. I know both Tim and I had a lot on our minds. The closing of our home sale in Cleveland was coming to an end. Thank GOD!!! This is another story that will have to wait for a different posting. The sale of our home was not the only event coming to an end. I had about two more weeks of work with the Cleveland Clinic. There were a lot of loose ends to finish up there. In addition to the house sale and the end of my days with the Clinic, my life in Cleveland was coming to an end as well. My goal was to spend time with both sides of the family before leaving and attempting to fit some time-in with friends too. It was sad having "final" meals with each group. However, there was something exciting to look forward to...living with my husband again. Tim and I have worked hard to pursue our individual career goals and we have been successful. Now, it is time to focus on our couple goals. First on our list is travel. We have dreamed about returning to Jamaica for our 10-year anniversary. Unfortunately, we will have to postpone that dream for a while longer. I guess our 10-year creped-up faster than anticipated. However, we do have two trips planned for this summer. One, in early June... we are heading to Outer Banks, North Carolina for a family vacation. I can't wait to feel the warm ocean breeze on my face and the smell of salt water in the air. Our second trip we are heading to Seattle in July for a wedding. I have never been to Seattle so I don't know what to expect. I look forward to exploring in a new city.
Our house Sale...Couldn't find a picture of the house with this sign. Oh Well!
Some random photos:
Bailey loves playing with big chunks of ice.
I lost my train of thought.... back to spending time with family and friends before I officially move to Madison.
Spending time with friends was awesome. Tracee and I spent a 1/2 day at the spa together. We both received a gift certificate from our husbands as a Christmas gift. We both needed time to unwind from our busy lives. Then we met with Kelly at a bar for lunch. I had a wonderful time talking with both of them. We may not see each other often but we always pick-up where we left off, as if no time has passed. It was great spending time with them and very hard saying good-bye. Unfortunately, Jeanelle was unable to attend due to our last minute planning but she was there in spirit. I hope all is well with J-Dog. I think about these three friends in Cleveland often and I miss them all.
Another good friend, Debbie, was visiting Cleveland around Easter time. She lives in Denver so I jumped at the chance to see her while she was in-town. I had the chance to visit with Debbie, her mother and her 2 children. I had a wonderful time with her, the friendship we share is special and I will always cherish this. Again, Debbie is another friend I don't see too often but she is often in my thoughts. I find myself reminiscing about many summers working together at the city pools. We had so much fun together and we always looked out for each other. I miss Debbie too!!
My friends from grad school...Cindy, Brian, Elizabeth, Jen, Monica, Anna & Scott all met one evening after work to say goodbye. All of us became good friends during the 2.5 years in school together. We all helped each other through the tough and rough times with school and life events. I hope to see this crew again soon. I miss them a lot. I miss discussing anesthesia with them and all the crazy things that happened, or almost happened during our days as a student. This is not intended to scare anyone about anesthesia. The crazy things that happen are not necessary related to anesthesia. It could be simply miss speaking while giving report to the doctor and what ever you just said had a fun connotation to it. It's times like that I miss the most.
I have another friend Laura who lives near Columbus, Ohio. It has been too long since we last talked or saw each other. I think of her often and wish her the best. I know we can always talk to each other no matter how much time has passed.
Ah! Family.... I think I will write a different post about the time I spent with family. This one is getting too long. I will say this...I miss the fam!!! Living in Wisconsin with Tim has its perks. But, I miss the family. I'm slowly adopting "family" here. I have met some really kind people here that I believe I could rely on. I will write about my new friends another time.This next picture is part of Bailey's morning routine. She wakes me up early and I'm thinking she needs to go outside to take care of business. Well, once I'm done putting on some warmer clothes to take her outside...she doesn't want to go. All she wanted was my warm spot in the bed. She literally will not move from this spot until she hears the back door open.
I saved the best picture for last, a picture with Norah, my niece.
This was earlier in the morning, snow piled as high as the seats. Below, is the picture I took 6 hours later than the above picture. The snow has accumulated so much you can barely see the chairs. 
