Making our Way.

Saying goodbye in Omaha was a bit different than Ohio ... and I have to think it's because our family is already "two moves" from already having said goodbye.

These goodbyes though are a bit different, in that I'm no longer sure when the next time we'll return to Nebraska.  The place where I was born.  The place where Terran was born.  The place that holds so many experiences and amazingly fond recollections of an amazing support network, family and friends.

It is a bit strange to leave this place and know that we are intentionally adding another "four walls" and another address to our list of collected memories.

We used up our time well here in Omaha.  O! What a City indeed.  With the 900 some photos that I took, we will easily be able to fondly remember our days spent here ... this stop-off in the middle of making our way to Delhi, India.

To go back to the saying of goodbyes here .... it has been a bit surreal as we part company with family and friends in my hometown.

"Nothing will change" seems to be the saying of the day as we hug goodbye, as it seems normal to realize that the internet has long been the connection for our family and those we love here in Nebraska.  We have depended largely on FaceBook status updates, emails and photo collages for some time now (as we've been gone from Nebraska for going on 6 years).  We have attempted to do our best to stay caught up with everyone in the years that we've been gone.

The difference though I think, is that with this move, we are broadening our circle of friends even more.  We are exposing our family to everything NEW : things, places, sights, smells, visuals and quite frankly, the world.

We aren't just moving from a place where carbonated beverages are called pop, to a place where they are called soda, only to move again to a place where "pop" doesn't mean a swift smack in the face.

We aren't just moving from a place where my children call adult friends simply by their first name, to a place where "Ms. Michelle" is common-place, to a place where "Mrs. Jones" is the widely accepted practice.

We are moving to a place where nothing is normal, except to have our family unit intact once again.

The day we land in Delhi, we will forever be changed.  For the better, I hope.

We are making our way ... and glad you're along for the ride.  Even if it does mean we have to resort to status updates, twitter tweets and Skype video calls.  Thank goodness for technology!



BTW : Jagels the Cat has adapted well to his new home with Grandma Mary.  We are all more than comfortable leaving him here in the morning, knowing that he has already chosen his "spot" on her footstool, has welcomed his new Husker Red bed with no issues and already knows at which cupboard to stand meowing in the morning, begging for food.