Day -10: My 20 Year Graduation Reunion

Nate

I have kept blogs before, and I truly believe that it may create a better account of what takes place in the next year or so than any other form of social media. To me, at least. I'm going to hold the kids (and Jamie) accountable to write some stories when they have time, and include more and more pictures as the year passes.

For a number of weeks people at work have been asking how it feel to be preparing to leave for Australia. in fact, people have been asking that to me for a number of weeks. Most of the time I just react by talking about how excited all of us are. At this point, Blake still doesn't seem to have any emotion tied to going to Australia, and Elly seems to have many. 

Last night was my 20-year high school reunion, and on my behalf it was the repeated explanation of: how I am married to a teacher who is doing the exchange, that I am planning to have a year in which I am uncertain exactly what I am doing, and that it is the first time in my life I have had a year like this that really brought me to terms that this exchange is starting in just over two weeks. 

This repeated explanation is what I think it took for me to actually come to terms that we are leaving in a matter of weeks for Australia. Up to this point I've been talking to coworkers about it, but I really haven't gone into depth with them about our plans. My marks are due this upcoming Thursday, and I truly believe that once i feel like this school year is done, that I am ready to move on to the next year, which just happens to be in Australia. I haven't started packing, and this may get me packing tomorrow. Maybe.