July 31st, 2019
Over the last month, we packed up our house in Oak Park, Il, storing most of our belongings in our attic and garage, rehomed our pets (two dogs, three cats and five chickens!), hit the road with five suitcases and four backpacks and said so long to Illinois for the year.
Leaving was hard. We’ll miss our friends! We’ll miss our pets! I’ll miss my garden, which was nearly ready to harvest when we left, but, in that want for the things that comfort us, we hope to push the boundaries of our knowns and discover more about the world, ourselves, and our little family of four: Mom/Jen, Dad/Pablo, Hattie (age 11), and Ingrid (age 7).
Our first stop over the next month, before we hop on a plane to Iceland, is my parents’ home in Womelsdorf, PA. I have mixed feelings about spending two weeks in my parents’ house, mostly because I don’t want to disturb the empty nesters. We’re so grateful that all our family members on the East Coast agreed to take us on for a little while this August.
Better misadventures than missed adventures ~ Leonie Lloyd
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