Tomorrow morning we say goodbye to Tallahassee. It's crazy. Really, really crazy. I'm forcing myself to write this tonight, despite the fact that we still have SO much to do and SO much more to pack. But I'm making myself sit here and write this because so often we get caught up in going, going, going and doing, doing, doing that we don't ever stop to think about or embrace what's happening until it's already happened. Well, {deep breath}...we're leaving Tallahassee. Crazy daisy.
This place, this city, and this community has meant so much to us and our little family. So much so, that if it weren't for this place, this city, and this community, our little family wouldn't have come to be. And for that grand circumstance, I am forever indebted to this land of Southern charm and natural beauty.
Are we excited for our new adventure that puts us closer to family, not to mention the beach? Totally. As per goodbye: part 1 - goodbye's can most certainly be good. And even though it's a good move, we're leaving with grateful-for-Tallahassee tattooed hearts. You don't ever really realize when you go away to college the huge potential you have to explode with discovery and growth. But Tallahassee has given me wings, as gross and cheezy as that sounds. I thought I had it all figured out when I first moved here, little did I know the plans God had in store for me on these Spanish moss draped hills.
It's even harder leaving the place baby girl was born. Mom and Pop moved from my birthplace when I was 11 months old, so I obviously had no recollection of my baby days there. But West Point, NY has been and still remains my absolute favorite place in this whole wide world. Not only was I born there, but Mom and Pop met there...sound familiar? Well, I wonder if Tallahassee will be her favorite place since it's the same story for her and Tallahassee.
I really could go on and on about Tallahassee, how wonderful it is, all the people and places we'll truly miss (especially our 1st home as a little family) but we're exhausted, sweaty, and really should probably get back to work...as enticing as that sounds. We'll make it exciting by toasting to our new adventure while recapping our favorite Tally memories.
So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you Tallahassee. You've given me experiences that stretched and challenged me, a community that was a home away from home, friends with my best interest at heart, great people to look up to, a deeper more appreciative faith, a love and marriage I couldn't live without, a daughter more precious than words could ever say, and the woman in the mirror who stumbled upon the person she was created to be. I owe you big
Talla-classy....I owe you big.
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| job well done, Tally. job well done. |
:: victoria marie
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