What a busy June! If you were helping kids finish the school year either as parents or as teachers (or both), then I hope that things have settled down. And if you weren't, then I hope you had good weather and the time to enjoy it.
I have a bit of news, my family is moving! We're leaving the Grosse Pointe area for Rochester, New York. We're bittersweet about leaving our Grosse Pointe Community. The kids will miss their friends, school teachers, karate dojo, music teachers, Jets Pizza and the community pool. I will miss my dear friends who have checked in on me almost every day since we made this tough decision. I will also miss the friends that I've made through the grass roots organizing group MSC, and the larger community of parents especially the Buckingham Ladies who supported each other when our kids were really little.
Inspite of all that we are leaving behind, we are excited for this next chapter in our lives. We don't know where exactly in Rochester we'll be landing, but we know it will be great! Erich is ready to leave the corporate world and become a business owner (again). I am excited for the multiple running clubs, running hills, and universities. The kids are excited by the possibility of our own backyard pool (fingers crossed), the Strong Museum, and lots of nature to explore.
I have so many summer recipes that I had want to share on this blog, but I don't multi-task well and all of my brain is currently occupied with questions like: why do we have so many shoe boxes? Which half-broken toys can i secretly get rid of without my kids noticing? Should we have a yard sale? Why does my husband have so many coats? Why do I have so many running shoes?--I guess that explains the shoe boxes.
I think you get the picture. I hope that everyone has perfect summer full of perfect summer things. Thank you for reading this lonnnnngg post. Thank you for checking in and following this blog. It's been a really satisfying project for me these past 6-ish months. I look forward to picking things back up in the late summer or early fall.
-Rosalie
What an exciting time for your family ! Exhausting preparations, but new opportunities await. I can picture you exploring the food scene along Lake Ontario including the Canadian side. Erich's new venture may require lunch at his desk. I look forward to some recipes for the boss. Your children will be there for picking time at local farms. Perhaps there will be Northern Spy apples to pick in the autumn.
Best wishes to all of you,
Carol Carroll