Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Goodbye Sandusky!

Just over 2 years ago, Nate, Brynlee, Gracen, and I ventured out to Sandusky, Ohio for the first time to check out this place that would be our new home for the last 2 years of med school.  I didn't have very high hopes for Sandusky, didn't imagine that I would really love living there or that I would be sad to leave.

With only a few other med student families in our ward, we weren't able to just blend in to the mix of students like we did in Des Moines.  We got to Sandusky and were put to work in a few church callings and got to know many of the members of the ward there.

This was one of the hardest moves we have had.  I was so surprised by how much Sandusky grew on me over the 2 years we spent there.  I didn't so much like the city itself, but we had some amazing friends there!  I was able to get to know the area pretty quickly, and we loved that it was right on lake Erie and so close to lots of beaches!

One of our favorite things to do there was go to the beach!  I find myself really missing the beach these days.  It was fun to just take the kids and let them play, they could be there for hours if I'd let them!

One of our last days there we ventured up to one of my favorite little places, Lakeside, with our friends Susan and Lauren.  We had so much fun!
These 2 girls were always willing to strike a pose together.  I had to laugh when we showed up and I noticed that Lauren and Brynlee had coordinated their clothes.  They always loved to talk about what they should wear to dance so they could be the same, but on that day, I'm not sure when they had the chance to talk about what to wear!
Throwing sand up in the air.  This kid LOVES the beach!
After moving to Sandusky, these two became immediate friends and I knew when our time to move came that separating these two would be one of the hardest parts.  We were so sad to say goodbye to the Weimers!  (I think I almost convinced them to take a vacation to Colorado Springs sometime ;)...we'll see! )
Gracen's shorts got so water logged that he slowly began to lose them!  In this picture, I think he's realizing they are about to come off...seconds later they are gone!


One of my least favorite things about moving is not knowing anyone!  When we moved to Sandusky, we were very lucky to have our awesome friends the Schwendiman's already there, but they only had a little less than a year until they moved.  

Before we left Des Moines, we had a few other friends tell us that they knew the Mueller family would be moving there.  I was excited that we would have another med student family living there with us for the full 2 years, and very hopeful that we would be friends!  

We got to Sandusky and became great friends with them!  The Mueller's definitely made our time in Sandusky fly right by.  We were always finding fun things to do and I loved it that I had a friend to spend time with when the guys were so busy!  It was really hard for us to say goodbye to the Muellers!  They are such good friends and we almost don't know what to do with ourselves now that they aren't right across the street!
Here is their little guy Owen!  He's just 2 months younger than Gracen and it was fun to watch our 2 boys grow from babies to toddlers together!  Gracen still asks most days when he can see Owen!

It was hard for me to say goodbye to everyone when we were leaving.  There were a lot of people I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to.  If there is one thing I have hated the most about med school, it is leaving.  

We're getting ready to go back to Colorado, and I keep getting more and more nervous about this move.  I'm excited that we're close to home, but I don't know a single person out there!  I hate starting over again, being new, and not knowing my way around (thank goodness for mountains this time...at least I'll know which way is West!)

I'm sure with time I'll really love it there, but for now, I'm missing Sandusky...

3 comments:

Heather said...

You will love Colorado. I have some friends moving their too so maybe I can get you guys together. I cannot believe all that I have missed this last year :( I cannot believe how big Gracen is and Brynlee looks like a little adult. We miss you guys.

Leanne said...

I am still sad about leaving Sandusky... thought we would just pop in and out of there, had no idea how hard it would be. Leaving friends every couple of years is most definitely the hardest part of med school, and it's even harder when you have kids. But, I am grateful for all the different people I've met because of our moves. I'm sure you guys will find some great new friends there, and I am still a little (a lot!) jealous that you get to live in Colorado!

Susan said...

We miss you guys too! We loved getting to know you, and hope to keep in touch.