So Many Goodbyes

Our final week in Seattle was filled with more friends and love than we could even imagine.  We are the luckiest people, I'm sure of it, to have such incredibly wonderful friends. I know we will all make friends in Berlin but I'm highly doubtful they will even come close to these amazing friends.  If we didn't see you we certainly wished we had! We will miss you all!!!  Until next time - a big hug and well wishes from Berlin.  We love you!!! 

Monday: 

The Warrens - Liz, Lilly, Henry (and Chad)

Ellis and Josie

Tuesday:

Chase and Kaylen

Benjamin, Hank and Josie

Danette - you should have seen the other photos.  This was the best one!!

Wednesday: 

Semi, Josie, Bini, Benjamin and Amina

Sweet Semi 💕

Thursday: 

Isla, Josie, Benjamin and Callum

Erin 💜

Fun at Alki with Kristie, Callum and Isla

The Carons - Elif, Maggie, Elliot (and Chad)

With new adorable puppy - Penny!

Friday:

The Morning Crew - Jodi, Pedro, Luciana, Marty

Our beloved Nissan Leaf.  It was a 3 year lease and guess when the lease was up?  Yup. July 29th!  Like everything else about this move it was perfectly timed.  We will be carless in Berlin for the year.  A first for both of us. Thankfully, Berlin has some of the best public transportation in the world. 

Benjamin's first top baby tooth.  It has been dangling for days.  Wonder if the tooth fairy will pay up in Euros or dollars? 

 And saving one of the hardest goodbyes for last - Goodbye Elliott, Sydney, Amanda and Chris.  We are, without a doubt, going to miss you so so much!!   What a perfect match you guys are for our family!  We feel so fortunate that Josie and Elliott met and became fast friends in kindergarten and have been in the same class and built a sisterly bond over the past 5 years.  We love you guys and will miss living so close to such amazing friends!! Please do come visit at Christmas time or any time really.  

Josie and Elliott handled the goodbye with grace.  Amanda and I were a complete mess. 

 It is this friendship that makes me doubt the whole move.  I know they will keep in touch and stay friends and survive the year but it breaks my heart knowing they will be without each other for the year.

 Goodbye West Seattle Junction, Shadowland, etc. etc. etc.

 Goodbye Mexican food.  I hear we won't taste you for awhile.

 And then just to top off our final day in West Seattle we run into the Nelsons at Pecado Bueno.   Goodbye Eva, Mele, Sarah and Stephan. 

Sarah and me - A bit blurry but better than nothing. 

Goodbye WEST SEATTLE!!! 💙💚