I am going to guess that today is going to be an emotional one for me. I have come to love this land, the scene from my window each morning of snow capped peak that is so close it looks like you will trip and fall on it any second. I grew up seeing Mountains and missed it for many years when I moved to Charlotte NC. I will once again be able to see my beloved Blue Ridge, but they are a sober companion compared to the majesty of the Peaks here.
I will miss those people that welcomed us with open arms here, becoming a new family when ours were 3000 miles away. We were lucky to have a few contacts here that we had spoken too in passing. When we pulled into the Hotel parking lot, a special person I had yet to meet in person was waiting there to give us big hugs and show us the area. He later became one of my dearest friends. This was just the start of a Community that was caring and open with us as we started our new life.
There were also people here that became confidants, monitors, and “siblings” to me. They have an inner strength that helped me become a better person. I must say one such person will be the person I miss most of all. Though I knew her but a short time, she gave me more in that time then I can ever return. “You, my heart Sister will always be my guiding light.” Thank you Evelyn S.
Though I do not intend to let any of my friends fall to the wayside, in this day and age when a click of the button and you are talking face to face with someone on the other side of the world, I still will miss their spirits. I will miss this place. I know I am going on to a new stage in my life, one that has grand new opportunities, and old friends in the bargain. Though I will not forget the journey that brought me to the place I am today.
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