Welcome Back....

It has been too long. We missed you.

"Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore..."

Well we made it! Last week was Todd's MIT LFM Open House. We drove from my parents house to Quincy Ma, and grabbed the T there (the local subway system). It was a two day long orientation of sorts. Several times I was on the verge of tears, but we got through it! We are really excited for this new adventure, but it definitely is a change of life for us. It was really great to go to the campus and see where we will be for the next two years. It is a interesting campus, where there aren't any real bounders so to speak, it just looks like part of the city. During the Open House they had several activities planned for the SO's (significant others) of the students and I got to meet several of the wives of the class of 09. It was really nice to get a lot of questions answered from girls who knew first hand. Basically in a nut shell they told us to get ready to be a single parent for two years, not a shocker to hear, but it still is a big pill to swallow. I met some of the other wives of the class of 2010 and there are a couple other stay at home moms, and one funny thing is all of us have boys. We have already talked about starting a playgroup, and I offered the idea about doing a playgroup/lunch date every week like we did in Tucson, so I am carrying that tradition to the east coast! We got to tour our prospective residencies Westgate and Eastgate, (if you want to see where we will be living click on the words and look at the pictures and floor plans) both are on campus housing. We are going to have to sublet an apartment for the summer at either one of these places and then we will find out in May where we will be living for the Fall and Spring semesters. Overall it was good to go and see what life will be like for the next two years. It will be interesting living in the city with two kids to say the least. I am sure I will have many crazy/ funny stories and adventures so keep posted as I fumble my way through this! Today Todd goes back to Tucson to move us out of our house, finish work, and tie up loose ends. The boys and I will stay here in Rhode Island until we meet back up at the end of May and make the big move to Cambridge!