My previous post was so right in context. Our close friend/classmate S and family are moving from Pittsburgh to West Coast for good. Closing of his office here led him to look for a new job and he got a pretty good offer in the West Coast. He was the only classmate B and I have in the whole of Pennsylvania! So far, we three belonged to the same state even though S is 5 hours away.
So, last weekend, our family visited them before they move away. It brought back memories of driving in Turn Pike for hours like this before. We have driven there 5 or 6 times in the past years - with common friends and with my parents. This was the first time we were going with B's parents.
We had fun visiting the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. The kids can easily spend a whole day there. There were activities for painting/coloring/pressing paint into paper. There was Workshop garage for kids. There were couple of slides and some water play area with rain coats/water shoes on-site. It was real fun to watch our kids enjoy. Parents were taken on a separate guided tour by S. So they got to see the downtown and Station Square and Mount Washington.
Overall, the trip was short and sweet. We saw the 3 year olds (my son and their daughter) talking and communicating with each other. I did learn a tip or two on how to groom a home for sale and how to keep it well decorated and clean for showing! We were back home Sunday afternoon and rested well to get ready for the upcoming week. Good luck with the new phase of life, my friends!
From our point too, it is bye-bye time to Pittsburgh - now there is not enough reason to drive all the way!
7 comments:
wish your friends good luck.Hope everyting goes smooth for their family. I am sure you will adjust too. you asked for some change..here it comes girl:)in some form.
I always think it's harder for the person that stays than the ones that leave. The ones that leave have so much to look forward to, while the ones that are left have the sameness.
Sorry, just realized that my comment would have made you feel worse, not better.
@shy - ya, change in some way!
@Suman - No problem! I always agreed with your statement - it is a matter of fact! I believe in facing the facts even if they have a bitter taste! So this is ok!
...and then one day when you visit Pittsburgh, for may be another reason, you will be surrounded by sweet nostalgia, believe it will be sweet and full of good memories.
Awww, parting does hurt, especially between good old friends.
@UL - very good point, UL! I can already imagine that happening!
@SK - Welcome! Thanks for your note!
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