YESTERDAY WE ACTUALLY BOUGHT OUR TICKETS! There is no going back now! The reality of it all has not set in yet, but last night some of my dear Magnet teacher friends gave me a gift and card that made me feel quite sentimental and realize how much Griff and I are leaving behind. When I tell people about the trip, one of the first things they ask is, "You mean, are giving up your apartment?" Funny, because though I love my life here in our abode, I have no reservation about ending a rental agreement. I DO, however get a big, knotty lump in my throat when I talk about saying goodbye to the people I love. Upon teling my students about my departure, through a tear- slurping speech, their reactions were so tender. Many
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