not really, but close.
most of our bags are packed but we're not quite ready to go yet.
soon.
but first, some more "see you later"'s, last time {for a while} on
arbat street, last time {for a while} on red square, and of course, time with friends {most definitely not the last times}.
these are sweet days and we are trying to be
very present in these moments. to quote
adam duritz, "can't remember all the times i tried to tell myself to hold on to these moments as they passed..."
a few details from these last days that have been wonderful...
::time with friends and students
::silas' first wii experience - who knew a 20 month old could be such a tennis pro? {thanks liz!}
or that his mama would rule the lanes at wii bowling? ;o)
::silas turned 20 months old and was totally happy to stay up 3 hrs past his bedtime with us on
arbat while we looked at art, and then went right down to sleep without a peep
::dinner with friends at hard rock, moscow {not to mention joe perry's 'rock your world' quesadillas}
::our hot water went off and won't come back on until 2 days after we leave. {there are multiple and varied stories {depending on your source} as to why the hot water goes off for three weeks every summer on a rotation schedule throughout moscow, {i.e. cleaning/repairing pipes, vacation time for the workers at the plants, because they've just always done it that way, to save money, etc}...regardless of the reason, we'll miss you hot water....
{and just for fun...on june 21 we're on lufthansa flights 3189, 430 and then 5770 and
this is a fun tool to track planes...in case you are into that sort of thing.}