Today we begin our move out of Baltimore City.

Our new home in Ellicott City, MD will finish sometime in February.  Until then we have decided to move out of our city apartment and into another temporary apartment closer to my work in Owings Mills.   We’re all packed.  We’re travelling light, but it’s still ALOT of work to move — no matter how simple you try to keep your life while in transition.

By tomorrow night, New Year’s Eve – we will be settled back in the burbs for our last (hopefully) temporary nest.  After this — the next stop —- H.O.M.E.  <3

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Ciao for now….Diane

Driving home tonight, my mind was enjoying thoughts of Christmas.  It’s coming fast!  I recalled a conversation my mom and I had last summer.  She told me stories about her and dad — so many things that I never knew.  This one — is about Christmas.  Christmas long ago.  When I was a kid.

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Erin came home for Christmas tonight.  Final exams and the fall semester of her sophomore year are over.  Now we get to fill her up with love…and eggnog

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Ciao for now….Diane

Some day….SOME DAY!!  Until then, it makes me happy just thinking about it.

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Ciao for now…Diane

We went back to Valley View Farm and Caitlin shopped for her personal ornaments for our apartment Christmas tree.

She finished dressing our beautiful ever green.  It’s feeling like Christmas now!!  All we need is Erin to finish finals and come home next weekend.

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Ciao for now…Diane

Caitlin is home for Christmas.

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Ciao for now..Diane

Peter and I are sitting in our bedroom looking out at the water as the 2016 Baltimore parade of lighted boats goes bye…..OMG, such a beautiful season….my soul is filling up with JOY!

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Ciao for now….Diane

Every year …… it just makes me feel wonderful.

Thank you Linus.

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Ciao for now…Diane

Peter is driving Erin back to campus as I type.    We thoroughly enjoyed the long Thanksgiving weekend with her home. Next home will be Caitlin.  In just 12 days, she will finish her fall semester at Rollins and board a plane home from Florida for winter break!  We’ll have Cait all to ourselves for a week before Erin s back.

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Ciao for now..Diane

On our way to the Columbia Mall this morning and decided to stop by the house.  Right on target, they have begun framing.  In a week or so, the roof will be on and Ben, our PM, says nothing will slow them down after that.

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Ciao for now…Diane