The movers are coming today and packing up all of our belongings to ship to the East Coast, and will be shipping our car, too. We’ll be spending a day in San Jose before we flight out with our one-way tickets to DC on Thursday. It’s been a whirlwind three weeks preparing for the cross-country move and saying goodbye to the Bay Area. Thank you to all of our friends who have made time to say goodbye to us, and for all your well wishes, thoughtful gifts, and most of all your continued friendship! We promise to keep in touch and visit often! 🙂

Dinner in Berkeley with our Nakayoshi friends
Dinner in Berkeley with our Nakayoshi friends. Thank you for everything; we’ll miss you!!!

 

Mio with Auntie Estella! 
Mio with Auntie Estella!

 

Will miss @craisin...  Good luck in SoCal pursuing your dreams! 
Good luck in SoCal pursuing your dreams, Estella (and Brent)! We will miss you so much!

 

Lunch with Nicole, Erik, and beautiful Arina!
Lunch with Nicole, Erik, and beautiful Arina!

 

Had to throw this in. Mio making sure everyone who walked by the restaurant knew that they were OPEN!

 

We'll miss Tarrin & Jason...  But we'll be back to visit! 
Thank you Tarrin & Jason for being such awesome friends to us! We’ll miss you very much, but will definitely see you again!

 

Picnic at Lake Chabot
Picnic at Lake Chabot

 

To Mio, Sofia will always be her California BFF! Thanks for all the great memories @ysonya!
To Mio, Sofia will always be her California BFF! Thanks for all the great memories!

 

Playground hugs! Mio was a little too forcible. Poor Sof... sorry @ysonya!
Playground hugs! Mio was a little too forcible. (><) But that is how much she loves Sof!

 

Gorgeous handmade doll and card from Sonya
Gorgeous handmade doll and card from Sonya for Mio… so much thought and detail put into it!

 

Mio with her handmade doll from Sonya
Mio with her handmade doll from Sonya

 

Girls' night out with Korean food and soju-tails with El Cerrito mama friends!
Girls’ night out with Korean food and soju-tails with El Cerrito mama friends!

 

It was Labor Day weekend exactly five years ago in 2007 that I moved  out to the Bay Area, and it’s right after Labor Day weekend that we will be moving back East. It has been such a wonderful five years full of rich memories and unforgettable experiences, and I’m so grateful for everyone we’ve met along the way.