Well Friends...We've made a list and we are checking them off. More on that later!
Highest on the list of things we have to say "see you later" to are all the friends we're leaving behind. That one will never be checked off. Our friends here in Houston have been our rock. Our support. Our life line. Countless times they have stepped up when either of us needed help. There is no simple way to thank them once for EVERYTHING they've done. If you've read any of Hannah's last blog ( www.bikeridesandboobies.blogspot.com ), you know the support we've received.
The list is long of what has happened the last two years. I'll hit the highlights:
2014:
January- Hannah tests positive for BRCA 1 at MD Anderson
May- Europe Trip
June- Beach Trip
July - Hannah's double mastectomy
First hospital "return"
August- Alex's first bike race win
October- Hannah's 1st round of reconstructive surgery
Alex's trip to Norway
November- IM Sign-up
December- Alex voted racing team captain
IM training starts full swing for Hannah
2015:
February- Ski Utah with Hannah's family
Tyler&Meg's engagement
March- Apartment broken into
April- Car broken into
Hannah hits peak weeks for Ironman training
May- Alex wins first major bike race
Hannah's father dies in a motorcycle accident
Hannah's 30th birthday
Hannah finishes IMTX
Alex upgrades to Cat 3
We start looking for a house
June- We find a house
Beach trip with Alex's family
Alex's 31st Birthday
Hannah's 2nd round of reconstructive surgery
Hannah's Dad's funeral/memorial service
July- Alex goes for triple bypass in Colorado
Alex has ensuing Colorado Hospital visit from a bike crash and doesn't get to ride the triple bypass :-(
House closing
Alex's hospital follow ups
August- Move into new house
I'll let May-June-July settle in for a minute
As we continue...
October- First round of lay-offs at Alex's work
Find out we're pregnant (surprise!)
Tyler&Meg's wedding
November- Spread Hannah's dad's ashes
Share with families pregnancy
December- Hannah's grandparents move to assisted living
2016:
January- Alex is laid off from work
February- Job offer in Colorado
March- we put our house on the market
begin relocation Colorado
That's a lot. And those are just the highlights!
We wouldn't be standing here today if it weren't for our friends and family. It takes a village to raise a child, but that village never leaves.
One of the hardest parts of this move is not only leaving our friends, but also leaving the children of my friends and missing out on their lives. For example, we have two couples with 5-year old children. Getting to watch their joyful innocence is wonderful. We were having a tough day on the same night one family was set to come over. But it was their joyful innocence and playful attitudes that we needed to calm our anxiety. Their parents weren't half bad company either. :D Weeks later after playing with their kids, I was told we made their night time prayers.
I do find comfort in knowing that we will find a new community. Houston won't be the only one we fit into. It doesn't make it much easier though to leave so many here that we love and care for so much.
So, even though we know this would never be enough, if you are one of these precious people in our lives that has walked these last two years (and more) with us...THANK YOU.
You will never know how much each and every one of you mean to us. We love you and we will miss you so much (even though we are only a short Southwest flight away! Come see us!).
So there you go guys - our last 2 years in a very short nutshell. It's been a wild ride and we know our next move will only take us up from here (literally and figuratively!). Thanks for following along on our journey! Here we go!
--Alex
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