{moscow} forever my friend

this morning it is hot and sunny and i am loving it! i'm headed to the american embassy dacha outside the city in a few minutes with a bunch of friends...beautiful day for a picnic!

last week was full and sweet...some highlights...

...finals week at hinkson:::tim's final chaplain acts:::coffee and croissants with my girls:::graduation:::after graduation party:::packing:::time with friends:::packing:::carried furniture out the door and down ten stories {to be taken to various locations}:::packing:::all school picnic at hinkson:::coffee house at hinkson:::hinkson talent show:::goodbyes:::made cookies:::packing:::ate cookie dough:::goodbyes:::time with friends...

so here we are, now in the month that we make the big move. hellos and goodbyes. happy and sad. bitter and sweet.


we won't forget you, sweet boy.


cherries from the ярмарка for breakfast!

{happy happy happy birthday brian!!! we love you so much and we hope that this day on the river with your beautiful wife and pups, sunshine, coffee, lunch, guinness, and celebrating your last 2 years in the twenties are so wonderful!}

{thanks, ray, for the inspirational lyrics you were singing as i typed this, thus the title of this post...}