Well, here we go on our adventure of moving from Hawaii to Germany. I’m taking the semester off from grad school, and I’m kinda bummed about it. But right now I need to focus on getting my family moved 7,595 miles away. Munich, Germany is the closest major city to where we will live and we ran into this sign yesterday… so we had to take a photo!

I want to share with you a conversation I had with my three year old son a few days ago. It’s verbatim – I wrote it down right after it happened, because I never want to forget how sweet he was. Maybe I should have hidden my emotion and fear from him, shielding him from the difficult side of uprooting our family. Maybe I shouldn’t let him see me cry, but I’m not big on hiding the truth, and I think it’s ok for my son to see occasional sadness because that’s real life, you guys!

Me: (crying with my face in a pillow)

Son: Why are you sad?

Me: I don’t want to move again…

Son: But it will be so much fun!

Me: There’s just so much to do (more crying)

Son: Don’t be sad. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be sad, mama.

So, although I love it here in Hawaii, off we go to the other side of the world, 12 time zones away. The movers come soon, flights are booked, and I’ve started saying my goodbyes. Yes it is sad, but it will also be wonderful. Starting a new adventure with my family – all of us together and healthy.