Hey, why not?

When I put together this family calendar in December, I didn't know that August was the month that Carrie would be leaving us…

As I turned the calender on a new month, here she is pictured on her trip to Australia in 2007, where she met her bloke. I marked the 14th with Carrie's leaving :(

Even though she dropped some hints about moving... it didn't seem real, but things are happening fast now, reality is setting in, is this really happening?

Thursday was her last day of work, and she sent out an email message to all her friends and coworkers, giving them her new email address and sharing this quote:

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. ~Gilda Radner



Friday her airline ticket to Australia arrived via FedEx.

She is cleaning out her room, sorting out what to take and what to leave behind.

It is an exciting time and a sad time 'round here.

But as her new mantra states, "Hey, why not?"