During my last week in Dallas I cried almost every day.
Every day I had to say goodbye to certain friends and habits.
Monday 23/09/2019 was a beautiful day. I played outside with EJ and I couldn’t believe the year we’ve had together. ‘My’ baby is running around now! It’s amazing to see how much he has learned and what he’s capable of.
Monday was the last time I saw Antonio.
Tuesday 24/09 was the last time I went to the mommy-baby work-out with baby EJ.
In the evening I played beach volleyball with some friends and friends of friends. It was the last time I saw Kristen, my first real friend in Dallas, and Doug and Kate, whom I’d grown closer with over the last months. When we ended our night, Kristen & Doug gave me a goodbye card. I cried on my way home.
On Wednesday 25/09 we went to storytime at the mall for the last time.
Thursday morning, 26/09, was our last storytime at our local library. I got to know some very nice librarians, mothers and other nannies over there. Miss Coco, the librarian who always does storytime with the kids, got me a farewell cake/cookie, to share with everyone. What a friendly gesture. During storytime, baby EJ didn’t want to sit with me. he was always hanging out with the nanny of his friends. As if he knew I was going to leave and was already trading me for someone else!
In the evening I had my last beach volleyball game. When I joined this league, I didn’t know anyone and now I’m sad I have to go. My team was a lot of fun! Being Belgian and one of the better players in the league I got ‘notorious’ amongst other teams as well. I don’t remember who started it but by now everyone was calling me “the Belgian Hammer”. Team Sofa Kingdom! I found out what our team name stands for after our last game. These idiots... Wish I had met them sooner!
