running: the dawn

Wow.  We are four weeks away from the Boston Marathon?  I seriously can’t believe it!  Time is flying and I cannot wait!!!!

A while ago, Mr. Dawn and I found out that we are moving.  He has been working on his master’s degree and graduates in about 6 weeks.  So, I guess that we knew that there would be some changes a comin’, but now we have the official word.  The countdown has begun.  72 days until we move 14 hours away from here.

I’ve been asked over and over again how I feel about this move.  My responses have always been about the same, “Oh we’re looking forward to it,” or “We’re excited to start a new chapter of our lives,” or “I don’t really mind where we live.”  All of these are true.  I am a generally content person, I tend to live in the moment and enjoy where ever I am.  It feels adventurous to think about living in a new place where we don’t really know anyone.

But the reality of actually MOVING drives me bananas.  Our house is already starting to be filled with boxes.  I am going to be working up to the day of the move and then another 3 weeks after my house here will be empty.  Mr. Dawn graduates the first weekend in May and he starts at his new job the first of June.  During that time he’ll load up the truck, head down to our new town, and start to live our new life.  I, on the other hand, teach until the last Friday in May, and then I have to do end of the year meetings and wrap-up.  I haven’t gotten a solid day that I’m actually going to be leaving here…but it will be sometime the middle of June.

I guess the bottom line is this:  I am excited to start my new life, but until that actually happens I’m going to let myself morn the life that I’m leaving behind here.  Next Sunday I’m going to run my last 20 miler on my favorite loop.  There will be a last time that we eat at our favorite pizza place.  The last meal in our lime-green kitchen.  Its going to be sad.  I’ll have to say goodbye to my students.  That’s going to break my heart.

Needless to say…I’ve been a little distracted from my running.  I am not sure how I’m going to squeeze in everything the next four weeks.  It’s going to be tough with work, packing, and training….but I am going to soak up every second of it!!