Tomorrow Liliana and I will be headed to Maryland to spend some time with the Kapust family. When we return, we will begin our journey out west to our new home in Colorado. Since we have been here almost five years, our countdown to move has been bittersweet. We are ready for a change and have heard so many wonderful things about Cheyenne and Fort Collins however, a lot of memories have been made for us in our five years in North Carolina.
We both moved to NC in 2005 for our jobs. Varun arrived in July and went on his first deployment a few months later. Christina moved to Raleigh in August to start the school year in a new elementary school in Cary. We met over Memorial Day weekend in 2006 through mutual friends (another teacher and navigator). Since then, we have many great memories of our time in the Raleigh and Fayetteville areas, from our late nights out in downtown Raleigh to settling down and married life with a baby in Lillington.
We have made many great friends in our time here. We have seen many of our Air Force friends come and go and over the last few months we have made new friends that we hope to keep in touch with. We have also seen some of Christina's teacher friends come and go over the years as well (isn't it strange how so many of us Wake County teachers married and moved away with Air Force officers?)
Although we are super excited about our move to Colorado, we will miss North Carolina. It is where we started our careers, where we met, and where we started our life together as a family. I'm sure we'll be back for a visit or perhaps NC will be our home again one day (you never know with the military!)
Here are just a few photos of some great times we had here in NC.
We both moved to NC in 2005 for our jobs. Varun arrived in July and went on his first deployment a few months later. Christina moved to Raleigh in August to start the school year in a new elementary school in Cary. We met over Memorial Day weekend in 2006 through mutual friends (another teacher and navigator). Since then, we have many great memories of our time in the Raleigh and Fayetteville areas, from our late nights out in downtown Raleigh to settling down and married life with a baby in Lillington.
We have made many great friends in our time here. We have seen many of our Air Force friends come and go and over the last few months we have made new friends that we hope to keep in touch with. We have also seen some of Christina's teacher friends come and go over the years as well (isn't it strange how so many of us Wake County teachers married and moved away with Air Force officers?)
Although we are super excited about our move to Colorado, we will miss North Carolina. It is where we started our careers, where we met, and where we started our life together as a family. I'm sure we'll be back for a visit or perhaps NC will be our home again one day (you never know with the military!)
Here are just a few photos of some great times we had here in NC.
Deployment #2 
Dining Out 2007
Possibly the best wine festival ever!
Sitting in a C-130 at the Pope Air Show
Halloween 2007
Deployment #4
The Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC 2008
My roomie in Cary! I miss you Tina!
The Fabuluous First Grade Teaching Team! 
Girls Night Out with teacher friends at Ess Lounge
Military Appreciation Night at the Carolina Hurricanes 2009
Aww...this is so cute! Looks like you guys had some great and memorable times in NC. Even though the move is bittersweet, you will make some great new memories. AND, you can always come back here for a visit!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with everything, we will miss you guys!