Saturday, June 29, 2013

Dear Norah

Dear Norah Grace,

  Tomorrow we're getting on a plane and leaving Leipzig, the place you were born and your first home. After four years here your mommy and daddy need a break for a bit and some time to feel comfortable with what we've known most of our lives. We're looking forward to getting back to loved ones and good food. Our loved ones are looking forward to our return and especially to the opportunity to spend more time with you, the first grandchild, great grand child, and niece. Your grandparents are particulary enthusiastic and have already planned outings for you and are more than ready to spoil you rotten.

  As excited as we are to get back to the US, there is a certain bit of sadness in leaving Leipzig. This is where your mommy and I moved after just ten days of marriage. It was our home base to more than a dozen trips to foreign countries and the place where we made friends from all over the world. But, more than anything, Leipzig is where you joined our little family and made our lives that much brighter.

  Leipzig was the first place you knew. You were born in the Universitätsklinikum and came home to our apartment on Rödelstrasse 18. You met your puppy dogs here and had a lot of firsts here. You took your first steps in our apartment and went for long walks in the park down the street. The Käferhaus was your first daycare and your teachers Angelica and Veronica adored you as if you were their own grandchild.  In your short time here you've managed to visit a half dozen countries. That's quite an accomplishment for someone who isn't even 18 months old yet.

  And now we head out. The travelling life isn't over. We'll still need those passports. It's just that our time here in Germany has come to an end. Maybe some day we'll come back and show you around. It's up to you.

If you want to be a traveller, just let us know. I'll buy you a backpack and whichever guide book you'd like and go where ever you want.

Love,

Daddy

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