Last Day

Yesterday was our last day in salt lake, it started with a cup of earl gray tea and then we started packing up the truck jigsaw puzzle. By the end of it we literally could put nothing else in, it's like a brick of belongings. We even found space for Olives favorite stick, and Gabe's bike will go on the back to put us at exactly 19 feet- our limit on the ferry. Once the truck was finally all priced together at about 7pm we left our dear home with the french doors dark and empty. We spent the evening with the family eating dinner and laughing, Heather and her Mom came by to bid farewell. It was hard to know I won't see that lady for 6 months, she is my best friend next to husband, my heart hurt when she left. I felt kind of numb until we pulled out of the driveway of my parents house, then I cried all the way to the gas station. I cried also when I read outloud to Gabe from 'If you lived here I'd know your name' about a young fisherman's death at sea- I could barely make it through without sobing into Olive and Iggy's cage cover. We are in Idaho now, it's farmland and lonely, I'll drive in twin falls.