(A special guest-post by Daddy-O)
Moving isn’t fun. Helping your friends move, probably even less so. That’s my big insight after spending the past couple of months somewhere between living in Pittsburgh and living in Doha. (I’ll just keep thinking the big thoughts, that’s what I’m good at...) One of the upsides to the whole experience has been the chance to recall why we’ve loved living in Regent Square for all these years - our friends and the community that we’ve become part of.
That’s where the helping your friends move comes in. We dragged the process of moving out seemingly forever - pack a shipping container, hang around for a few weeks, head off for vacation, come back, pack a storage container, pack our bags for Doha, hit the road, etc. Through it all, our friends from the neighborhood were amazing. Need us to watch the kids this afternoon? No problem, send ‘em down. Need some help moving the furniture out to the container? No problem, we’ll be over in a few minutes. No time to cook tonight? We’ll stop by with some food. I was deeply touched by the outpouring of support and friendship over the past couple of months. It meant a ton to me and made it possible for B to get through the experience at all.
Thanks. You’re great friends and wonderfully generous. We’ll miss you while we’re away and look forward to rekindling our friendships when we return. Of course, if you ever find yourself in Qatar, look us up. We’d be delighted to see you.
