Moving on..

summer, 2005

I was over at my brother’s home this morning, which literally takes just 20 minutes from ours. But that won’t be happening any longer. They’re moving to a new home that will take just a little over double the time i.e. if the traffic is not bad. I was a little sad to say good bye to the old home, where I have spent a significant chunk of time in the last three years, including a few months during summer of 2005 and 2006. It is here that my little nephew has grown up from a tiny 2 yr old tot to almost 9 yrs now. I didn’t realize how time would fly… there was a time when he was small enough to sit on someone’s lap and have a book read to him, or be totally fascinated by Thomas Trains or Nemo or one of the many things that made up his little world.

March, 2008

I still remember my first visit to the house when he was 2 yrs old. He used to be totally glued to cars – any model and type.. in print, on tv or miniature toys. Six months later, during a trip for his third birthday in November 2003, together we filled lots of balloons and after each balloon was sealed and let go, he’d hop around laughing unable to contain his excitement. Now almost 9, he is so much more independent – from catching live bugs to reading Harry Potter books to playing with his Nintendo DS to trying science experiments – there are plenty of other attractions to keep him occupied.

I will somewhat miss going to the old home and the familiar route especially since it was just a skip away. But change is also good – for my folks and nephew it is having a new school that is just a skip away from home, where my nephew will spend his middle and high school yrs.