So Long Sweet Home Chicago

On December 29, 2011 Steve and I left Chicago, the city where we met, fell in love and got married to begin our new life as New Englanders! This picture was taken from the living room of our West Loop condo on moving day.

I liken our trip to Providence, Rhode Island to a modern day Christmas story: A Jewish toymaker, his very pregnant wife, Johnny (our dog), Sydney (our cat), a VW SportWagen and a 1,000 mile journey. Yes, friends, it's a story for the history books. Minus a minor mishap administering a sedative to Syd, we all survived the trip unscathed. Syd was a trooper and, in fact, ended up enjoying herself quite a bit.

Along the way we stopped in Rhinebeck, New York to ring in 2012 with Stan, Sue and Linnea (Steve's Dad, his wife and step-sister). Johnny took a liking to the pastoral environs of upstate New York. We enjoyed Poets' Walk above the banks of the Hudson River followed by a lobster dinner, courtesy of Stan, and light's out by 10:30.



Here's a picture of me last New Year's Eve in Shibuya, Tokyo. At the time I had no clue that all these exciting changes were on the horizon. What a difference a year makes.

But I digress. On January 1, 2012 the Linker clan finally arrived at our cute new home on the east side of Providence.

My intent is to use this blog to keep friends and family updated on my transition from Chicagoan to Rhode Islander and a Mom. And, more importantly, I want to avoid becoming a Facebook junkie. It's been over a year since I broke up with Mark Zuckerberg and I can't let him get the best of me. Stay tuned for more pictures of the house, the pets and Owen's nursery.