Friends afar

One of the best things about relocating is making new friends. Of course moving away is not easy and making new friends as you embark to your new destination is not what is on your mind. What is on your mind are the friends you are leaving behind and the sad thoughts of not seeing them again. Experience has taught me however, that while distance might keep you apart...facebook keeps you in touch. Ha, ha!! Really though, in truth I have left friends behind only to later meet up again in unexpected places.
Below is my good friend Anna, a native Californian from San Francisco. We were co-workers and great buds at our Elementary school in Sonoma in 2003-04. We are freezing our butts off on the Golden Gate just before my move to College Station, TX.

July 2004 and yes it's freezing in the summer there.
Here we are somewhere on 6th street this past summer (2009). Anna relocated to Austin and we would be teaching in the same school district (again!)this school year had I not resigned.

Below are Elena and Sophia. The very best of buds in Belmont, MA. The Robertsons were practically our roommates who heard Marisa's cries through the night all the way on their 3rd floor. They lived upstairs in our two family home rental. Jamie helped me make it through a challenging phase with active toddlers who had to be indoors through the Boston winter.

Sophia and Elena in our Belmont home on the basement bulkhead which they enjoyed using as a slide.

Sophia and Elena at a Dallas park

Our friends, the Robertsons, are still in Belmont but were in Dallas a couple of weekends ago for interviews. We spent the day at a Dallas park and then at restaurant on the east side.
Chris, Jamie, me, and Omar in Dallas at Monica's aca y alla


And below Elena's good friend Dominic and my good friend Julia
2007--Elena, Dean and Dominic
2008--Elena and Dominic

At the zoo today

catching up


2008
2009