In all of the craziness of preparing to move to India I am realizing how great Brookline is. I've spent the past week as stressed as I've ever been with all of the paperwork and packing necessary to get us around the world. And in between the stressful moments I've spent time with my amazing neighbors who not only get me to relax with a drink by the pool, but also just come to my house and pick up my trash on dump days without my needing to ask. They bring vegetables from their gardens and make sure my house is safe when I'm not around. It is nice to live in a small town where people look out for eachother and neighbors can be counted on to help with anything, big or small, at anytime!
In addition to my neighbors, which I have long known were great, I've gotten to know a bunch of new baseball parents through Mikey's team. As much as I love watching my kids do the activities they love, I was not looking forward to the commitment of all stars baseball this summer with everything else that is going on. But even though the time commitment was intense, I've had a great time getting to know new Brookliners. The team is one loss away from the end of their season and Mikey said to me today that he didn't want to lose because he was really going to miss everyone when it was over. All I could do was agree with him. I have had a great time getting to know new people and I am really going to miss them when we are gone.
Brookline is a funny little place. It is definitely a small town with small town politics and small town gossip. But, it is also a small town with small town friendships and small town fun. Just today, we drove to the little ice cream stand in the gas station parking lot and passed the town BBQ and horse shoe tournament on our way. We stopped at the ball field to listen to some music and enjoy our ice cream and then headed on our way. As we drove home (all of two miles) we passed the Brookline Village Store with the old school pick up truck out front, the white clapboard fire house and even had to stop for a family of turkeys crossing the road. The small things that I won't see in India and will look forward to seeing when I get back in 2015.
I am not doubting our decision to move. I still think it is going to be a great experience. But I am really going to miss the people here in Brookline.
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