It's happy news time!

[eldritchhobbit]

It's happy news time, everyone!

Happy news #1: My wonderful niece, Kaitlyn, loves kindergarten, gymnastics, and Star Wars. Life is good! She was delighted to hear (as was I!) that she will be a big sister in 2018. Her little sister Rebecca will be joining us in May!



Happy news #2: I have been quiet recently because my life right now is all about traveling and packing boxes. We're relocating thanks to a wonderful professional opportunity for my husband, and it just so happens that we're going to one of my favorite parts of the country! After a wonderful decade in NC, we'll be moving to Richmond, KY in the next few weeks, just outside of Lexington and not far from one of my very favorite places. We're very excited! Please excuse me if I'm slow to respond to anyone while we make this transition. There's a lot to do!

Wishing all of you, my friends, a fabulous 2018!

Comments

[reynardine]

Congrats on the upcoming move! I used to live in Kentucky, over in Louisville, for 6 years and really liked it there. Best of luck in your new home.

[eldritchhobbit]

Thank you so much! We're getting settled in and loving it so far. Everyone has been very welcoming. I'm so glad to hear your experience with Louisville was a good one, too! I've visited there before for brief trips, but I look forward to spending more time there.

[lizziebelle]

Best of luck to you! I have friends in Covington, and I hope to get down there to visit one of these days. Perhaps I can sneak in a visit with you as well!

[eldritchhobbit]

Thank you so much! We're settling in and really liking it. Yes, yes, please do let me know if you're ever coming down here. It would be wonderful to see you!

[febobe]

Congratulations all around! Yay! :D

My mom went to EKU in Richmond, and I have many fond memories of childhood visits to the college library with her. :) She'd research teaching articles and I'd enjoy the educational collection in children's and YA lit. I particularly recall an adaptation of Dracula I adored at age 9, the same trip I regaled a gentleman who ran kids' summer enrichment camp there with my tales of Frodo and Sam and the other hobbits. I was already a Tolkien junkie, and he was absolutely taken with me b/c it was unusual. I just knew I had an audience for hobbit stories, so I basically chattered. ;) Sometimes I'd give anything to be back in that library. :)

Welcome to the best state in the country! :D

[eldritchhobbit]

Thanks so much! I loved to hear that your mom went to EKU. We're quite close to the campus, and I think of little you telling stories of Frodo and Sam every time I pass by it. :D We're settling in, and everyone has been very welcoming. We're finding it very easy to fall in love with the state!