So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn, Goodbye

So this weekend Erik and I said goodbye to Curtis as he's about to embark on the next stage of his life teaching english in Prague. Unfortunately, it involved a trip down to Connectishit, but I'd do anything for Curtis ;-) His mom had a small gathering for friends and family at her apartment in Bolton that she shares with her new husband, Steve. We hooked up with Uno in Boston early Saturday afternoon and carpooled down together. Despite tensions among some people, and the lack of air circulation in their apartment, we had a good time. We hadn't seen Curtis' sister in probably about 5 years, so it was really good to see her. She's definitely changed since then, and it seems like she's doing very well. We also got to see Curtis' childhood friend, Cindy, who I had met before many years ago. And of course Sharon was there, and we of course made fun of the fact that for the first time ever, she didn't bring Heineken to a party ;-) I was completely obsessed with Curtis' mom's pug, Benny, and was very tempted to sneak him back up to Maine, but I decided against it. The party eventually made its way to the Willimantic Brewing Company (only the young people attended) and we said our final goodbyes around 12:30am. Luckily Erik was awake enough to drive Sarah's car back up to Boston, which is where we spent the night.

While it'll be awhile till we see Curtis again, I am VERY glad he decided to make this move. I know he's still a bit skeptical, but I also know that he's going to have a blast. Sometimes you have to do what's best for yourself, ignore what other people say, and take the chance. It's been our mantra for the past year or so and we think it'll be the best thing Curtis ever did for himself.