When we went to the Galapagos in April, I knew there was no way I would be able to write a post that would be able to convey the experience. Instead, we made a video.

I have written about Chicago a lot on this blog; how brutal the winters are, how much I love the city, how it drives me crazy at times. I have repeatedly talked about how difficult it was to make the decision to leave Chicago, even though we are leaving to fulfill a lifetime goal.

As much as I love Chicago, I know the truth behind why it is so difficult to leave. Chicago gave us so much, but it wasn’t what made the past six years what they were. Chicago may have been the setting, but it was the people that made the city feel like home.

Leaving our best friends who Al and I love is what makes this move so difficult. They have become family to us, and there is not a day that goes by where we don’t feel overwhelmingly thankful for having such amazing people to call our friends.

With Chicago, I knew it would be another Galapagos situation, and that once again, I would not be able to put into words what I feel.

Instead, here’s a video.