Virginia Dreamin'

Tuesday - March 31, 2015

This classroom view will be missed!

We are once again in countdown mode to yet another move.  The reality of our return to the familiar faces and environs in the Arlington area softens any discomfort or frazzle.  We are headed home!  Our lease is up at the end of June and on that day or soon thereafter Joe, the hounds, and I will turn the VW eastward and head off to the muggy and comfortable neighborhoods of northern Virginia.  Given that our days are ticking off steadily, we are now tackling the tasks of selling our Williamsburg house, buying a house in Mclean or North Arlington, prepping for our physical pack-up and move, and finding a happy new school for me to call home in Northern Virginia.

Another necessary task is finding an oncologist.  UCSF has been an amazing experience.  I feel regret at leaving my medical team behind.  So what's next?  I am toying with the idea of going in full steam at Johns Hopkins since it will be my medical recourse if I relapse.  However, Joe advocates for optimism and avoiding the round trip to Baltimore.  Another box to tick off as we organize our departure.  Do I choose convenience or top of the line Hopkins experience?