Some of our favorite people here in Pittsburgh are in the process of moving on. The oft alluded to Waz will be defending his incredible body of work that merits a PhD Plus!, and promptly taking up residence as a tenure track faculty in Virginia. And taking J with him! As excited as I am for their success, well... I am really going to miss them. I've really come to rely on them as a regular part of my life here.
About once a week, Tuesdays, we get together to share dinner- not dinner-party-impress-each-other food. More like, just cooking for the family food, which is how I've learned to think of them- just part of our very extended family. Ok, sometimes we get carried away with the food aspect, but it's really about sharing some companionable time with some really compatible people. They explain to us about weird Pittsburgh things, we talk about how hard or awesome science can be sometimes, Matt offers mechanical advice, and we just get to share some time with some very generous and loving people. They have supported and encouraged us, shared in some wild adventures and let us spend time with their families. I am trying not to act panicked when I think about them moving away- and in the not so distant future now, but it is going to be impossible to fill in the whole they'll leave when the go.
I'll try and cheer myself up, like, 'now we'll have some reason to check out fun stuff in Virginia,' and 'if Waz is graduating without much ado, maybe I can too.' But there is part of me that wishes there were someway to stay this way longer, because continuing the rigors of grad school would be worth keeping such dear friends close.
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