my last few minutes in this home.
i look at blank walls.
a bare bedroom.
empty cabinets.
lonely corners.

i cried a lot in this house.
i smiled a lot in this house.
this home was a fulfillment of an old desire.
my first real home with my husband.

charlotte was not an old desire.
but i did grow to call her home.
i warmed to her skyline and familiar streets and neighborhoods.

my life has changed significantly since i called any other place home.
jeremiah and i have only known charlotte.
now we are ready to let her go and explore another place for our family.

goodbye, alexander street.
goodbye, charlotte.

another bend in the road awaits.