So my trip down the road of life (yep I just used that cliche) with Campbell House ended today. It was my last day at Campbell House Museum. 5 years there. We had a good run. I worked really hard. And I grew to love the family. I know I wouldn't be where I am today (just graduated with a masters in museum studies) without that place. So I owe it a lot. Now, I am happy to be done. It feels GREAT to finally finish. But I"m also sad. I cried when I left. Not because I"m leaving the job. Or even cause I'm leaving the staff there, who are AMAZING but I know I'll keep up wtih them via email and facebook and stuff. I cried because i was leaving the Campbells. Robert, Virginia, Lucy, the boys, Gus. That's what made it hard. Before you all start thinking I"m crazy, let me explain. My first summer there, I transcribed 300 personal letters of the family. That means I read them and typed them into the computer. I then went through a HUGE estate case with lots of stories of the family. I've also posted letters on a blog and written a children's book about the story. I know these people like the back of my hand. To me, the Campbells are just like the characters in a favorite book that you read over and over - they are real to me, even though I've never met them. Actually, they're more than that. The Campbells are family. So leaving them was REALLY REALLY hard. Like I said, I cried, something I haven't done since my very first summer there.
But like I said, lately life has always been there to offer me a balance. Today it was my cousin Lauren. I got to talk to her and celebrate the fact that she and her husband Kevin are having a GIRL in October! As I put it, they're going to have a "little curly-headed, smart, kinda weird, ham", the perfect mix of both of them. I can't wait to meet this sweet little baby girl! And it's exciting, cause of my cousins that have had kids, we've had 3 boys so far. It's nice to have a girl in the mix! We're so excited, CONGRATS LAUREN AND KEVIN!!!
So I now leave you with this...
That's right folks. That's my soon to be second-cousin, the first girl of the next generation. And that little booger is WAVING!
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