The Beginning of the End

We’re a mere 16 days away from the end of NYC + KC, and both Theresa and I are probably as surprised as you are that we’ve kept this up a whole year! We’ve relaxed our uploading practices a bit so we’re usually about two weeks behind (that’s why if you go to the site, the most recent photo is for Day 327, even though we’re technically on Day 343). This has helped us immensely in keeping the project going, and I don’t think it takes anything away from the final product. In fact, without this leeway, we probably would have quit months ago!

Here are some of my favorite combinations from the last round of uploads:

The last one gets me the most because it was taken on Christmas, and there were so many options of photos to use (I think I took a total of 648 photos on Christmas day alone), but we both chose what we’d baked.

I’m going to miss my daily view’s into Theresa’s life. It’s become a ritual, seeing what’s she’s posted, where she’s been. The past year, for me, has been a relatively calm one. In the years prior, there was always so much chaos (2004 – graduated, moved to Italy, 2005 – got pregnant, got married, 2006 – Had Lucy, quit job, 2007 – Trent quit job, started business, I started new job, Lu in daycare, 2008 – started another new job, moved to the suburbs, bought our first house), but 2009 was so (wonderfully) quiet. Whereas for my NYC cohort, this year had quite a bit of change. She graduated from college, spent the summer job hunting in Brooklyn, husband had a job change, took on two jobs before she finally found the perfect fit. It was great fun watching the two different rhythms of life, of cities, weave together to tell a story. I’m not sure what the story is. Maybe it’s about how lives can be different, but similar. Possibly it’s one of how observing another person’s day can enrich your own.

Or maybe it’s much simpler than that. It could just be the story of a friendship that’s lasted over 18 years and has spanned thousands of miles. Of two very, very different people, that have a very special connection.

Or maybe it’s a lesson of when Megan gets too excited about a project, she’ll go on about it for ages. Yeah, that could be it.