Return trip to the USA Part 1

This part of the trip didn't send me reeling as I expected it would. Maybe it's because the pace of St. Joe in the summer is what you would expect from a small beach town...or maybe it's because I'm basking in the glow of telling my family and friends that Fuad & I are expecting our first child. So rather than feeling those "life back in America" feelings, I'm focused on how I feel physically & emotionally day by day as the end of my first trimester comes to a close.
I'm preparing for the 2nd part of this trip...a transition though Valparaiso & Chicago as I meet Fuad (after spending a very long 2 weeks apart) and together we'll make our way to Boston.
So I reflect on the past 2 weeks which have been glorious! I did everything on my list for St. Joe. I spent time with family & friends, I walked on the lakefront & took in some sunsets. I overindulged on my favorite foods & ate at some of my favorite St. Joe restaurants. I shopped, I ate, I laid on the singing sands of Silver Beach. I'm so grateful to have had this time here during this phase of my life!
But at the same time, I just had this realization that it will never be the same...I guess it never is, right? You occupy space for a given time and you move forward...Next summer when Fuad & I come to this place we'll have our 5 month old baby in tow!