Leaving *the* Shady Side

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Leaving *the* Shady Side

Hello from Jenn and Craig Barnabee. We are about to head out from Maryland with our two dogs, our truck, and our Airstream, "Chisoku," to look for a new home in the Midwest. We'll live in Chisoku until we find a place. From time to time, we'll post pictures and updates here on this blog so you can follow our adventures. We expect this blog to be for friends and family, but we realize other people out on the World Wide Web might stumble upon it. Whoever may be reading this, we hope you'll find it interesting. 😄

Leaving Shady Side, MD (a.k.a. “the Shady Side”), where we’ve lived for nearly 20 years, is difficult. We’ve made wonderful friends and loved the views of the West River and the Chesapeake Bay. It’s hard to put into words everything we’re leaving behind—so many special people and memories. We know we may never have moments quite like these again, but we plan to stay close to the friends we cherish. In no particular order, here are a few photos to remember our time here.

Catching the sunrise on morning walks with Lizzie
Hanging out at Jesse Jay's
Enjoying dinner with amazing neighbors
Biking with friends
Enjoying a sunset from our bedroom
Having goofy fun and yummy food with fabulous friends
Morning paddling with the ladies
More biking with friends
More biking with friends - even it the cold!
Hiking with friends
More hiking with friends
Hiking on our own
Enjoying our friends' beautiful boat, Eleanor
More biking!
Doing an Ironman together for the first time!
More biking with friends when we were all a lot younger!
Enjoying Craig's Christmas Tree placement
Enjoying fish tacos on our deck
Celebrating Craig's birthday with friends at Old Stein Inn
Enjoying one of our favorite getaway spots - Savage River Lodge
More paddling!
Hosting Jenn's Dad & Nancy
More paddling!
Our first outing with our Airstream, Chisoku
Chisoku, where we'll be living until we find a place!
Hanging out with our old neighbor, Cade
Coaching for Team in Training on the B&A Trail
Hanging out with our old neighbor, Cade
Tri club friends!
Giro and Jackie <3 - the original Frederick Ave pups
Our local neighborhood market
The local diner
Dog-friends playing at the Shady Side ballfields
Morning walks at Jack Creek Park
The moonrises
The sunsets
Stopping at our favorite cycling destination
Celebrating after doing the Bay Bridge Swim with great friends!
On a bike-ride stop at the Corner Grill while helping our friends find a house in the Shady Side
Getting our new neighbors to hang out with our old neighbor, Cade
Celebrating Jenn's dad's 80th in the Shady Side