After six years in the UK for mami and papi, they have decided to move to Washington, DC in the United States. I say 'they' because I didn't have any say in this. After all, I am a London boy! I don't know any other place and frankly, I love it here.
But...my abuelita and tata live there, my uncles, aunties and my grandma and grandpa. Oh and Duke (he's my tio's dog - I always get to see him on Skype).
Mami wants to be closer to her mami and says she is tired of being so lonely.
However, this move isn't without it's dramatic moments. Ohhhhh no.
There was a period of a few weeks when mami panicked and said "What are we doing?! We have nothing there! Our home is here, our friends our here. We can't go!"
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And so the flat hunting began and they dragged me all over West London looking for a new flat. Papi would say, "If we find the perfect one, that would help us decide to stay. Why did we want to leave again?!"
But nothing was good enough for them. Finally after seeing a dozen or so flats, mami just looked over at papi with a straight face and said "It's done. Let's just go as we planned". And that was that. The moving preparations continued as before.
Then mami turned on the water works. And she says I'm a cry baby?! Please!
She cried for most of that afternoon. Walked around sniffling and wiping her eyes. She scared me at first and I went to give her a hug and I held her tight.
She looked at me and said "We are moving to Washington DC Little M. ¿Vamos?"
I said, "No mami" and she and papi laughed. But I was busy building a castle with my blocks, so it wasn't a good time to ask me anyway.
But now she is looking more happy! And also going crazy cleaning out the closets, throwing things away, going through my baby clothes and trying to decide "what goes and what stays". I'm just hoping I see all of my toys again.
There is a lot more to say about London, after all, mami and papi did lots of things before I came along, but maybe mami can give you the grown up version someday.
For now, I leave you with a little letter I have written to the city I call home.
Dear London,
This has not been easy to write. Not sure where to begin. You are my home. I have not lived anywhere but here and I have a feeling there is no other place like you.
You were tough on mami at first. She had a hard time, but guess what? Now she doesn't want to go!
She says she will always be a Londoner (me and papi too). According to papi these were the best six years of his life.
Oh and mami says no matter what, she will always be a "mummy" and not a "mommy"and she may even continue to say "rubbish" and "trainers".
There are lots of things we will miss, even if you do get very crowded at times and the tube isn't running. But you are truly magical and we will come back to visit soon.
Now we are going somewhere new and starting all over again but we are going to take pieces of you with us. Mami says she is an "Honorary Brit". I say let her have the title, okay?
I know there will be more tears, but I hope she is brave. I will make sure to take lots of tissues for the airplane.
And as for me, I love London the most because this is where mami became my mami.
London we love you. Forever.
Little M, mami and papi
