"Oh there's no place like home, there's no place like home
It just hit me as I was leavin', there's no place like home."
I returned safe and sound last weekend after spending two wonderful weeks with friends and family in both the US and Canada. In the two short weeks I ended up flying through seven different airports, with eight flights and 11 arrivals, stopovers, and departures altogether. That's a lot of free peanuts!
My first week was spent with college friends in Oklahoma City with the week's climax being two of my good friends' wedding on May 14th. It was fun being in on the last week preparations and getting to spend time with them their final few days as "singles." How cool to think that now they are adjusting to life as a married couple...Phil and Mary, I hope the first couple weeks have been wonderful!
I then flew up to Edmonton to surprise everyone but my parents and sister with my presence. Popping out of trunks, jumping out from behind doors, sneaking around to provide the biggest initial surprise...all was fun to take part in and then enjoy my friends' and family's reaction. One of my favorites was my uncle who looked up from untying his shoe and kind of jumped back throwing his hands up around his mouth and staring, unable to say anything. It seemed like he really didn't believe his eyes!
But after this whirlwind worldwide tour I am now settled back in Dresden where I have had a little time to unwind and catch up on rest. Having only two weeks to see everyone who is important to me is not the most relaxing vacation ever, strangely enough! I feel blessed to have seen everyone of you that I did, it was great to touch base and reconnect despite the little time we had.
And somehow ringing truer than ever before, just as my grandpa sings when we all sit down and play guitar together, "There's no place like home."
2 comments:
That IS a lot of free peanuts! hehe. Thank you so much for coming to surprise for my birthday. I would have to say having you pop out of the trunk was the best birthday surprise ever! Although finding out my trip to see you this summer was paid for was a pretty good surprise too :) I'm glad you enjoyed your trip back here and are settling nicely back into things over there. woohoo, i was totally talking to you when you were writing the last line of this blog...it sounds good to me! :)
love always,
nicole
Peanuts always taste better when you're not in an airplane, too. ;o)
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