“It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed, is you.”
She's home! After 18 months trudging through jungles in the boonies of Argentina, my little sis is home safe and sound. And ah, geez, are we excited!
The way up to the airport. We are big into curlers in my family. Beauty first, people. If you are wondering what type of vehicle we are all riding in, the answer is a 15 passenger red van property of my sister. Don't be jealous. My sis would probably be mad at me for posting this picture of her, but I'm almost positive she doesn't read this blog anyway so we're safe! Phew!
THERE SHE BE!
Please ignore disgusting pillow in her hands.
Sister and brother. Emery is not handling it well in the background. That's babies for you.
Also, please notice- Becky apparently got a text in the middle of the picture. Debra put on her own shoes and her choice was boots even though it was 60 degrees out. You can still love us all even if we're not photogenic, right?
Well that's one way to eat a Cafe Rio pork salad.
Aren't 14 year olds endearing?
Whenever I try to take a bunch of legit photos like this I am reminded of a couple of things. 1. I will never take beautiful, professional looking pictures and 2. It is so annoying trying to get people to pose for pictures. One day of the picture taking madness and I'm done.
I couldn't help but think about how much has happened since Mary has been gone. The world has totally changed! I am practically a completely different woman!
In the last 18 months:
+ I started wearing bright red lipstick.
+ Instagram came into existence!
+ PINTEREST!
+ The Jazz got swept in the playoffs by the Spurs. No one was surprised.
+ Hubs and I celebrated our first and second wedding anniversary
+ I started this blog. Wowzers, I was a blogless Bon before!
+ Man eating other man's face off in Miami. Should I even tell her about this?
+ Kate Middleton got pregnant!
+Kim Kardashian got married, divorced, and pregnant by another man.
+ I remained pregnantless!
+ Downton Abbey!
+ The Avengers!
+ Colored Skinny jeans became all the rage!
+ Buddy the poodle entered our lives.
+ I passed through a hurricane on a boat in the pacific and lived to tell the tale.
+ I received ZERO SPEEDING TICKETS
+ I stayed the exact same weight and height.
+ Hubs and I got the worst job ever painting apartments and almost killed each other over it.
I guess when I look at that list I realize that nothing that big has really happened. The world goes on turning. In some ways it's depressing to think that the world is always basically the same and in some ways it's strangely comforting. Everything changes and yet nothing changes.
How's that for a deep thought?
So great to be surrounded by family today and feel that bond. Days like today I feel my dad near, almost like he is with us in the room. One of the big reasons I look forward to my family gathering- with all of my siblings close and my mom how could we not feel my dad smiling down on us?
Welcome back Mar Mar! May you be as successful at adjusting back to normal life as you were at being a missionary!
