Berkeley, USA
July 3, 2008
Picture: Love Ducks takes a last dip in Whittier (that's Rachel, my niece, in the picture); Reunited in front of our welcome home sign-we got two of them. One from the Woolsey kids and one from Sasha Hood. Plus balloons and herbs.
Good: Seeing Rinda! Seeing friends! Sleeping in our beds! The food! New cell phones! A clean house! A marriage license!!
Bad: Multi-tasking. Boy do we do a lot in one day.
Surprising: How quickly it seems so normal to be home again. We just slid right in. Woolsey Graduation was last night. So we arrived home and went directly to the party. It was a great way to connect with folks actually. Today was unpacking (a bit), getting cell phones, a marriage license and long talks with neighbors.
It is hard to believe it is over, but after such a long time of planing, our trip is now behind us. It was amazing. An experience of a lifetime.
Looking back I am amazed at how smoothly it all went. We had two 'bad' hotels and lost one clothes line. Not bad for 5 months.
I am so glad that we had this adventure as a family. I can feel the girls racing away. I am so grateful to have had this time to really connect, to be with one another, and to make shared memories. Thanks for reading about our journey. It has been great to do this out loud.
2 comments:
Hi Laila,
Loved your blog and wanted to get in a quick congratulations on your wedding (tomorrow!?!) Even more importantly, congratulations on such a long and successful commitment that you and Rinda have attained. You are a shining example of why everyone should be allowed to be married in this country.
Not sure if you will remember me, but I graduated a year (maybe two) before you in 1982. We were in Taimos together. Anyway, for some reason your brother came to mind this morning so I Googled him. Then you came to mind and I Googled you; I even remembered the proper spelling of your first name! Pretty good for this old brain of mine.
You haven't aged a bit since high school. Same great smile... I'm glad to see you are doing so well. Your daughters are like clones of you and Rinda, so cute. Looks like you had a great time on your trip. What a great thing to do with your kids.
Well, I've gone on long enough here. It just occured to me that you might not even remember me...lol.
Again, congratulations to you and your entire family!
God Bless,
Karyn Herman
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