"I'm really going to miss you when I'm gone" I told my 2 year old nephew as we drove home from church. Sundays are mine and Landons day as we go to church together. It amazes me how grown up he seems these days, I can actually have conversations with him now!
"Do you know I am moving to Mexico with Auntie Apple and Uncle Fabi Hot Dog?" I tried to explain to him. (the names are really what he calls them, he came up with them totally on his own!)
"Mex-Co is really far away" He responded sadly. My heart sank.
Yes its that time of year. The time when the realities of me leaving sinks in and the goodbyes begin. It is a bitter sweet time as my weeks are packed with visits from people from all aspects of my life. I love this time because I get to see all those people that mean so much to me that I don't get to see that often but at the same time it breaks my heart to have to say goodbye once again. Tomorrow I leave for Chicago, on my way down I'm stopping to see my cousins Danielle and James in Milwaukee and then spending the night with Ruth and Jesse in Chicago and hopefully visiting some of my other friends in the area. This is only the beginning of the goodbyes. Friday is my last day at my nanny job with my dearest Leesy and Leigh who have become like little sisters to me, and my last day working at the restaurant. Its funny how people begin to display their affection so much more when they know the end is coming soon. I have been so blessed with the relationships I have formed at work and lately each time I finish a shift I get hugs from the other workers and they tell me they love me. It means so much to me, I really love them all. The goodbyes continue all through next week I am heading to West Bend on Monday to see my cousins Laura, Mike and Jared, then on Tuesday mom and I are going to see Grandpa and Aunt Carol and the kids. I'm hoping to go down to Waukesha on Wednesday to see all my friends at New Tribes Bible Institute and then, alas friday comes, the day I fly out. Please be praying for my family and I in these times. I hate the hurt I cause my loved ones as I am constantly coming in and out of their lives. Pray for comfort and peace as we are apart.
