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I haven't decided yet if I'm going to write every detail of the past week or just a general summary. If it ends up being really long then I don't expect anyone to read it..it's for me. And it probably will be long so..just skip to the pictures at the end and I'll see you next entry ;)
April 1 - We did some random errands in the morning..picked up some snacks for the flight and set off for the airport. When we got there and tried to get our bags out of the trunk we discovered that the key would not open it and we couldn't pop it open from inside either. I had a slight panick attack (but I kept it inside) but about 8 minutes later (which is a long time when you're afraid your trunk will never open) Brad twisted something around and got it open and vowed never to use his key in there again.
So we got inside..we discovered that somehow Brad's name had ended up on both our tickets which it costs $50 to fix even though they only have to change one name..but the guy at the counter was really helpful and he played around with it forever..ended up cancelling one ticket and reselling it to us at the same price as it was when we bought it and he didn't charge us anything extra..the only problem was that we weren't sitting together anymore. They ended up fixing that for us too later so it was all good.
On the first flight we had this man and girl behind us who talked the entire time. He went on and on about his medication and his divorce and he had the most monotone, depressed voice and he kept saying things like "I hope I meet someone as nice as you when this is all over". The poor girl was about 20 years younger than him. It was really amusing though. The second flight was pretty uneventful except for the fact that my stomach started hurting like mad. It's probably because I was anxious..that's how it goes for me..but I survived and pretty soon the lights on the ground were getting brighter and we were almost there.
I always cry when I leave someone but I'd never cried while greeting someone before. I ended up crying as soon as I hugged my mom though..it was just so good to be with them. My mom, dad and sister were there and everyone was so happy..we drove home and stopped at my brother's work to say hi to him..the restaurant was almost closed but he brought us in and got a pizza for us.
Then we went home. I can't even describe how weird it was. Walking around the familiar but slightly different rooms that I'd spent my entire life in just felt so odd..like it had to be a dream..or maybe I'd been transported back in time..I know it doesn't make sense..it was just a really odd feeling..but it vanished after about a day and everything just felt normal. Molly was so happy to see me so I think she must have remembered me..she seemed so big and heavy (even though she's totally not) because I've grown so used to my tiny, feather-weight cat. Anyway there were many kisses from my doggie (who is so adorable it's insane) and hugs from my family but eventually we all went to bed.
April 2-6 - I can't remember the specific details of each day. We just did a lot of relaxing together, reading and chatting. I went on walks with my mom and Molly, I went shopping with my mom and sister, and to lots of random places in town that I just wanted to see because I missed them. We went into the city and visited my grandparents who were really happy to see us..even though my Grandma kept saying I'm skinnier which is not true because I've weighed the same thing for like two years. She was probably just looking at my wrists which are abnormally skinny :p Anyway...what else...
On Saturday Brad and I went to Boston Pizza and met up with some of my friends. It was great to see everyone even though it felt different. My brother's so sweet..he's the manager there and he had decorated a table for us with balloons (which Diana sucked up so she could talk like a chipmunk) and little 'welcome home' posters. I was glad Brad was there because his random comments kept things flowing..it was a little hard because Krista was sitting beside me and I had a ton of things I could have said to her but it would have excluded everyone else. But whatever..it was fun..Brad thinking the balloon smelled like urine was classic..I'm glad I got the chance to hear about everyone's plans. I stopped in where Krista works so I could say goodbye to her the day before I left. It made me sad :(
Hmm...my sister and I were driving to the store and I saw The Lumberjack! I haven't seen him in over 2 years! If you don't know The Lumberjack story..I'm not going to tell it all..but basically this 40 year old man gave me this stupid Valentine's card calling me pretty when I was 16...he was a customer where I worked at the time. He creeped me out. And he looks like a Lumberjack.
Mmm..I don't know what else..I loved sitting on my mom's bed with her and chatting about random things..listening to my sister rattle off spanish like she's been speaking it for years (she's taken two courses and had a final while we were there so she was practicing a lot)..checking out all the things my brother has done to his awesome car..having Molly run over to me whenever I sat down to curl up by my knees..getting a hug from my dad every night. I just felt so loved the whole time..I'm so blessed with my family.
It was hilarious listening to Brad try to help Heather study..he speaks some spanish but he doesn't remember a lot. They'd be doing a scenario like she works in a store and he's a customer and he would say random things like "there's a cow in my bed"..but in spanish of course..it just got worse and I don't know how much it helped her but it was definitely amusing.
I think I'm missing a million things I wanted to remember...my mom and I went to visit my Grandpa's grave but it's up on this hill and it was incredibly windy that day so we only stayed for a minute. My sister and I were stealing each other's clothes the whole time I was there. My dad watched the live Switchfoot dvd with us and liked it. We had lots of yummy food and my mom gave us Easter chocolates..we all stayed up late talking...I watched the weirdest movie ever with my sister and I don't remember the name so I can't talk about it.
I don't know..lots of fun. And it was great for Brad to be able to relax after working so much for so long. He actually slept in every day (he never sleeps in) and he took lots of naps and worked his way through the 5th Harry Potter that he finally started. He has the same sense of humor as my mom so there was a lot of laughing...yes..
April 7th - Blah..the last day is always lame. I felt kind of sick because I was nervous about customs and leaving and all that. My mom and I took the dog for one last walk and my sister did my hair for me and my dad did little helpful things to aid our packing. My sister had to go to work so we said goodbye and I cried even though I didn't want to..it's just sad..I mean she's one of my best friends and I don't know when I'll see her next. Then we said good bye to my brother and my puppy (who I swear got really sad..but I think she was afraid we were all leaving and not just two of us) *sniffle* and set off for the airport. We all managed to hold it together pretty well even though mom and I were both teary-eyed. There were lots of hugs and lots of 'I love you's and we waved at each other until the customs doors were behind us.
Customs was fine..I mean we had to go into the stupid secondary questioning room but it's not as scary when it's your third time there..it's just because we're married and I'm Canadian. We had the papers we needed so mostly it just took some waiting then the guy stamped our stuff and sent us on our way. The rest of the day was totally uneventful..the flights were right on time..my tummy stopped hurting..I just read and Brad rested and then we were home. Mandy was soo happy to see us..I was afraid she would be mad at us for leaving but she just purred and rubbed against our legs and she pretty much hasn't left my side since. All through the night on our first night back she would climb up on my pillow and meow and I would pet her and she'd go back to sleep..then randomly she would meow loudly like an hour later and I'd wake up and pet her and she'd be happy..all night..I think she just wanted to make sure we were still there..my darling little kitty.
Anyway..so that's that! I miss them a lot but at the same time I really appreciate the time that we had..I loved it and I'm so glad I got to visit them. It was a good time for Brad and I too..the more time I spend with him the more I love him.
And Jonny I got your message..thanks for saying hi to Mandy ;) Brad's cell is actually charged (the charger was lost for a sadly long amount of time) so I'll try to give you a call sometime..you have a show tonight right?
I guess that's it..not as huge as I feared.. I'll tack some pictures on the end to make it longer :D
Me and my puppy on my parent's bed..I was reading the 5th Princess Diaries book which btw kinda sucks
We just took a bunch of pictures since we had my brother's digital camera..me and my darling sister..
This was the day I left so Mumsy was a little teary but we're still happy.
This is how Brad spent the majority of his time there..haha..Heather took that during one of his unplanned naps..so cute.
April 1 - We did some random errands in the morning..picked up some snacks for the flight and set off for the airport. When we got there and tried to get our bags out of the trunk we discovered that the key would not open it and we couldn't pop it open from inside either. I had a slight panick attack (but I kept it inside) but about 8 minutes later (which is a long time when you're afraid your trunk will never open) Brad twisted something around and got it open and vowed never to use his key in there again.
So we got inside..we discovered that somehow Brad's name had ended up on both our tickets which it costs $50 to fix even though they only have to change one name..but the guy at the counter was really helpful and he played around with it forever..ended up cancelling one ticket and reselling it to us at the same price as it was when we bought it and he didn't charge us anything extra..the only problem was that we weren't sitting together anymore. They ended up fixing that for us too later so it was all good.
On the first flight we had this man and girl behind us who talked the entire time. He went on and on about his medication and his divorce and he had the most monotone, depressed voice and he kept saying things like "I hope I meet someone as nice as you when this is all over". The poor girl was about 20 years younger than him. It was really amusing though. The second flight was pretty uneventful except for the fact that my stomach started hurting like mad. It's probably because I was anxious..that's how it goes for me..but I survived and pretty soon the lights on the ground were getting brighter and we were almost there.
I always cry when I leave someone but I'd never cried while greeting someone before. I ended up crying as soon as I hugged my mom though..it was just so good to be with them. My mom, dad and sister were there and everyone was so happy..we drove home and stopped at my brother's work to say hi to him..the restaurant was almost closed but he brought us in and got a pizza for us.
Then we went home. I can't even describe how weird it was. Walking around the familiar but slightly different rooms that I'd spent my entire life in just felt so odd..like it had to be a dream..or maybe I'd been transported back in time..I know it doesn't make sense..it was just a really odd feeling..but it vanished after about a day and everything just felt normal. Molly was so happy to see me so I think she must have remembered me..she seemed so big and heavy (even though she's totally not) because I've grown so used to my tiny, feather-weight cat. Anyway there were many kisses from my doggie (who is so adorable it's insane) and hugs from my family but eventually we all went to bed.
April 2-6 - I can't remember the specific details of each day. We just did a lot of relaxing together, reading and chatting. I went on walks with my mom and Molly, I went shopping with my mom and sister, and to lots of random places in town that I just wanted to see because I missed them. We went into the city and visited my grandparents who were really happy to see us..even though my Grandma kept saying I'm skinnier which is not true because I've weighed the same thing for like two years. She was probably just looking at my wrists which are abnormally skinny :p Anyway...what else...
On Saturday Brad and I went to Boston Pizza and met up with some of my friends. It was great to see everyone even though it felt different. My brother's so sweet..he's the manager there and he had decorated a table for us with balloons (which Diana sucked up so she could talk like a chipmunk) and little 'welcome home' posters. I was glad Brad was there because his random comments kept things flowing..it was a little hard because Krista was sitting beside me and I had a ton of things I could have said to her but it would have excluded everyone else. But whatever..it was fun..Brad thinking the balloon smelled like urine was classic..I'm glad I got the chance to hear about everyone's plans. I stopped in where Krista works so I could say goodbye to her the day before I left. It made me sad :(
Hmm...my sister and I were driving to the store and I saw The Lumberjack! I haven't seen him in over 2 years! If you don't know The Lumberjack story..I'm not going to tell it all..but basically this 40 year old man gave me this stupid Valentine's card calling me pretty when I was 16...he was a customer where I worked at the time. He creeped me out. And he looks like a Lumberjack.
Mmm..I don't know what else..I loved sitting on my mom's bed with her and chatting about random things..listening to my sister rattle off spanish like she's been speaking it for years (she's taken two courses and had a final while we were there so she was practicing a lot)..checking out all the things my brother has done to his awesome car..having Molly run over to me whenever I sat down to curl up by my knees..getting a hug from my dad every night. I just felt so loved the whole time..I'm so blessed with my family.
It was hilarious listening to Brad try to help Heather study..he speaks some spanish but he doesn't remember a lot. They'd be doing a scenario like she works in a store and he's a customer and he would say random things like "there's a cow in my bed"..but in spanish of course..it just got worse and I don't know how much it helped her but it was definitely amusing.
I think I'm missing a million things I wanted to remember...my mom and I went to visit my Grandpa's grave but it's up on this hill and it was incredibly windy that day so we only stayed for a minute. My sister and I were stealing each other's clothes the whole time I was there. My dad watched the live Switchfoot dvd with us and liked it. We had lots of yummy food and my mom gave us Easter chocolates..we all stayed up late talking...I watched the weirdest movie ever with my sister and I don't remember the name so I can't talk about it.
I don't know..lots of fun. And it was great for Brad to be able to relax after working so much for so long. He actually slept in every day (he never sleeps in) and he took lots of naps and worked his way through the 5th Harry Potter that he finally started. He has the same sense of humor as my mom so there was a lot of laughing...yes..
April 7th - Blah..the last day is always lame. I felt kind of sick because I was nervous about customs and leaving and all that. My mom and I took the dog for one last walk and my sister did my hair for me and my dad did little helpful things to aid our packing. My sister had to go to work so we said goodbye and I cried even though I didn't want to..it's just sad..I mean she's one of my best friends and I don't know when I'll see her next. Then we said good bye to my brother and my puppy (who I swear got really sad..but I think she was afraid we were all leaving and not just two of us) *sniffle* and set off for the airport. We all managed to hold it together pretty well even though mom and I were both teary-eyed. There were lots of hugs and lots of 'I love you's and we waved at each other until the customs doors were behind us.
Customs was fine..I mean we had to go into the stupid secondary questioning room but it's not as scary when it's your third time there..it's just because we're married and I'm Canadian. We had the papers we needed so mostly it just took some waiting then the guy stamped our stuff and sent us on our way. The rest of the day was totally uneventful..the flights were right on time..my tummy stopped hurting..I just read and Brad rested and then we were home. Mandy was soo happy to see us..I was afraid she would be mad at us for leaving but she just purred and rubbed against our legs and she pretty much hasn't left my side since. All through the night on our first night back she would climb up on my pillow and meow and I would pet her and she'd go back to sleep..then randomly she would meow loudly like an hour later and I'd wake up and pet her and she'd be happy..all night..I think she just wanted to make sure we were still there..my darling little kitty.
Anyway..so that's that! I miss them a lot but at the same time I really appreciate the time that we had..I loved it and I'm so glad I got to visit them. It was a good time for Brad and I too..the more time I spend with him the more I love him.
And Jonny I got your message..thanks for saying hi to Mandy ;) Brad's cell is actually charged (the charger was lost for a sadly long amount of time) so I'll try to give you a call sometime..you have a show tonight right?
I guess that's it..not as huge as I feared.. I'll tack some pictures on the end to make it longer :D
Me and my puppy on my parent's bed..I was reading the 5th Princess Diaries book which btw kinda sucks
We just took a bunch of pictures since we had my brother's digital camera..me and my darling sister..
This was the day I left so Mumsy was a little teary but we're still happy.
This is how Brad spent the majority of his time there..haha..Heather took that during one of his unplanned naps..so cute.