Only 48 more hours!!!

What started out as a 15 month process, soon became weeks, then days and now it's only a matter of hours before we leave! We are both very excited, yet nervous about the unknown. We both have a great faith in the Lord and we know He will be with us every step of the way.

My co-workers treated me to a nice lunch yesterday at Fiddlestix to wish me Bon Voyage. It was very nice, and I will miss them all while we are gone. I know that they will all have an extra workload in my absence and I truly appreciate each of them! My students got me a very cute flower arrangement, which was so sweet of them. So as I bid my farewells to them I realized the next time I see them I will have our precious daughter in tow:-)

My sister, Holly, and I went to visit our other sister, Becki, and her family last night. Becki's daughter, Katrina (see photo below) is 4 years old and the other day when she saw a helicopter she said "Look! Here comes Elizabeth!" She knows that Elizabeth will be coming over by plane. Isn't that precious?

This afternoon my pastor, Clayton, is going to annoit me and pray over me for our safe travels. Tonight I'm taking Chris and his girlfriend Kayla out for supper. I miss him already and it's hard to imagine not seeing him for an entire 5 weeks. Thank goodness for internet so at least I can communicate with him. We can call home for about $6/minute, so needless to say, the phone calls will be far and few.

Tomorrow, I'm going to lunch with my Mother-in-law, Judy, and my sister-in-law, Machelle. Looking forward to seeing them and spending time with them before we leave.

It seems my list of things to do continues to grow and grow, so I must get to packing. Stay tuned...next time I update, we'll be on the other side :-)