Friday, September 24, 2010

Our Farewell to 2 VIP's!

Well, this was the 2 days I had been dreading since the night Amber called to tell me she got the graduate preaching fellowship. Packing and getting ready to leave us for 12 weeks! I tried my hardest to convince them to stay...but for some odd reason, they thought this was a chance of a lifetime. Hmmm...I don't think so (ok, maybe I do...but I will never tell them that!)

Before they started to fill them, they wanted to see if their 2 most important packages would fit. If Auntie and Kevin would have let them, they may have went along! Lol!

Bags are loaded and ready for the car!
Time to take a few shots before they left...


Lots of tears were shed that night! Although I knew the 12 weeks would fly by...the thought of us not seeing them really sucked!
Presley and Madison headed to bed (Jason took 2 hours off the next a.m. to bring them to daycare) and Auntie, Kevin, and I loaded up in their car and headed to the cities. My mom was working in Eagen that week and had a hotel room 15 min. from the airport. I convinced them to go up that night as I didn't want to get up at 3 a.m. to bring them to the airport from our house. We got to the cities at 12:30 a.m. We told stories and laughed the entire way up! My mom and I were sleeping within 30 min. We were all up by 6:30 a.m., eating a quick breakfast at 7:30 and had them to the airport by 8 to fly out at 10. More tears shed in the airport.
Luckily for me, my mom had rode up with her boss and was done at noon that day so she could ride home with me. I dropped her off at work at 8 and had 4 hours to burn...in the cities! My dream come true! Kohl's, Target, and the Burnsville Mall got hit hard by me that day...I needed something to sooth my pain! We made it home by 4 that day.
Amber texted me when they got to Chicago for their lay over. It was a bumpy ride. Then, she texted me when they boarded the plane for Hong Kong...16 hours. I wouldn't talk to her for at least 2 days. Then it was time to figure out the time change and try and get our Skype up and running. 12 weeks and couting...
We love you guys so much! We hope you have an amazing trip! Come home soon!!!

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