Memories

I watched as they walked out the door with our last box last night and sealed the very last crate a feeling of relief and sorrow came over me. It took me back to the day we moved into our house here. I had locked myself out so when the movers got here they had to break in! LOL Great way to start out a new life in a new country. The movers then were nice by the way. :) I remember going to a resturant for the first time people stareing at us talking in German and the only thing we could understand was American, so you know they were talking about us. I had never felt so intimidated in my life. For a minute I wondered if maybe I was wrongly excited about moving here. :) Then, 4 years seemed like a lifetime away. After we added 6 more months to it, it felt as though the day of our departure would never come, but here I sit today in an empty house that echos, trying to burn all the wonderful memories, and trials in my mind that I may hold on to this experience forever. We have been so blessed, through even our trials the Lord has delivered wonderful blessings.

One can definately say that I broadend my horizons while here. The Lord most certaintly does not make mistakes. My time here has taught me so many things. I have grown in immeasureable ways, well I like to think at least. Of course I am still the same fiesty Brandi, not sure that will every change. :) Looking back I feel we have done a great job at taking advantage of our time here. Only a few things on our traveling list that didn't get done, but I like to think we will come back some day, if only to show Tanner where he was born.

Time goes by so fast when you're havin fun uh? Or, when you are too busy to stop and enjoy the moments. Today I have mixed emotions, which I have had all along, but today I am leaning more on the I don't want to go side. :) At church on Sunday, I took a good look around at the people, my friends, my aquaintances. I tried to etch their faces in my mind, as I remembered the blessings they have brought to my life. I am not sure if I will see some of them again, at least not in this life, but I certaintly won't forget all they have given me. A good friend told me "You know we will see eachother again, and we will always have our friendship to grow." To me that was comforting. I am excited to see the friends that await us at home that we may be able to make new memories to add to our old. It has been a long time.

We always have our memories. When we are old and grey and we can not remember, we have them written down to take us right back to the places which we once were. I am going to be writing a lot of memories over the next few weeks, so bare with me. :) Hey you might get a good laugh out of it!