I hate goodbyes...

I really am starting to hate goodbyes...as I said goodbye to my parents a few weeks ago, I was kinda curious as to how hard it was going to be. The last goodbye I had with them was brutal! One of the hardest, longest cries ever. I knew it wasn't going to be that hard, but wondered if taking them to the airport would leave me wishing I were getting on the plane with them. Turns out it wasn't that hard. Don't get me wrong, I was sad to see them go, but there was a part of me that was looking forward to gettin back to normal life. Plus, with how fast the months are flying by, I knew in no time at all I'd be landing in Texas to be with them for Christmas. NOW, I'm on the brink of another goodbye to two of my good friends from Ostrava.(See pic above) Mike and Jacqueline were living in Ostrava, where Mike was playing baseball for the Arrows team. Well, they're flying home to Canada in the morning, and they're not sure they're coming back :0(. Fortunately, they are staying with me their last few days, but I'm still (very)sad to see them go. I just met them 9 months ago, but feel like I've known them forever! There season is over, and it's time for them to go home. Seriously, time is flying by at a ridiculous pace. Has it really been 9 months that I've been here? Is my time here really halfway through? Kinda freaks me out, and I'm really not sure how I feel about it. I had a great talk with my director's wife, Adrianne, last week, and we got to catch up on life. They've been crazy busy with remodeling and moving into their new house, so we really haven't been able to just sit and see how we each were doing in quite some time. I have to admit, I think it was more me talking and her listening, but it was a blessing all the same. I got to get a lot of stuff out I hadn't really been able to talk about, one being my time here. I had already started thinking about staying the full 2 years instead of just 18 months, but she informed me that it might be possible for me to stay until summer of 09. I had no idea that was even an option. So, looks like I might be stayin longer! But who really knows what God is up to...guess I'll just have to wait and see. Pray you're having a wonderful day!! Be back soon!!