"Leaving on a Jet Plane - don't know when we'll be back again"

Well, technically it's a Boeing 767 - but if I could afford a jet to make the 5 1/2 hour flight shorter, I SO would. The point is, we are at the end of our 2 year "georgia contract" and are on our way back home to the good 'ol Northwest in approximately 48 hours!

We are SO excited to be going home, but also are finding it a bittersweet move. We've made friends and a home/life down here and it actually feels a bit strange to be permanently leaving it all behind. We will miss our great friends we've made, Alyssa will definitely miss her school and we'll miss the overly warm weather that we've become accustomed to. I will so NOT miss smooshing ants with my fingers, getting enough toilet paper to kill the large spiders (& all the other friendly critters), whacking roaches with any large object in order to ensure that they are deceased and always having to subtract 3 hours off the clock to see if it's an okay time to call someone back home! Life in the South was definitely a culture shock and adjustment for us, but one that we now feel very fortunate for being "forced" into.

With that being said...bring on the Mountains, the saltwater, fresh seafood and the rain...and of course Starbucks and Nordstrom! "Sweet Home Washington"