USA!

Well I’m very excited, because tomorrow I will be setting foot in a magical land called the United States of America! It’ll be the first time I’ve done that in about 14 months. I can’t wait to see my family and friends! Truly it has been too long. A lot of things have changed since I left for Panama it seems. There are two new babies to meet and possibly a third on the way; one of them is my new niece! Our family’s cottage on the big lake is gone, and a new one in its place. Friends have moved to other places, gotten new jobs, and started families. My nieces are not so little anymore. And I’ve just been hanging out in the jungle drinking from coconuts. No but really it is a strange thing to realize that life goes on while I’m here in sort of a different world.

The timing is great because I will be able to celebrate the most American of holidays, Fourth of July. Lately I’ve been dreaming of burgers on the grill, corn on the cob, mashed potatoes… Ohh I just drooled on the keyboard a little, that’s gross. Feeling cold will also be a wonderful experience, granted the temperature drops below 80 degrees.

Anyway I’ll be visiting just for a couple weeks, and then back to… normal? Something like that I suppose. So I’m hoping to see and talk with as many of you as possible during my long awaited vacation. Then maybe I can share a few stories in person.