Wednesday night I got a text from Sammie that at 11:30 pm saying goodbye, they
loved us, and will miss us. It made us smile and we had no trouble
going happily back to sleep but I woke up again at 2:30. Since the clock
was set for 2:50, I started getting ready and doing the last minute
cleaning as we walked out the door. We left the flat at 3:45 am and
dropped worn bedding and garbage at the dumpster before delivering my
phone, keys, and the luggage scales to the office. Carters were already
outside with the assistants to say goodbye and take pictures before the
Carters drove us to the airport. After hugs and farewells, we started
off across the large plaza and they yelled "ZAAM!" out the window as
they drove away!
With the help of the baggage scales at the flat, we had no problem at airport check in. We were waiting at the gate when the Whites showed up at 5:00 am to sit and chat until boarding time. It was a very nice surprise and helped the time pass quickly. Travel was uneventful, but tortuous! I didn't sleep very much through the night so felt like a zombie! When we got to LA at 6:30 am and tried to get a boarding pass for the last leg...there was a problem but it was eventually resolved and we were thankful!
With the help of the baggage scales at the flat, we had no problem at airport check in. We were waiting at the gate when the Whites showed up at 5:00 am to sit and chat until boarding time. It was a very nice surprise and helped the time pass quickly. Travel was uneventful, but tortuous! I didn't sleep very much through the night so felt like a zombie! When we got to LA at 6:30 am and tried to get a boarding pass for the last leg...there was a problem but it was eventually resolved and we were thankful!
After many long hours of flying, waiting in lines, and sitting, we arrived in SLC! The whole family was waiting, including Lee's sister Debbie who came from Arizona to be with us, and we had a beautiful, joyful reunion! By now you've no doubt seen the picture, but here it is again:
We all headed to Lindsey's in 4 vans for a homemade Mexican food dinner with diced green chilis, soft corn tortillas, pinto beans, and Tillamook cheese, which we greatly missed!
President Bishop Murray (our old Bishop now the stake president) arrived at 6:00 pm and after greetings and hugs, invited everyone to sit down and Cory to open with prayer. President proceeded to share a letter from President Carter, presented our release certificate, and gave us a personal letter from President Carter to open later. During the "meeting" President Murray was very complimentary to and about us and it was a beautiful ending to our 18 months of service.
Kacey and Dave's house isn't finished on schedule so we are living, highly unorganized downstairs in our basement for the moment. Once they move, we are painting and re carpeting as planned.
Friday we chased around a bit with Debbie to shop for cases and face protectors for our new phones. Shelby came down to Riverton around noon and we had Cafe Rio take out for dinner. We were in bed early.
Saturday we watched Brody play soccer, Riley play basketball, and then Carter and Collin played basketball in the late afternoon. That night we had our delayed traditional Christmas Eve meal back at home with the whole family with gifts etc. It was wild at times, but the kids seemed to like their didgery do, boomerangs, and checks. Everyone was gone by 8 and we were in bed by 9, still trying to catch up.
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