Home Again

We wanted to wake up early the following morning to pack and give ourselves plenty of time to travel to the airport to catch our flight home. This turned out to not be a problem, because we forgot to change our alarm clock to London time and ended up waking up at the ridiculous hour of 4am. We didn't realize the mistake until we were already completely packed and just about ready to walk out the door. Needless to say, we didn't have any trouble making our flight.

We had to take a few trains to get to the airport, but really didn't have any trouble doing so. We had a good flight to Atlanta, a good-enough flight to Dallas, and were greeted at the airport by our kind friend Savannah.

We were exhausted by this point, but had one more stop to make. My aunt was watching Beau, and we met her for dinner to pick the little guy up. We slept very well that night and it felt so good to be home.

We have been home for several weeks now and I have had some time to look back on what I learned during our travels. Here are some of the things I learned during those wonderful 3 weeks:

1. God is incredibly creative. We saw so many different kinds of beauty during our travels, and not one bit of it strained God in any way to create. And to think this is what it looks like after we have come along and messed it up!

2. My sweet husband loves to talk to everyone he sees in other countries too, and doesn't let language barriers of any kind stop him!

3. Packing light is worth it when you are going to be changing hotels every few days, and really is doable even for the longer trips!

4. The exception to #3 is when it is raining. We decided you really just can't have enough clothes with you when they are constantly getting wet.

5. Having friends and family who will take care of your house and your beloved pets while you are away is a huge blessing!

6. Taking extra memory cards was a good idea. We are still sorting through the 6,000+ pictures from our trip. :-O

7. Planning ahead is so worth the time. Overall, our trip went really smoothly. I can't imagine if we had tried to figure everything out when we got there! Having some kind of plan, and at least knowing where you are going to stay, frees up so much time for you to explore the place you have worked so hard to get to.

8. Just because everywhere you are visiting is surrounded by beautiful bodies of water does not mean they are swimming-friendly. Justin was pretty bummed about this one.

9.  I have an incredibly sweet and very fun husband. He is a great travel companion!

10. Coming home from a vacation you have dreamed about for years is hard. But getting to see all of your friends and family, sleeping in your own bed, and clean clothes sure make it easier!

Thanks to everyone who followed along our journey with us. We are happy to be home and are looking forward to the next adventure!