Love Knows No Borders: Home again

I can't believe we're on our way home. It's been a wonderful trip. I have to say I'm pretty impressed that Kaylynn and I pulled it off almost flawlessly. Thank you so much to everyone who helped us along the way!! I feel much better about making future trips now that the first one is out of the way and considering it went really very well. Kaylynn started crying as we were waiting for the first flight to take off on the 26th and I had a moment of panic that she was going to end up unhappy the whole flight. But she was a champ and fell asleep before everyone even finished boarding and she slept an hour before waking up to eat. She's proven herself to be a great traveler, which is good since I foresee many more trips in her future! :)

This visit to the US has been interesting for me. I wasn't sure how I would feel about it. I was more than a little afraid that I really was not going to want to leave when the time came! But, in reality, I think the trip helped show me that I am where I'm supposed to be. While the US will always be home, and we'll still end up there again one day, it's not a magical land without problems or things I don't like. It's a place, just like any other place, with pros and cons. It was cold! And dreary a lot of the time. I missed the Costa Rican sun and the flowers. I missed watching the hummingbirds in our backyard. I missed the beach! :) Most of all I missed Davie and Eduardo. My family is not complete without the boys.

Of course one thing the US has that Costa Rica doesn't are my friends and the rest of my family. It meant so much to me that people went out of their way to visit us and meet Kaylynn. I miss you all so much. But, I've decided I'm lucky to have people to miss, so it's a good thing to be sad when it's time to leave. It means I have people who care about me and who I care about in return and I've realized I don't have to always be with those people to keep them in my life.

I guess what I want to say is that while I may be sad to leave the US, I'm also excited to be going back to Costa Rica. I know I've been emotional about being in Costa Rica, but that doesn't mean that I regret my choices or that I want to move back tomorrow. If anything, being in the US solidified my decisions even more, as I spent the whole time missing Davie and Eduardo and I'm just not able to give them up, even for the US. :) So, in case anyone was, don't worry about how I'm doing. I'm sure I'll still have days where I miss the US, but I think that's normal. When we move back, I'm sure I'll have days where I miss Costa Rica! It's not always easy, but I am happy.

Thank you to everyone who made this trip possible and to everyone who visited or sent thoughts / prayers our way or who wanted to visit but couldn't get it worked out this time. We are so lucky to have all of you.

*** REQUEST *** If you got pictures with / of Kaylynn could you please email them to me? I know I didn't end up with pictures of her with everyone and I would like to add them to her Moment Garden so she has pictures of everyone she met. The ones below are what I have and I would like more please. :) Thank you!!!