I'm home

(Originally posted December 14, 2009)

I’m home! I decided not to waste anytime and to take a step into the digital world. Honestly, I dont think many people will actually read this. Just writing so I dont forget how cool it was today.

It wasnt the waking up early, and saying goodbye to my companion. It wasnt the bus ride from Machala to Guayaquil. It wasnt my interview or the lunch I had with President Johns. It was seeing my family for the first time in two years.

There isnt many ways to describe the way a missionary feels after two years away from his family. His family becomes a figment to his imagination, and there not sure if the people that write him every P-day really exist or if they are just a made up thing to keep us from going insane. I finally figured out the answer to that at 2:23.

Going up the stairs, I thought I was going to faint. My heart was pounding. One of the other missionaries took my camara to film the whole moment.

I get to the door.....

I ring the buzzer.....

The door opens, and I see my dad’s face. I take one step in, let out a girly little scream, see everyone else in my family. I hugged my dad first. Not picking favorites, he was just the closest. After a long hug from him, I think my mom yanked from him and started hugging me.

I can think of only about 3 times that I have cried tears of joys in my life. The 3rd was today. My mom hugged, and hugged me hard. They werent big crocodile tears. They were tears that come out of the sides of your eyes because your squinting so hard because your smile is so big! I hugged my bro and my sis and then just let my family pass me around the room!

After eating up a few minutes in the office and making all the poor missionaries in the office trunky outside of their mind, we took off to drop off the stuff in the hotel. We just sat in our over the top nice rich 5 star hotel until we decided to go the Iguana park.

We made our way to one of my old sectors and then back to the hotel.

It felt like time hasnt gone by. We were just kicking it in the hotel, watching the football games, home videos, and eveyone checking their phones, laptops, kindles, etc! It was good!

I dont think there could have been a better day, and i dont think i could be much happier then i am now. I dont expect you guys to know how it feels. Heck, i dont even think anyone is reading this, but i wrote it for me! Not for you!

Its 2:00 in the morning and I am still awake writing this. Why am I not asleep in bed???

Answer: I am scared to wakeup, and it not to have happened!

BUT IT DID HAPPEN!!