As we said goodbye to Deborah this morning, (on her way back to Provo), Alice, Elizabeth and I felt like moping. It's always so sad when the fun and goodtimes are over.
School began here yesterday; the Christmas decorations are coming down today; all the visitors are gone. Alice summed up the sadness, "Now there's nothing to look forward to!"
That is the hardest part of every major event--after looking forward to it for so long, it is over much too soon. We had some good times playing games, eating lots of good food, and ending up the holiday with a Star Wars marathon (we got the original 3 movies on DVD for Christmas). The last time we watched "Return of the Jedi" was during the stop-and-go traffic on Donner's Pass during The Trip To Justin's Wedding. (And when Brenna was born back in Wisconsin).
And, now that the calendar has turned to the new year, suddenly the trip to Guam in May is only 4 months away instead of "Next year". That's something to look forward to! And Deborah is planning on being home from college then, so she can be with A & E while Kevin and I go. (I think she was hoping to come too, though). If only we could find some 3-for-1 tickets! A&E would love to go as well.
Glad you've got something new to look forward to - because WE sure are looking forward to your visit.
ReplyDeleteBy the way - on http://byu.tv you can watch Deborah in Christmas Around the World. Just look it up by date (Dec 25, 2006 at 6:00 pm).
ReplyDeleteDeborah looks super cute (and there are some great close-ups of her and the band).