...and i'm off: Rollercoaster

Wow. Have officially entered the "goodbye" phase. Talk about dejavu!! It feels exactly how it did just before i left for Hawaii....

For the last week my closest friends here and I have been SO READY to go home! Yet, today on our last day of work it finally hit us. It felt like 2 days is just not enough time.... suddenly we don't want to leave AHHH!! what a rollercoaster...you start to really appreciate this place again once it hits you that you are leaving and may not ever come back! Today I said goodbye to my coworkers and bosses, and it was SO HARD to say goodbye. We have been through so much together... my job with the kids here was SUCH A CHALLENGE. My bosses and coworkers were such amazing people who taught me so much about love, patience, and kindness. I wish i could bring them home with me :)

Tonight we attended our last mission builder meeting, and since there are so many of us leaving we had a cookout. The others prayed for us, and we said our goodbyes. Lots of crying and hugging. It's SO WEIRD.... when this place FINALY starts to feel like home, and relationships finally start to feel meaningful and genuine.... it's time to go :( and it's so hard to close such an great chapter. God is SO good, this has been a true gift! On a more practical note... HELP!! I don't have enough space on my suitcase for everything ... i'm leaving SO MUCH STUFF behind and still it might be too much. yikes.

I (and everyone leaving friday) have tomorrow off to pack stuff, and clean! We're going to try to do something fun, and take in Kona one last time before we leave. Last night we watched the sunset and ate some dinner (pictures). It's been so good lately just hanging out without agenda and enjoying being here now.... and that's what we plan to do until we leave friday.

I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN!! xo