Saying Goodbye...

There are LOTS of great things about seminary, one that I love the most is the friends you meet along the way.  Your neighbors and classmates become an extension of your family, since most of us are all so far from home. But at the same time it can be one of the hardest things, because everyone has to leave at some point.

Because leaving and saying "see you later" is a part of seminary. 

Donald and I have been truly blessed by a sweet family that were our neighbors and friends.  Jenny and Herbert and their two boys are going back to Germany today.  They moved here about 3 weeks after we did, and we became fast friends!  I took classes with Jenny and we celebrated together when we both received our certificate.  Donald and Herbert survived Greek together.  And they always had an egg if you needed it (a sign of a great neighbor!) We've shared meals together, and celebrated with them when they had their second boy.  We watched their oldest boy go from a baby to a fast moving 2 year old.  They taught us about the German culture.  But most importantly they were our friends.

Right now it hasn't quite hit us that they are gone, mostly because we saw them last night and we know their flight doesn't leave until later in the day.  But in about a week when we no longer see their van or hear Jannis laughing outside, it will hit us.

Thank you for being our sweet friends, we will truly miss you!