We have had a busy, emotionally exhausting week as Marisa made it home safely from her 18 month mission in Brazil.
She had many hours of travel including 10 hours in the Atlanta airport with a 4 hour delay. She finally made it and even though all her luggage was lost (but delivered 2 days later), she was happy to be home. Until the big doors opened to the outside and she turned to go back up the escalator to catch a flight back to Brazil!
Her 1st request was to eat out at Red Robin
Then we took her home to show her all the new décor and meet the guineas
(“Oh I havent seen carpet in soooo long!)
Then we took her to the stake center to be released and then out to ice cream at coldstone even though it was literally below freezing outside. Then she got to open gifts and promptly fell asleep while watching Frozen.
Here are a couple of pics at the Sao Pauolo airport
We are so happy to have all our children under one roof again. As I wrote on fb this week:
I am convinced that there is no greater joy than having each member of your family back together again! Our home was full of laughter and its as if the kids have never been apart. That hug! As soon as I got to her, we were both in tears. I am so grateful for her safe return.
A special thank you to all for the love and support not only while she was on her mission, but on her long travel home. Thanks to all those in and around Atlanta who volunteered to go get her. Thanks for the emails and fb checkins. Thanks to my cousin for racing to get her a flight. Today I feel truly blessed.
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