The moment has come to say goodbye...Again!!! This seems to be the norm for us right now. To think this won't happen again is silly, but for now we'll hope for the best. We had to say goodbye to so many great people and I didn't get very many shots of these awesome people but we will never forget them. This is Cameron Bell. Randy met him shortly after starting at Eli Lilly. Randy trained him to help him learn how to manage more effectively. These two quickly became more than coworkers, brothers is more like it. They are so much alike and we loved having Cameron around. Him and his wife, Sara, were married shortly after we moved to Indy and Cameron asked Randy to be in his wedding. They had their little girl Charlie the next spring and we've really felt a connection with these guys. We hope to keep in touch with them in the future.
The packers came on the 1st and had us packed by late afternoon. We slept in our house that night and sent the kids to school on the 2nd to keep them busy while the movers were loading the truck. I shipped the littles off to friends homes to keep them occupied and not underfoot. The movers left about 7 and Randy and I spent the rest of the evening cleaning. Luckily all we had to do were the downstairs floors since we had been cleaning while they were loading. Our Durtschi friends offered their parents home to crash at for the night before we headed out the next morning. Alesha said they are use to company and would love to have us stay there instead of getting a hotel. We were very grateful for that, especially since it meant that we could hang out with them for just a little longer. When Randy and arrived to their house, the kids were running around like crazy people and having a grand ol time. It was hard to make everyone go to bed knowing we wouldn't see them again.
Malia driving Logan crazy, lol.
Luke being...Luke!
Masie saying bye to Yukie, I mean Luke.
So we all went to bed very late with the intention of getting up early and heading out. The only problem was getting us out of the house early is really hard and the Durtschi's decided to come one more time before seminary to say bye...again. Kenz is really going to miss this guy!
They brought Bry and Skye to say their goodbyes. Luke is a big dork sometimes, haha!
Can ya tell.
Great bunch of kids
Masie's bud Skye
The kids slowly woke up and joined in on the goodbyes.
And then the kids took showers, cuz I wasn't about to sit in the car for 12+ hours with this stinky bunch. That gave us enough time for the younger Durtschi crew to get ready for school and come say their goodbyes.
And of course my goodbye's with this girl! Man I'm going to miss our walk/talks. I can talk to this girl for hours and it feel like only moments.
Since our goodbyes took so long, we stayed long enough to see Grandma Pat (she's a nurse that works the night shift). She is an amazing woman who will help anyone, anytime. Her selfless service is inspiring. She loved these kids and I'm glad she got to see them one more time.
Then we stuffed ourselves one more time into the van...
and took more pictures, haha! Love her!
Love them!!! Thanks for all you did for our family in the short time we were there Durtschi's/Bland's. Thanks for making us feel like part of your family and teaching us so much. Till we see each other again...Love You!
Then it was off to Martin's Cove to see lots of family and for an epic baptism. The car ride went well, and when it didn't, this is what would happen.
Oh and btw, we left on my birthday. This is how we celebrated. At least I got my Culver's
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