hogar dulce hogar

And I'm home.

After my quickie nap on Saturday morning, Gaby and Christy picked me up, and I said my goodbyes to Dona Patricia and Brandi.  At the airport I made it through my goodbyes keeping a straight face, and 2 excruciatingly long flights later I finally arrived at RDU.  I had been texting my friend Afeefa (mi mejor gordita) and she told me I better get my family time over quickly so that she could be the first friend to spend time with me.  Seemed easy enough to agree to that, until I walked off the plane and immediately ran into my friend Halie Sue.  She gave me the hugest hug in the world, told me she was about to board a plane to Mexico for a mission trip, told me she was reading my blog and that I better write about us meeting in the airport in my blog.  How could I not??

That night my mom made hamburgers, corn on the cob (which we bought fresh from the farm down the road), and macaroni salad.  it was awesome. 

In the mean time, I've been catching up with friends, doing laundry, eating cookout, shopping, swimming, and living up to Valerie's title of macha and reupholstering the antique chairs for my new kitchen table.  I've enjoyed air conditioning and my car to the max.  That, is new found appreciation.

In a way I feel culture shocks in reverse.  But that won't last long.  : )  Home sweet home.