♫ My bags are packed... ♫

Marie's and my bags in the back of the van... with our househelp's little boy Junior looking sadly on :(

♫ All my bags are packed I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside my door
I hate to leave HOPAC and say goodbye…
But traffic’s bad and it’s time to leave
Germany’s callin’ and there’s no time to grieve…
Already I am trying not to cry…

So hug me and smile for me
Tell me that you won’t forget me
Hold me in your arms and don’t let go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh man, I hate to go

There’s so many times I’ve wanted to leave
Days I thought I couldn’t believe
Just what a crazy place Dar is to live…
but now, I know, it’s hard to say
Goodbye to people with whom I’ve played
and taught, and lived, and cooked, and sweatily stayed…

So hug me and smile for me
tell me that you won’t forget me
Hold me in your arms and never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh man, I hate to go

Now the time has come to sit in traffic
Watch the clock, and hope we make it.
Pray that God has something great in store…
Wonder what He’s got ahead,
Try to hope, and not to dread,
Wishing time allowed for just a bit more…

So hug me and smile for me
tell me that you won’t forget me
Hold me in your arms and don’t let go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh man, I hate to go

Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh man, I hate to go ♫

dinner out with some AMAZING ladies on Tuesday night! 

Two INCREDIBLE, encouraging friends who have made my life (and packing) SO much easier (and more fun!) this past week just by being there... and being themselves. :)  Thanks, Jen and Lauren!!!