See Ya Later

Saying goodbye is just way too hard.

 

 Luckily, with friends like these, I know it's just "see ya later."

Jason flew in Friday afternoon to drive to Utah with me and the kids.  We thought the movers would be done and gone by noon on Friday and we would have the rest of the day to hang out with our friends who had planned a little get together. 

As luck would have it, the movers weren't done and neither was I.   Even though my mom, sister and a few of my sweet friends had been over the day before to help me touch up paint on the walls, clean, and shampoo the carpets, there was still so much to do when Jason got there.  I don't remember what time we were supposed to be at our friend's house to barbecue, but I remember looking at the time and thinking we were supposed to be there and the movers were still loading and we were sweaty and dirty from packing up the last of the odds and ends.

I was glad we were in a hurry when we drove away.  No time to wander through the empty house and say goodbye.  No time to change or try to look cute.  No time to wonder again if we were doing the right thing.  Just time to move on to the next place we needed to be.

 

 

As I look through these pictures, my heart is so full. So many memories. So many years. I feel so blessed to have such great friends and have so much love in my life.  I know the friends we made, will be friends for life. 

 

It broke my heart to watch these two say goodbye.  They have been best friends for as long as I can remember.  It made it hard to keep the tears locked up behind the smile.   The idea of not having all of these dear friends not be part of my everyday life is truly heartbreaking...