Mary has been gone almost two weeks now. At the moment she is in Community Based Training for intensive instruction in an obscure language and living with a family who will only speak to her in that language.
Am I still missing her terribly. Yes. Yes, I am.
We did have a going away party for Mary. The picture below was taken at Costco where my two daughters and I had gone to shop for the party... and then ran into my daughter-in-law, accidentally. Too much fun!
Runner was supposed to an "African pattern." :-) World map and Africa map to show where she was headed... A thoughtful friend loaned a polaroid camera to take pictures with Mary by the map.
Buffet table.
The young people put together this charcuterie board. I guess it's a new trendy thing. A friend of ours called it the millennial meat tray. He had scene it done before. It was quite a tasty collection.
Many thanks to Mary's friends who helped so much with the flowers and the charcuterie board.
Even as the flowers faded days later, they were pretty.
My brother came and brought Mary this useful book. Dear cousin Monique came too with her sweet boyfriend Tristan.
Special treat to have all four of Mary's nephews here! Four, three, two, and a couple months. Cuteness!!!
The three sisters all together for one of the last times for the next two years...
And, of course, a photo of the whole family. One of those rare times when all of us are together.
Praying for Mary. She is in God's hands. Amen.
