ELDER ROSE IS HOME!!!!!

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I don't know if I can adequately put into words the joy I felt today when Luke got home! MAN it was AMAZING!!!! In fact I might have to write this whole post in all caps :) ha ha ha. No but really it was a very special day today. Wow, two years really is a long time. To think back on the things that were going on when he left, man that was a long time ago!

This morning we went to the airport around 4:00 am because he was getting in at 5:00 am. I was so nervous that we were going to sleep in and miss him so we weren't going to go to sleep at all. We worked on a poster for him, made cookies, and were cleaning the house. Around 1:00 am we were all very tired and decided a couple of hours would do us good. So we went to bed and got up around 3:30 am. We got to the airport in plenty of time and started waiting for Luke's arrival. We waited and waited and finally got a call from Luke telling us that he was stuck in customs and there was quite the line. At least we knew he was HERE!!!!





Finally around 6:00 am we started seeing people through the glass doors. AND THEN....we saw Luke!!!! We were all standing behind a blocked area with signs all over in front of us that said "Keep Area Clear, Do Not Enter" But the second we saw Luke I didn't CARE!!!! I started to run and right when I got to him we just hugged and hugged! My heart was racing! It was so surreal to see his face after 2 years! I didn't want to let go! I thought maybe everyone would follow me but when I let him go we looked back and everyone was still behind the rope. So Luke and I walked with our arms around each other to everyone else. When we got close they all came running and hugged him! The Garretts were there too! It was so fun, so amazing, so joyous! Wow what a feeling! He's HOME!
















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