I am sitting on the plane waiting for take off. I feel so grateful for the adventure we found here. I always want to remember:
- we handled any road bumps ie:getting lost on the way to Pomaroso, Danny missing the ferry, a flat tire leaving the Plata Pieta beach, and the first undesirable house rental-with calmness, confidence and laughter
- when Danny took Sophie for a treat, she picked up a KitKat and brought it back for me because she knew I would love it
- the views from our windows at the beach house (pictured above)
- Ellie holding Sophie’s hand just before she jumped off the cliff
- spending so much time with great friends that were kind enough to invite us along (thank you Dan and Heidi)
- meeting David from Bristol, RI—and realizing we share a mutual friend, sweet Marcia Hess!
- riding in the Jeep with doors and roof off, blasting our new “Puerto Rico” playlist that all eleven of us contributed too
- Kate always wanting to help me with my bag (and Danny too)
- wherever we went, Danny wanting to make sure I had a seat or shade or anything to make me comfortable
- Danny calling Ellie and I over to fill in the sentence in the sand on the beach at our Vieques house, “I ❤️_________” and just as we got there, a wave washed it away ☺️
- trying to surprise the Lowe kids when we picked them up in the Thrifty Van, ducking behind the seats blasting “Despacito”
- the testimony meeting in a tiny branch on Vieques with 10-15 members
- twice when tears filled my eyes and my heart was spilling over with gratitude for this messy, fun, hard, happy, crazy, peaceful, amazing life
Muchas gracías Puerto Rico 🇵🇷