Homecoming

After over 10,000 miles of travel all within the state of Alaska over the last six months, we're back in Charleston. Jim starts a 4-year oral surgery residency in just four days. Our wonderful parents picked us up at the airport and welcomed us to our home which they had cleaned and stocked full of food. The contents of the fridge were almost too much to bear: real milk (we've only had shelf-stable since last December), eggs, chips and hot sauce, Sarah's favorite pickles, Publix sandwich meat and cheese, cokes, fresh fruits and vegetables, slice-and-bake cookies. It felt like the final scene in Miracle on 34th Street, when the little girl has wished for a house and she gets it, table set for Christmas dinner and gifts under the tree. And you know what the best part is? When it runs out, we'll go to the store and get more. We couldn't have asked for a better homecoming, and we're so thankful.