Kids Again...

This weekend I flew to Texas. My mom and sisters are there for two weeks, but school keeps me home, so my wonderful father got me a plane ticket to surprise my grandparents after not seeing them for two years! Even though it was a short trip, it was so wonderful to see them again.

p.s. this pic is from a few years ago.

I love being at my grandparent's house! It reminds me of when I was a kid and we would all pile in our van and brave the two day drive! I got in very late Thursday night, crawled in bed with my grandparents, and almost scared them half to death! It was so wonderful to see their shining faces when they realized it was me. They wrapped their arms around me and hugged me for ten minutes.

I got up early the next morning to explore the changes of the old house I remember so well. I could picture all of the things my grandma used to have on the walls and out in the yard. Memories flooded of running around with my cousins and brothers, jumping on the trampoline with the sprinkler underneath, and picking ripe plumbs off the tree that is no longer there.

Tears came to my eyes when I realized how much time had passed, and how fast life goes as we get older. Everyone and everything here is different...but the one thing that has not changed, are the memories I hold in my heart, and the love that my grandparents hold for me.

I don't know how long it will be before I get to see my family here again...but I will cherish this brief trip until I get to see them again. I have to thank the Lord for what he has given me. I am such a blessed girl. I had a moment of complete bliss on my last flight to Austin. I was minutes away from landing, had a nice hot cup of coffee, and was bubbling with excitement to see my family. It was then that it hit me...God has given me absolutely everything in the world that I need, and want for that matter. I cannot thank Him enough..even with all of the negatives back at home with stress from school...the positive blessings God has given me out-weighs them by a million. 

Thank you for reading friends :) Have a blessed week!