well i made it home last thursday. i didn't have any problems flying back- with the exception of my suitcase being 2.5 pounds overweight.. but no worries, taking out a laptop will fix that. i even saw erick dampier [from the dallas mavericks] in the jackson airport. i didn't know who he was at first, but i noticed he was quite a bit taller and bigger than absolutely everyone else around us. some random guy shook his hand, and the people around me started whispering, so i asked the two ladies next to me who it was. two days later, i saw kyle korver [utah jazz] at his cousin's wedding. since then, however, the professional basketball players have stopped stalking me.
it's so good to be home. the weather is significantly colder [about 20 degrees difference] but its wonderful to be able to spend time with my family. i truly missed them while i was in mississippi, and i'm grateful for the time we have together [even though we're missing emily, greg, and fetus ford!] but i already miss my friends down in cary. val, ledora, april and i had such a fun time on my last afternoon- taking pictures, dancing, laughing. i've talked to april a few times, and i miss 'my homie.' [for some reason, it seems more natural for her to call me that than when i do] the summer program officially ended yesterday, and april told me that my favorite kid, tyler, impressed everyone with a poem and rap. he's such a stud. she said they did a lot of praise and worship songs, with the kids dancing around and having a good time. even carl [the summer program director] got teary eyed at the end. i don't know what those kids will do for the rest of the summer.. probably walk down to the center, play baseball, spend the entire day outside in the heat because there's nothing else to do. i'll miss them knocking on our door and asking for a popsicle or if we can come out and have a water balloon fight. i even miss being referred to as 'miss rachel' all the time. which reminds me, one of my kids asked me last week what my first name was. i kind of gave him a confused look and said, you know what my name is. and he said, 'your name is miss rachel, but what's your first name?' i said rachel was my first name. he then tried to convince me that rachel was my last name, because they call all their teachers miss whatever-their-last-name-is. i just laughed and said my last name was gosselink. he kinda looked towards the ceiling, thought for a moment, and replied with, "i think ill stick to calling you 'miss rachel'." :)
as hard as it was leaving, i am grateful for the experience i had in cary and how God revealed Himself to me through the people down there. but now im back in urbandale, and greatly appreciate my time with the family. and even the opportunity to fill in for my high school coach at their volleyball open gyms- which is where i'm off to now :)
happy wednesday! everyone go make a new friend today.
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