We've all been very excited for the arrival of my sister, Lydia, and her best friend, Gretchen (who is basically a Shoup as well). Yesterday, Talya and I dropped off the kids at school/kindergarten and then went to Tegel Airport to pick them up. We were so happy to see them and began catching up and laughing together immediately.
I love how no matter where you are, if you have people you love around you, it's home. I'm from small town Georgia and yet here, in the middle of Europe, with a small part of family with me, I'm as happy as can be. I don't know, I just love being with my family and being loud and turning German heads at our not so quiet laughter. It's been so much fun just within the past day to pick up where we left off and have that same bond, even though Talya and I haven't seen Lydia and Gretchen in like a year and a half.
Having them here has reminded me of one of my favorite hobbies, laughing. With a big family, we're always loud and having a million conversations at once. And hearing about L and G's stories from the their trip over here has been hilarious. It's just nice to have visitors and do fun things other than get up in the morning, take the kids to school, hang around and pick them up.
I just love being with my family, and being with them in Germany, even though it's only been a day, has proved that it doesn't matter where you are. It's who you're with that makes the difference.
that's awesome! I can't imagine how fun it would be to be with my bros and John in another country.
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