Japan is Calling

On July 24th, I said farewell to one of my best friends. She boarded a plane for Tokyo, yet again, on July 27th.  Except this time she won't be gone for just the summer. She'll be gone a whole year teaching English to kids in Japan! Once school is over she'll be asked if she'd like to stay on for another year, but she told us she didn't think she would. As lucky as those people are to have someone like Olivia working for them, I hope she doesn't change her mind! I hope she comes back to us next year because she will be missed!  So here's to you Miss Olivia! Good luck this year, and I hope you have a wonderful time while in Japan! I'm so excited that you are out there living your dreams and achieving your goals. You're a wonderful person, the sister I never had, and you deserve all of the wonderful things headed your way! Thank you for being a shoulder to lean on, a great listener, and one of my best friends . You have no idea how much I appreciate you being in my life and my daughters. We couldn't have picked a better god mother for her. This year won't be the same without you, but live it up girl! We miss you and love you very much! Can't wait till you get home next summer! And yes, that's definitely me hinting at you to just stay for a year. Pretty please? :)