Our last day here and we can't hardly believe our time is up! Our flight left at 2:30 this afternoon so we spent the morning doing all sorts of last minute prep on the house before we leave it for a couple months. We planted our first plant out near the water tower, we filled in the holes around the house where we'd dug out for repairs, hooked up a large propane tank, mopped floors and washed all the sheets and towels, packed our bags and even managed to fit every one of our bags into the trunk of the rental car. We figured since we have the rental car still that we might as well use it to take us back to the airport. So we parked the van in the garage and locked up the gate then loaded all 8 of us into the small 5 passenger car along with 8 suitcases and 8 backpacks. It was a squish for sure. But we made it the short 25 minute drive without doing any major damage to anything or anyone on the way. Josh dropped us off at the airport to check in and he drove the car back to return it and ride the shuttle back. It worked out great and the kids and I got through security and to our gate without any problems.
As I sit here waiting for our plane to arrive I'm thinking back to our month here in PR and all that we've done. We learned a lot, made some progress and came together as a family to work on something amazing. That first week when we had our flood and the power outage seem like months ago instead of weeks. The days of water going out on us are now routine and we've figured out how to work around them (keeping empty bottles full of water under the kitchen sink and a bucket full in the shower). We've all learned that we kind of love cold water showers (though it might take a lot for us to actually admit it). And I bet none of us will be able to sleep when we get home without the fan blowing on us all night and the jungle alive with sound all around us. We surely have a lot to look forward to when he get back to Utah, but we are leaving a big part of us behind here too. Our love for the island and the people here has grown enormously and I know we'll never be the same. That's the goal I guess. To become different and better as we progress through life and meet new people and places. We've certainly done that this month here. We're different and I believe we're better for the time we've spent and the moments we've had here doing a whole array of things. Bugs and bites and floods and hard work and laughter and sweaty clothes and dirty feet and adventuring and rainstorms and lizards and rainbows...that will do it to us all. We're grateful and forever will be for our time at Citrus Hill. We'll be back...
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