Author: Christina Alonso
Do you remember the first steps off the plan when we landed? Do you remember gathering our luggage and heading to the garage? That lovely hour ride into our unknown future. The heat sizzling your skin, the dampness creating such moisture we thought, we’re outta our minds to be here! Languages we Never thought we’d overcome, (work in progress for some) making long distance phone calls home, makes you Homesick for a while, but you quickly realize all that matters is right where you are… this is it… Just us…
Do you remember the first steps in out new home? The smell, the cleanliness, the crazy insects we’ve encountered? Scar’s that’ll last a lifetime… lifetime of amazing memories. first trips to the grocery store…what?! Weigh your own stuff?! Closed on Sundays?!! We’ve been so blessed to have such stories to tell, of people we’ve met, places we’ve been, bugs we’ve killed… and lifelong friendships not to be forgotten…
The smell of the city… our latest adventure.. what a change! Do you remember our first days here? Car being towed, no where to go… but we had each other. Lobster colored skin from the surface of the sun (aka, the beach), Crazy tourists shouting about all night long, driving seemed like endless hours to and from school, counting days until summer… do you remember?
I hope we never forget our family adventure and we’ll always have amazing stories to tell, memories to reflect on. One day we’ll be back where we were before it all started…continue on with our lives, and it’ll feel like a dream… if it does… just tell yourself… I remember when…