Home Sweet Home!

As the saying goes, "There's no place like home."

Also, though there's the steps of how someone gets home:

• Wake up at 5 am to dress and walk to the mission, returning about 6 to pick up the many bags of luggage we brought for one month! Sadly, too, saying "see you soon" to our new and very dear friend, Rene! (booo hooo hoooo)
• Meet Francisco at the Mission Dining Hall @ 6 am to grab one cup of coffee some bread and jump into his van and ride 2+ hours to Guatemala City on long and winding roads. Thank you, Francisco, for getting us there on time -- our stomachs will never be the same (smile)!
• Airport, the typical drag around the overstuffed luggage full of Guatemalan goodies, check in luggage, wait for plane, visit with Reggie one last time before flying to the USA! (fly a little over 3 hours)
• Houston, Texas, re-entry into the USA enjoying the Customs and Immigration, and AT LEAST the 1,000th security walk-thru (aaargh). A layover long enough to enjoy an ice cold beer and an American dinner at a sports bar in Texas. Yep, also a little more shopping just to overload our carry-on luggage!?!
• Leave Houston at 9:10 pm Houston time and arrive in Sacramento a short 4+ hours' flight later (but 11:15 Sacramento time = 1:15 Houston time = 12:15 San Lucas Time)! Thankfully Jeneah, our oldest daughter, was there to meet us in our truck so we could drive the 20 minutes to my mom's (Granny Kathy) to sleep for the night. (what time did we get to sleep? Who knows!)
• Saturday morning, wake up early to get home to see Mac's two cats, Oreo and Mike, and Sean's dog, Titan, and our house. Even though it's 6:30 am and not typically the time of day to eat TACOS, we grab the opportunity to eat Granny's famous tacos before rushing home to Redding. (can't pass up Granny's great tacos!)
• Safe arrival at our home in Redding, CA around 11:30 am.

Yep, I understand the saying, "There's no place like home."

But at the same time...I do so very much miss San Lucas Toliman!