Farewell friend......

One last hug from Mom Vk

:*(....sniff, sniff. Love you and miss you, Bri.

I guess this means that she is ready to go???

Goodbyes at Mom and Dad Vk's.

Bri and Heidi

Um...awkward. Neither Uncle J', nor Bri are big "huggers," so this was so funny to watch.

My favorite 19 year old niece from Idaho.

Bri and Miss M

J'man and Bri .

D' giving Bri a goodbye kiss.

Bri squishin' up to Princess L'.

Bri w/A'....her bestest friend.

Today was a very sad day around here (and in Idaho, too), but so exciting at the same time. My niece, who just recently wed the man of her dreams left to move to Hawaii for the next three years. Dan, her adorable husband left yesterday. I had a hard time saying goodbye.

For those of you who do not know my niece grew up about eight hours away from us. We always felt close, but we missed seeing her grow up, other than the occasional visit here and there.

Last year, when she asked if she could move in with us to go to college we jumped at the chance to get to know her better.

During the past year, she has been an absolute joy to have around. She made us laugh, helped out A LOT, forged tight bonds with her cousins....especially A'(who has a special place in her heart), and shown what a lovely young woman she has become .

We feel very blessed to have been able to get to know her better. We will miss you so much, Bananarama. We LOVE you! We wish you all the best, dear girl!