Julie and I have had the most remarkable six months together traveling, living, working and learning through Canada, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, England, Scotland, The Isle of Jersey and Ireland. We could not ask for a better experience!
I was reflecting about how to describe our trip and the feelings of it 'ending.' The best and only way to explain how I feel is to compare our trip to the reading and finishing of a really great book.
When I read a book that I absolutely love, I crave every page and at the exact same time I'm looking forward to the many twists and turns a plot can create along the way. I want to be in each moment of the story and also learn how it all turns out or ends. Eventually every great book does end. The most amazing endings are those that leave you satisfied and completely happy with the last word read.
This is how I feel about our trip. Julie and I have taken each day one-by-one and cherished the big and little moments along the way. We've certainly missed our loved ones back home and have had some difficult or learning moments along the way. However, we wouldn't change a single page in the story we've experienced over the last six months. It was a near perfect trip!
Julie and I are both big readers and both love books with 'perfect' endings. A wonderful difference between Julie and I is that Julie loves to reread and then read again her favorite books. I'm always on the lookout for the next new adventure or story to enjoy! Julie is just as happy about our trip as I am and is looking forward to what's next; however, she just might be returning to Austria or England again before me!
Contentment is such an amazing place to be personally. This trip has been beyond wonderful! Julie and I are all smiles as we head home and who knows what our next books will bring!
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