Saying Goodbye

You know how you feel when you see someone in the grocery store, have a conversation, then say your goodbyes....then see them 15 more awkward times in the store.  That's how I currently feel!! We've been SO HONORED to have so many wonderful friends throw us goodbye parties.  The funny thing is that we knew we will see a lot of those people at those parties at least one more time due to the fact that our departure date was pushed back (but YAY we now have a departure date of May 28!) Despite sometimes having those awkward interactions, I am so glad we've had the opportunity to have some closure with the goodbye get togethers  (because "goodbye party" just sounds funny to me!).

These first pictures are from the farewell lunch thrown by my amazing colleagues at Children's Clinic!  I was blown away!!  And as if one party wasn't good enough, they even threw me a super thoughtful goodbye lunch at the Greer office!! Seriously, I was just overwhelmed by all the sweet goodbyes.  Going to miss you guys a TON!

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These next pictures are from a going away party thrown by our previous and current community groups and included many friends from our time in Greenville! Thank you Laurie and Silvia for hosting/organizing/planning! You are the best!! 

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Below are a few pictures from the get together hosted by Beth and David Jacobs for a lot of our friends from GHS residency...they put together a photo booth and printing station and MADE us a photo book at the party! So thoughtful! :) 

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And last but not least, the farewell get together thrown by my amazing friends from Atlanta. These are some of my oldest and dearest friends.  Thank you for all of your years of friendship! Love you all. 

Creating this blog post has been so humbling. We have such wonderful friends and family and without your love and support we would not be where we are today -- headed to Africa!

Goodbyes are not easy, and we want them to be sincere. So while we are so excited about our new life in Cameroon, a sense of sadness laces every interaction we have in these last few months here.  Please know that even if our faces or words do not express our sadness about leaving, we are very much going to miss those who we are leaving behind.