Monday, November 1, 2010

Good evening.

This past weekend was another busy weekend. It was filled with helping Rachel prepare to leave.

David spent the weekend at Jennifer's apartment. Friday morning Bryon, Rachel, and I went to Reno because Rachel needed the oil changed in her car. After that we went to Ross because Rachel was looking for a bigger suitcase than the one she has. She knew she was going to be gone 2 weeks, and also needed room for the souvies she wants to buy. She got a HUGE suitcase for only $55 at Ross! It was great! Then we did some lunch at Baja Fresh and came home. We needed to do some shopping, just a bit, so we did that. Then on Saturday morning Bryon shampooed the carpet in the 'spare' room that the kittens were in. That room is totally empty, we need to furnish it as a guest room~~~someday. Right now it is just empty. Anyway, Rachel and I did some more last minute shopping, and went to a new store we have; BigLots! There is a BigLots in Reno, and now we have one, too. Then Rachel went to bed pretty early; we were getting up VERY early on Sunday. We all tried to sleep, excitement was high for Rachel. Anyway, we got up at 3:45 so we could leave by 4am to get to the airport by 4:30. We got there and Rachel met up with Bill and Darla. That is the couple that are getting married on the Sea of Galilee.

Anyway, we walked as far as we could with her, and then watched her walk away with Bill and Darla.

She texted me when she arrived in Los Angeles, and then again when they were leaving for Philadelphia.

She arrived in Tel Aviv at 1:30pm, her time, today. It was 4:30am our time. They are 9 hours ahead of us. It feels strange to not be able to talk to her whenever we want to. There is no free wifi in her hotel room, which is a bummer. And the only semi disappointing thing is she is sharing a room with Darla; until Bill and Darla get married, that is. She was hoping for her own room. The last time she was not with us in a hotel she couldn't have her own room, either. That was because she went with work, and the room was in a casino, and she wasn't 21!! But she said she knows they all have to be flexible, and she is fine with it. I am so proud of her. We just really miss her. It isn't the same without her. It was strange for Bryon and I; after we dropped Rachel off at the airport and came home, we were alone! We were in our big house all alone. Very strange. But then we tried to get more sleep before going to church. So we went to church and then came home and had stew. It was a perfect day for stew and Rosemary and Olive Oil bread!! It was strange just the 6 of us, though. I am so glad that Rachel was able to take this trip. I look forward to hearing all about it. She bought a couple of journals so she can journal the whole experience. I am sure she will talk for days about this trip! We are hoping that we can save some money and go next year. No guarantees, but we will try.

Thank you for all your prayers; keep them coming. I am not worried about her at all, we just miss her. But I still want her to be safe, of course. I know she is in God's hands, and He will take care of her. So that is how our weekend went. We are still pretty tired, trying to recover, so we can only imagine how tired Rachel is. Please pray that she is able to get sleep, she is like me and she gets migraines if she doesn't get enough sleep. I worry a little about her sleeping and eating. Anyway, thanks for being there. Thanks for checking in on David and the Koury Klan. Have a good evening. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan