After 10 weeks she is home snuggling with me, we have spent hours talking, cooking, and just hanging out. I am so thankful to have her home. I have missed her terribly, not that she is around much at this point but there is something wonderful to walk into her room in the middle of the night and smile because she is home once again. I know it's only a matter of time before she will no longer lives here at home with us, but until then I'm going to take advantage of having her home.
I sent a small point and shoot camera with her, along with about 8 memory cards. I should have known that she would never fill them up. She doesn't like to take pictures, but she did manage to fill one up and what amazing images I have to sort through. I'm like a child in a candy store. I love seeing her perspective, what she thought was interesting, what she thought I would love to have pictures of. Made me smile to think that my darling daughter did something she disliked for me.
What made it even better was to find all these pictures of her feet!!! What a treasure! I love that she took pictures of her feet in the different places she visited. She is brilliant and creative that way. It made me so happy to find them in the mix of the architecture and art. She knows I love pictures of feet, it's crazy I know but I do.
She even included a shot or two of her feet with her friends feet. I know it's silly to be happy about feet pictures from the other side of the world, but there you have it. I can't wait to show you the rest, maybe next week. Right now I'm trying not to be too selfish and share her with everyone else who loves her.
Yeah, I can't wait to see more pic's! I love feet pictures too, it gives the picture a different feeling.
Posted by: mindy | July 19, 2012 at 03:29 PM
OMG! You spoke my thoughts with my daughter perfectly. She spent 7 weeks in Europe last summer and it was almost the same dynamic. She hates to take pics but for me she did it and I was floored to see her perspective and her thoughtfulness in trying to please me. I also have the same longings about having her home before she takes off again. Enjoy having her home it is so bittersweet--it's what we've been working for since they were born, but it's sad just the same.
Posted by: Mary | July 21, 2012 at 10:59 AM
Feet photos rock! My poor DH is baffled when I take endless photos of feet in places we have been, but they are some of my favorite photos of all.
Enjoy your daughter while you have her home. Daughters always need their mom's though, and you are a wonderful mom who will have her daughters return time and again to her. I just know it.
Posted by: JRoberts | July 21, 2012 at 04:05 PM