11/14/2012-11/16/2012

11/14/2012- What an emotional day for us all! We were fine during the morning and even into the afternoon! We went to Yamato in Orem for a sort of "Last Supper" for a while. We had good fun there with Austin, Teesha, Christian, Geeta and I. Teesha had a mouth full of sushi and Christian and Austin made her laugh. Well, she wasn't able to keep it in her mouth and we all had a good laugh.
     After finishing up there, we went outside and Austin was advised to say his goodbyes (he brought his own car). Everything was just fine until Austin started to whimper and whine. Talk about funny and sad at the same time. We all were crying and laughing and at that point it was useless. I threw on my sunglasses and we got in the car to head down to the MTC to drop Christian off. Once there, Teesha was making whimpering noises and Geeta was starting to get emotional. I was doing actually better than I thought and managed to hold it together for everyone even during the goodbye and drop-off. (Christian of all times to have a nature call had one thing on his mind- the men's room) We dropped him off and it was a kind of twilight zone silence in the car as we were driving away. About a mile or two down the road it caught up with me and I had a burst of sadness overcome me. Pretty pathetic- Stink!
     We all will miss the guy sooooo much, and little emotional tid-bits throughout the next few days has been the trend so far. (Those who have dropped of their missionaries know all about this phenomenon.) Geeta and I agree that we would much rather have him in the company he's in right now, than with anyone else in the whole world. Yes, even us. 

     We will try to post the pics of Austin when he responds (I used his camera to snap a few candid photos when he was whining at Yamata). Until then, enjoy these pics...