Comin Home

Well People, not all of you know this but some do. I have made a big decision and decided to come home like 18 months early. But being down here has giving me plenty of time to think and read. I've read something like 50 books in 6 months. But while being down here I have realized a few things. First of all how important certain people are in my life. I have been contemplating this decision for a little while now. And I made up my mind about a month ago. So this sat. I should be rollin back up to Lynchburg probably for the rest of my life.

Another factor to this decision is the fact that I am not really doin what I thought I would be doing down here. I don't know if ya'll got the memo on this but I work behind a desk. Has anyone ever known that of me. The kind of work I know I love is working with my hands and seeing results. So I still want to try and help out other folks but in other ways. For examples, Going down to MS and helping rebuild homes, Habitat for humanity, feedin the less fortunate. Things along this line of work. So it has been a lot of things that have led me to this decision.

Now the most important is the folks back home. One of the main things that firmed my decision is a friend who has become sick with cancer who will beat it like it ain't no problem, and then a aunt having a stroke. It makes you realize what's going on and what is truly important. Rachel is very important in my life. Me and her broke up before I came down here and then about a month later decided that was not what we wanted. We actually want the exact opposite. We really want to get married and have babies someday in the near future. well babies in the not so near future. I Love her more then she knows and she is definitely a big part in my life and heart. For all ya'll that have not met her or not had the chance to get to know her, you should. She is amazing. My momma and sister are also extremely imporatant in my life. I can't wait to get back and see them both on a regular basis. I think this is the longest we have gone with out seeing each other. I'm not sure though. And probably the most imporatant is of course Sabo. He is one of the ones I can't wait to see the most simply because he is the only one that has no clue that I am coming back and I really want to see his reaction. Lastly is a bunch of good friends back home that i am so lucky to have. I know with most of them we will probably intertwine our lives together for the rest of our short lives.

To B-41 my group in Peace corp. I love you all and will miss everyone of you. It has been so good to get to know you all. I am so glad I waited till IST to leave so I could say good bye to each individually. These are times that I have enjoyed and learned from tremendously. It's hard not to when you are the only gringo sometimes and are around such amazing people. But i will pray for all of ya'll and will miss ya'll tremendously. I know i will run into most of ya'll again.

But this sat. should be the day I arrive back home I can't wait to finally kiss Rachel on the lips and I hope I rememberhow to do it. It has been way to long. But i will try and call ya'll soon to catch up. For anyone that is interested we are definitely doing a huge get together for Talladega in Oct. So we shall coordinate that soon. So for now chow and love you all for keeping up with me and my travels. Jonathan