he's coming home!

Well, not for another three months. But suddenly, it seems like it's just around the corner! Finally!! This year has been more difficult than I could have ever imagined (and I have a pretty good imagination!) and I'm excited to finally have something to look forward to. We just purchased our plane tickets for our trip to the States in December so it seems real! It's been a long time since I've felt this optimistic and the first time that I've been able to make out the light at the end of this loooooooonngg tunnel!

As I'm thinking of the light at the end of the tunnel, here are some more photos from Jerry's trip home in May.

These are pictures from a gorge hike we took! It was spectacular!

Ha! Sometimes being short does pay off! Jerry had to watch his head as we walked through the rock tunnels. But not me!

After hiking through the gorge, we hiked up to a small bridge far, far above it to take this photo:

This is a cheese factory. When we arrived, the real cheese-makers (the cows) were out front. But by the time we left and this picture was taken, the cows had moooved. Sorry, I couldn't resist! We had some tasty cheesecake and yogurt...yummm!

In the same town as the cheese factory is this cathedral (originally a Benedictine Abbey):

Ahhh, the view from our hotel room...not bad!!

Check out the hotel's hot tub!!! That's right, not a pool, a hot tub! Very nice!