He is FINALLY Home!!!!

After 2 long years of writing every single week, sending packages for every single holiday, and counting down the days until he got home Brayden is finally home from his mission! It was such a fun day getting to see him for the first time! As I was sitting at his house waiting for him to walk through the doors I dont think I have ever been so nervous in my life or been shaking so bad! When I first saw him there were so many thoughts going through my mind! "Oh my gosh he is so tall now" "His hair is straight" "He seems so grown up"! When we were giving each other our first hug I didnt want to let go! It was so surreal to think that I was actually hugging him and seeing him! All night we just sat and talked with all his friends and family and caught him up on everything! After everyone left I stayed for a bit and we went and sat on the porch swing and just talked and caught up. When he was walking me out to my car I said that I was having deja vu because the last time he walked me out to my car was when we were saying goodbye for 2 years and then Brayd said "ya but now we are only saying goodbye until the morning" and thats when it really hit me that HE WAS HOME! The next day I left school early and went up to his house and just sat and talked and he told me mission stories, showed me pictures from his mission, and we read parts of his journal. We watched a little football and then his brother and sister in law came over with another couple and we watched Braydens first movie since being home...and i think we would all agree it probably wasnt the best movie to watch for the first one! It was a SCARRRRYYY movie called The Orphan, oh and did I mention that it was in spanish so I had to read the english subtitles the whole time! It was so funny though because at a scary part me and Brayd were covering our eyes with the blanket and when it happened we both jumped and went to turn into each other and smacked heads together! It hurt but it gave everyone a good laugh! Then last night Brayden got to come over and see my family and have dinner with us. It was so good to just sit and catch up and talk about old memories. He has only been home for 3 days now but it has been so much fun and cant wait for whats come! Welcome home Brayd :) xoxoxo