Saying Goodbye

Yesterday was the day I have been dreading for the last 18 days. Kyle headed back to Afghanistan yesterday afternoon. Luckily it is only for a couple more months. I kept trying to remind myself that it wouldn't be long until he was home again, but it really didn't make saying goodbye any easier. It was a long and lonely trip home from the airport. However, I was kept company by an old couple from Toronto on the train. They were very confused and having all sorts of troubles with their travels, and I did my best to help them, but I wasn't really in a helping mood.
Today it was back to work for me. I am definitely ready for summer, my classroom is a sauna. The exciting news is that my principal informed me last week that I will continue in Kindergarten next year. Kindergarten isn't my first pick for grades to teach, but I guess there is never a dull moment, and it keeps me on my toes. Plus I get to move across the hall to the cool side, so that is good news!
I am posting a couple pictures of Kyle before he left. Don't mind me, I am a sad girl in the picture, but Kyle is still smiling. He forgot a smaller bag to put his stuff in, so he took my shopping bag out of my purse. I called it his "man purse" he looks very cute with it.

I realize the one thing that I miss most about Kyle is the laughing. When I am with him, I am always laughing. I got to laugh really hard one day during leave due to his stupidity. He was home alone while I was at work, so I never really knew what I would find when I walked through the door. One day he was using LED lights and very strong magnets and putting them in ice cubes. While we were sitting on the couch that evening he was showing me just how powerful his magnets were. He could put one on one side of this arm and another on the other and they would still pull towards each other. Since he found success on his arm, he then began putting the magnets on his face. He put one on the left side of this cheek, then one of the right side of his check and was amazed that the magnets were pulling towards each other. It was all fun and games until the magnets started pulling towards each other and came together in the front of his face, smashing his lip in the middle. When they fell off his lip, I was laughing hysterically when I hear him say "Beth, am I bleeding?" Sure enough Kyle's lip was split open, it actually looked more like it exploded. This caused me to laugh even harder...I am not a nice person, I didn't even offer him ice or something to help the bleeding, I just laughed. His lip looked awful the rest of leave. He came on the field trip with my class to the wild park and he started hiding his lip because of all the questions he was being ask. I just wish I got it all on video tape...I cannot explain just how extremely funny this was, but hopefully you can get an idea. Oh Kyle...got to love him!!!

Saying Goodbye to Suesse

Sad and trying to smile at the airport