Anna's gone :( :( :( :(

Well, Anna, Helgi & Arnor (our Icelandic visitors) left around 5:30 this evening. Wow, the house seems so empty. For those who haven't kept up with this blog, Anna was our foreign exchange student 10 years ago from Iceland. She came with her family and stayed with us for 2 1/2 weeks. It was like time stood still. She still had her beautiful smile and personality, but along with that we got to get reacquainted with our Icelandic grandson Arnor. What a great kid. Very polite. He didn't know English, but by the time he left, he was starting to say a few words. After one day here, he peeped his head around the corner one morning and said, "Goot Morning". It was the cutest thing in the world. Then started "Goot Nite" - - and little by little I heard him picking things up. One night he even said, "Hi, Stevie Boy". This was Helgi's first trip to the US. On the first night, Steve had a baseball game on. Helgi told Steve he didn't know much about the game. So, Steve proceeded to explain the rules. Then Matt came over and the Tutoring began. 3 days later, when I came home from work, I saw Helgi surfing the channels trying to find a baseball game. (Baseball is not known in Iceland - -however, soccer is EVERYTHING!) While here they did so much - - Vegas, Disneyland, Hollywood, Bev. Hills, Legoland, Venice Beach, and much more. (See all the pics for more details!)

Well, they left tonight and I feel so very empty in my heart. Anna was and always has been another part of our family. It just seemed so RIGHT to have her back in our home. It was hard to believe that it had been 8 years since we all last saw each other. Of course we keep in touch with e-mails and phone calls, but there's something about seeing each other in person. And then the added bonus of her wonderful husband Helgi and son Arnor. Our house seems so empty now. They took off from LAX tonight - will land at JFK (NewYork) and have an 8 HOUR LAYOVER! I'm telling you - they're real troopers. We appreciate so much that they took their vacation time and spent it with us. Anna will be missed, but will always be in our hearts. (As well as Helgi & Arnor). Anyway - that's the new news. I've posted lots and lots and lots of pics (and have taken 4 times that!) So, please scroll to older posts to see them (if you haven't already). Take care - - - Until next post! :)