Wayne & Jan Haws: Going Home * Saying Goodbye * Bittersweet

Going Home

Saying Goodbye

Bittersweet

It hard to explain the feeling you have when it's time to return home from a mission. After living next to the beautiful Trujillo Temple in a beautiful apartment on the temple grounds for 23 months, with guards who keep track of us coming and going and missionary couples who I've tried to communicate with for almost 2 years, it's kind of hard to say good bye. July 10th 2017 was the day for us to finally go home, it was a happy day but a bittersweet day.

We got up early, packed a few more things, washed the bedding and went to lunch one last time at Chili's. Brother and Sister Wood went with us, Wayne and I had our usual, Chicken Fired Chicken with limonade frozen con granadina. It was delicious. We had a good visit then we went back to finish packing and getting ready to go home.

We rode the Huanchaco bus back to the myorista one last time to see the sights and the crazy shopping place that is. We took in all the sights and the scenes we were going to be leaving.

Our apartment are the two windows you can see on the top level.

Where we've lived for 23 months.

Our dresser

Our bedroom.
The bedding is all washed and ready for whoever lives here next. We bought the memory foam and left it there for the next people who come to live in our apartment.

Bathroom
Towels and wash cloths are washed and clean.

Shower and tub

Kitchen
I wished I'd have taken a picture inside the cupboards, oh well.

Our living room. We spent many hours here watching TV and watching out the window for people we might know.
My favorite way to have the room arranged was when I brought in an end table from the common area and the two lamps from the bedroom. I put the orange chairs om the Noah's Ark wall and the couch where the chairs are in this picture. That way I could wrap up in a blanket at night, laying on the couch and watch TV with Wayne, well I should say fall asleep watching TV.

The dining room.

After leaving our apartment, we went outside with our bag. We said goodbye to our missionary friends. I will miss these sweet sisters.

Me * Nelly Gomez * Dora Guvarra * Rosio Wood * Marlene Casos

Wayne and President Romalo Casos

Freddy, he was the driver of the truck with our bags in it.

Brother and Sister Gomez * Brother and Sister Guevara * Me * Brother and Sister Wood * President and Sister Casos

Truck is packed and all loaded

We got in the vehicles and went to the airport. We rode with President and Sister Casos. Miguel's boys and Suzie we walking up the walk coming to say goodbye to us. We stopped, gave them hugs and said goodbye.

Samir and James LaSerna

Samir and James with their mom Suzie

We checked in our luggage, then waited and said goodbye to those who came to the airport to see us off.

Woods * Casos * Diaz

Annali * Amy * Me * Wayne

our plane left at about 6:30 pm. We got on the plane and were off to Lima!!

In Lima, I walked outside to take a few pictures. I also took some around the airport.

As we waited in Lima for our plane to go to Los Angeles, we met a missionary going home. Elder Richmond. We visited with him and his parents. I can't remember where they were from.

Wayne got us good seats for the long flight to LAX. We were in the middle section with a seat between us, that way we hoped no one would sit between us and we'd have more room. We did have more room. It was rally nice.

We arrived on time in Los Angles. We were back in the USA!!

We had a shirt layover in LA, awaiting the final flight home.

We were happy to be home. All of our kids and grand kids were waiting for us, hugs, loves, tears, kisses, a new baby, posters and balloons to welcome us home. It was a grand sight, a sweet moment I will always remember. I didn't get any pictures, there were too many to hugs to give and loved ones to greet, including our new little baby Hazel Verlie. Jim and Patti Fackrell were there too, they stayed in the wings waiting for their turn to welcome us home.

Best Welcome Home