Back Home...

Pete and I got home last night about 12:45 AM. I should be unpacking, buying a birthday present for my little grand nephew, Brock's party this afternoon, but I am still in my pajamas sitting at the computer.

These last five days were good. The conference was fine; my rep company even won an award. Our renewal of our wedding vows could not have been any more perfect. We had family and a few friends, and if you know us, you know that having Elvis do the "ceremony" was not disrespectful but ideal. There will need to be separate blog on that with pictures! What was really good was that I had probably two days where I did not cry once...

But last night on the plane ride home, I had time to think what I was going back to. All the thoughts of this being the first Mother's Day without Laurie and my mom, Mom and Dad's wedding anniversary on May 10th. I had the window seat (Thank you, Jackie, Russ and Pete) and in the darkened plane, tears just rolled and rolled. Finally back home, a pile of mail with more sympathy and encouragement cards, a beautiful "Welcome Home to the Newlyweds" banner and a thick envelope with 40 copies of the memorial edition of The Challenger, the Harper Honors newsletter entirely devoted to Laurie. I read every article in it, articles written by her friends, her professors, her family...just amazing! I am struck again with the impact Laurie made on people. How God designed this beauty called Laurie Boncimino is beyond my comprehension. I need to say it again: How fortunate am I to have had her as my daughter for 20 years!