Feelings about going home

+1 I get to drive again
+1 I'm going to the beach!
+1 I'll eat a real gyro
+1 I'll go to playhouse
+1 Shopping!
+1 I'll drink a nice big fat freddo
+1 I'll get a haircut!
+1 I'm going to a wedding I've been waiting for a long time to happen
+1 The annual family water-wars extravaganza

-1 No 3G
-1 No 5G either
-1 Dealing with the embassy
-1 I'll miss the boat cruise
-1 No kissing bunnies that are meant for hugging too
-1 Using almost all my vacation days
-1 No daily game of pool

Well that's all I can come up with right now, I'm pretty sure there are more but at least it's a positive outcome! :)

Oh no...

I would have never guessed making a cake could have been so much fun! 

Somewhere between:

making a mess out of my kitchen, 

making 10 times more ganache than I was ever going to need and trying to mix it with my tiny hand held mixer,

coloring gum-paste like it's play-doh,

trying to cut circles of cakes and tasting the yummy crumbs,

rolling fondant and seeing it fall apart when I tried to pick it up, 

modeling a hot air balloon that could hold its weight, 

putting it all together while thinking of the smile on his face,

... I think I found a new hobby! 

Instant Fix

I know it's cheezy, but how could I resist? They're so freaking adorable!