Farewell, John and Amanda!

We bid farewell to our closest friends this past Tuesday. We met John and Amanda while we lived off campus; we were neighbors for about a month before we moved 2 blocks away. But, our friendship continued and developed even after moving. Amanda became my walking buddy and we went to the Rose Bowl to walk 2-3 mornings each week. I'm really going to miss that time! We also took cooking classes together at Hipcooks, and enjoyed having meals together. John and Noel loved to toss the frisbee together as well as talk about music.
John is transferring to a seminary in Toronto and is training to become an Episcopal priest. Since they are both from Alabama, they have never experienced a real winter. They're in for a real treat!

After packing, loading up the truck, and cleaning, we headed to 21 Choices for a late night, last yummy frozen yogurt treat. I'm sure glad it wasn't our last time to 21 Choices!
They stayed the last night at our apartment. Amanda's sister was able to join us for breakfast before John and Amanda headed out of town.
Noel and John are finalizing the packing. Lucky for us, John and Amanda will be driving through Michigan and will drop off the keyboard we borrowed from my grandparents for the past 4 years. It was only supposed to be a 3 year loan since we didn't know we'd be staying here longer than that. We're happy to have a way to return it!
Bye friends! We will really miss you!