Home sweet home

We made it home last night after a good 20 hour day of travelling!
Our wonderful Moms were there to pick us up - as well as brother (to carry the bags.)! Got our Timmies and drove through the rain back home (:
But - our last few days in Europe were a good way to end. We went back to pack up our immense amount of stuff, which took a good 5 hours! We then went to Erik and Marijke's again for the last days. The plan was to go to Amsterdam the second last day but we just didn't have the energy, so we went the last day. What a beautiful city it is. We walked along the canals for most of the day, saw Anne Frank's house, sat in another Catholic church, had our last European pastry, had some Dutch cheese, and just enjoyed the last day together. We also found a free market, and checked that out thoroughly. That evening we played the last game of Settlers of Catan, and did our last bit of packing. Slept minimally, and started our long day of flights. We left the rain in Holland to come home to rain! Classic. What were we told yet again? "It was nice all week, but the next few days are going to be rainy." - Never have we heard a statement said by so many different people, to us.
I'm speaking on behalf of Lianne and I, but I know that we would say the same thing, so - We seriously cannot thank everyone enough for EVERYTHING they did for us. Those that gave us directions when we were lost in the cities, others that literally let us be part of their families, and that welcomed us into their communities, it would not have been the same without all of you.
Thank you to all of the following for everything you did!
Paul and Daphne. Erik and Marijke. Onno and Agnus. Kaila. Kristeen and Klaus. John and Anne. Marian and Ivan. Donges'. Buhl's. Deitz'. All of the Lehmann's. The Dillenburg church. Everyone we met in hostels.
THANK YOU. If there's anyone that was missed - please know that you are appreciated too!
I hope all of you know how much of a blessing you were to us on this trip. We wouldn't have had near as much fun, or seen as much without you. We'll remember this trip forever - and you all get to be part of the memories!
God bless all of you!

ps. thanks to everyone who was interested enough to check out this blog! A lot of it is for us to remember, but we love that others wanted to share in our adventure (: Sorry about all the mistakes that you had to bear too. A lot of these posts were written at late hours of the night, which resulted in crappy writing! Ha

Thanks again to everyone. You are dearly thanked from the bottom of our hearts.

Lianne and Brianna