Counting down the days...

I'm counting down the days until I no longer have to work two jobs. I am counting down the days till I can wake up to sunlight, not an alarm clock. I am counting down the days until I can splash around in cool water on a hot afternoon. I am counting the days until I am greeted at the front door with hugs and kisses from the girls(all three that I think of as my little sisters) that I haven't seen since sadder times. I am counting down the days until I get to spend nine hours in the car, just driving with nothing else that I need to do. I am counting down the days until I can judge the artistic ability of Caitlin's jumps into the pool. I am counting down the days until I can bond with Carly as more of a peer, than the young girl she once was. I am counting down the days till my Aunt Marcia makes her famous Macaroni and Cheese that I am such a fan of. I am counting down the days till David asks me again to stay down in GA and go to college and Kennesaw State. I am counting the days till Chelyan and I can put our creative minds to work on a project in her room. I am counting the days till I can lay on the hot sand and bask in the sun. I am counting the days until the wet sand sticks to my feet, no matter how hard I try to wash it off. I am counting down the days to windy nights sitting in the cool sand. I am counting the days...

until...

Until I can be with my family...

...my little "sisters"...
..my Aunt Marcia, who has been more than just an Aunt, but a friend...
....my Uncle David, who always makes me feel at home and welcomed...