a scavenge/sendoff

as much as i didn't want it to, the time came when we had to say "see ya later" to eboni, kev, & irie.  their flight was in the middle of the night, so they didn't have to leave the apartment until 1am or so & we decided to pretty much hang out until just before they had to go.


over the course of the few months she was here, eboni had acquired quite the collection of kitchenware (whereas i refused to spend money on things that i knew we won't be taking with me when we leave).  kevin had suggested that we go over with a couple bags and take everything with us that they wouldn't be bothering with taking with them.  after awhile of hanging out, we decided to get down to it, and pretty much cleared out their cupboards.  my spice rack is now completely stocked with duplicates of popular spices and new ones to try.  we also have a large stove pan, baking dish, new knives, a cheese grater, sauces... and a comforter & two fleece blankets.  


most of the night was spent talking about kevin's new opportunity in france, how excited they were, our time left with apoel here in cyprus, etc.  the entire time, we were playing with irie and refusing to admit that it was going to be quite awhile after that night before we'd be able to see her again.


can i just say, if i haven't already, that irie is the cutest little muffin in the world.  not only that, but she is SO smart.  when the time came that we had to say goodbye, i picked her up, was giving her hugs and kisses and telling her how much i was going to miss her.  irie understood EVERYTHING.  i put her back down on the living room chair, and she kind of nestled into the corner of the chair with a really sad, shy look on her face, and didn't want to go to ben because she knew it was going to be more goodbyes.  she wound up letting her pick him up and say goodbye, but she was not happy about it... at all. 


apparently, after we left, irie kept calling for us and saying she wanted us to hold her... hearing that made me want to cry!


now that they're in france, she calls me on her barbie phone... doesn't get much cuter than that! :)


xox k