Before she came up, it felt like a year would be a long time, but it has instead passed all too quickly. We've made an effort this summer to get in some of the local activities that we did not do this past year, thinking that we still had more time. Thankfully, we had the chance for her to visit both Homer and Seward before she left.
Unfortunately, Janelle still has a full week of work as we lead up to Alex's trip back to Michigan. At least, Alex will have time to get packed for her move.
Although her third shift schedule meant that we often did not see much of each other on a daily basis, I'm still going to miss the sound of her laughter (even if it sometimes came because of sources we couldn't hear during times that were not always appropriate).