The Way They Were~

... when we returned to Niger, the beginning of this term.

The Way They Are Now~

...as we prepare to return to the States for a year of Home Assignment.

I can't even begin to think about the upcoming time when this one has become "The Way They Were" photo... or the tears begin to well up in my eyes... It probably doesn't help that I've been listening to (in my mind, of course) the following song all day as I've been plotting posting these photos.

Memories

Like the corners of my mind

Misty water-colored memories

Of the way we were

Scattered pictures,

Of the smiles we left behind

Smiles we gave to one another

For the way we were

Can it be that it was all so simple then?

Or has time re-written every line?

If we had the chance to do it all again

Tell me, would we? could we?

Memories, may be beautiful and yet

What's too painful to remember

We simply choose to forget

So it's the laughter

We will remember

Whenever we remember...

The way we were...