It's 8:05 AM in New Orleans and half of our group is just finishing cleaning the camp. The other half has already packed up the trailers, taken one of them and set out for Julie's for the last day of work. This is going to be a tough day, both physically and emotionally, but everyone seems to be ready for it.
When we left Julie's house last night at 10:00 PM, she told us that she would probably be crying today. She told us that the tears would be a mixture of tears of joy for how far her house had come and for all the help and blessings she had received, as well as tears of sorrow for the group leaving so soon. It's only been a few days, but I think it's safe to say that every member of the team considers Julie a friend and will be feelings exactly the same way that she is today. We've done so much but there's still work to be done.
Everyone has worked so hard over the past week and accomplished so much. Today is going to be no different, but the feelings will be. Today will be bittersweet, joyful because of what has been done and sad because the experience has to end. I'm not sure how we'll feel tomorrow at 4 AM when we get on the road back to Illinois, but I do know that the memories of this trip will stay with each member of the group for a long, long time.
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