Today Erica finally came home for good, or at least it seems. Talking with her yesterday, we both have seemed to have lost count on how many times she's made the trip back and forth from Berlin. She finally said that it was either 8 or 9 trips ... all before her 26th birthday.

And with mom's birthday tomorrow, she said it was the best gift that she could've asked for. Now instead of planning a return trip to go back and see her, we'll have to plan a return trip and bring her along as our official translator.

Either way, I'm glad to have you back sis.