Military life has many ups and downs, there are lots of perks, like tax free grocery shopping, but also lots of hardships like saying good bye to friends. The military population on Okinawa is transient, people come and go all year long. This month we said goodbye to our sponsor family the Broom's. Rachel, Matt, Zach and Mallory were our first friends on the island and have definitely been our closest for the 2 years we've been here. It was bitter sweet to see them move on to their next duty station. I'm happy for them to return to the states, to have access to fancy grocery stores, organic food, to entertainment, fast internet and being close to family. But I still miss them terribly. Of course Gabriella misses her friends, we pass the Broom's old house and she always makes a remark about them being in Hawaii or moving to Virginia. She realizes they aren't coming back but has already made plans to visit them or have them visit us.
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