The kids and I were last in NZ during Spring Break of 2019. It was the last time we spent with Grandma and Granddad, as they passed in September the same year. Nathan was back again in the fall, but then Covid hit and because of the strict restrictions in NZ we haven't been able to return until now.
So it's been over three years, but lots of things were still in storage waiting for us to deal with them. It was both really emotional, but also quite a bit of fun, going through all the papers, documents but above all - old photo albums:
Granddad's photos from Abu Dhabi, back in the day!
It took several days, so many things to look through and consider. We ended up bringing home with us a lot of old photos, photo frames, paintings by Grandma; and some Christmas ornaments, decorations and kitchen things. Obviously, hadn't we been restricted by the space and weight of the suitcases, we would've brought a lot more things, but that's how it is unfortunately.
Another main objective was to finally clear out the storage unit:
While in Taupō we also finally got to go see where they are resting, in the Overseas Services Cemetery. I was happy to see it was such a beautiful place, not far from the Waikato River, with great panoramic views.
A long overdue visit, and very emotional of course. We miss them a lot. NZ is not the same without them. ❤️
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