Footprint and heart shaped scone for our soon to be hardworking missionary.
Claudia delivered these cookies to Ryan just before we left San Jose Tuesday morning. We were good - we saved some Hello Mate ones for Eric.
11:40ish Elder Eric Hardester lands in Salt Lake.
Elder Loertscher was Eric's MTC companion, and they served in Adelaide together, and they came home together.
12:30ish Headed to lunch and exchanging gifts.
A kangaroo skin scripture bag. (we all got one!)
The perfect gift for an outgoing missionary from his returning from an Australia mission brother - a tie with kangaroos!
Ryan's gift to Eric - a picture of his missionary self. The frame, purchased at Walmart of course. Grandma Judy printed the picture for him. Thank you Judy! 
12:45ishLunch at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building
2:00ish Last Goodbyes
3:00 MTC
4:15ish A visit with Tom Carlisle and Grandma Elaine
5:30ish to 7:00ish Outback Steak House - to spend more time with family.
It's great to have friends on the "inside". Gregg came into dinner and without saying a word placed a paper down in front of Greg and me. It was a copy of Ryan's district! There was Ryan smiling big as can be - among 11 other missionaries, their names and homes listed under their pictures - and we saw who Ryan's companion is! Thank you, thank you Gregg! 
A free Sundae for Eric. Isn't that nice? The waitstaff did that on their own accord - to welcome home the Australian missionary.
Off to the airport - Greg's still driving.9:30ish Salt Lake Airport
Unfortunately, we arrived to the airport to find out our flight had been delayed an hour.
We think Eric had been up nearly 40 hours by now.
10:30ish Oakland Airport
Greeters from San Jose - what a great surprise!
It was a great day.
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What an exciting day!
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