He had never expected to see The Shire again. He had always thought, when making his last trip to Rivendell following his birthday, that the journey would be his last and he would be laid to rest in the valley of Imlardris. But then Elrond had offered his wondrous gift and here he was, gazing once more upon familiar green hills.
"There and back again," he mumbled to himself. Gandalf cocked an eyebrow at him, but Bilbo ignored it, wanting to soak in this last look of his beloved home. There wouldn't be any 'back again' from this final journey.