history: My daughter came to visit from Ohio with her husband and children. I could not wait for them to get here because it was almost a year since I had seen them.  My daughter and her family were on their way from ohio to visit us.
current: Oh, that must be exciting! I bet you were busy making preparations.
next: I prepared for weeks. I could not wait for them to get here. It had been almost a whole year since I had seen them and they have a new baby.