Here are a few things that our family has done and a few changes that have come our way:
-My twin sister who just got back from a mission, came out to visit us!! I have not seen her in almost 2 years until this point, so I was beyond excited to have her come out and be with us. Our boys have fallen in love with her. The first night she was at our place, Deagan asked me, "When I wake up, will she still be here? I don't want her to leave." It will be sad to say good bye in a few days.
Unfortunately, when she came, we were just getting over some kind of cold/flu bug, and we were kind enough to pass it on to her. She is just getting over it now, so I feel bad for putting her through so much sickness. Hopefully we has had fun despite the sickness!
-Greg's parents came out to be with us for his graduation! They stayed with us last weekend, and we were able to go to Palmyra and go to the temple there, have a picnic at a local park, and we attended graduation together. My sweet mother-in-law felt bad she couldn't stay longer to help us clean our place for our move, so she willingly cleaned my stove! She is angel. It was so great to have them here as well, and the boys also fell in love with them!
-As mentioned above, GREG GRADUATED!!! He is now the proud holder of TWO master degrees. He was attending a top rated university and finished SO WELL. I am so proud of him and how well he did. Now it onto the "real world!"
The two years went by so incredibly fast, and where we lived really became our home and our friends became our family.
-We moved this past week to the DC area! It is such a bittersweet move for me. It is nice that we are moving on because now we will have a more stable income and will feel more secure that way, but we are leaving behind so many great people and so many great places. Deagan was in a fantastic preschool there, and I am so sad that he had to leave that early and leave all of his little friends. We had wonderful friends who I miss terribly already, and we lived in such a fantastic location. We were surrounded by a beautiful park and pond, there was a grocery store in my back yard pretty much, and the town we lived in had such a small town feel to it. I feel like I totally took advantage of it, and I really did not realize how lucky we were to live where we did until we moved to our new place. The DC area is in a world of its own, and I have not decided if that is a good thing or a bad thing yet.
We live in a nice place, don't get me wrong, but it is just different. It takes twice as long to get anywhere, and the traffic is just awful. I am determined to make this place my home though, so I am going to jump in feet first and make the most of this time that we have here. We are where we need to be right now, so I am just moving forward with faith knowing that and praying all along that I will have the strength to make this a great experience for my family. Pray for me too ok?
-Now we are taking a lovely vacation with my family in Utah, and I am loving the fact that I am not packing, cleaning, or unpacking anything right now. I will probably continue to be on an internet break while we are here, but after we get back and my husband starts work I will be back in the swing of things.
Have a great weekend everyone!!
