Blessed

As we are getting ready to leave the beautiful state of New York, I'm feeling so overwhelmed and blessed for the opportunity to have been here. I have so many mixed feelings about leaving. I love it here, I really do...now.

At first I had a hard time here, and I didn't know that I would love it. I felt like I had to call family every day just to make it through a day because I felt lonely. I didn't want to let myself like it here. I tried to keep myself from liking it by finding things wrong with it like the fact that the roads are too skinny, that driving everywhere is a pain, that things cost a little more here and that people are not nice, it's too humid, it's too hot, I have no family here, I don't have lots of friends here like in Utah and so on.

But then one day, I decided that I would just let those negative feelings go and open my mind to New York. I let it into my heart and well, it grew on me, and now I don't want to leave. I love the green all around. I love the people in the ward here, I love being so close to so many historic cities and in a historic part of the United States. It's cool to be here. I like being in a place where I can have more missionary experiences than in UT.

I have made some awesome friends here, and even though I haven't been able to do a lot of things with those friends during our short stay here, I feel like I could ask them for anything, and that they would help me out no matter what. I don't want to leave those friends behind. I'm having a hard time knowing that I'll most likely never see any of them again, and that makes me very sad, because I really love them all.

Now, I don't know if we'll be back to NY or not. It's one of our "options" but there's no telling until we see what else is out there for us. I would love to come back to NY even though I'd have a really hard time being away from all my family almost all of the time. But, we will go where we're supposed to go, and I'm not sure where that is yet.

So, thank you New York & people of New York, for giving my little family a great opportunity to meet some amazing people, see amazing parts of the country & historic places and for a fun summer of entirely new things.

I'll remember it forever & NY will always have a special place in my heart.

Crawling & Fit throwing

Two videos to show what our little Sweet Pea's up to these days.

1. Crawling to get the bear we bought her at F.A.O. Schwarz (We hardly give it to her, because at this point in her life, she's just interested in eating it. ha ha)

2. My parents taught her that water is good and it comes out of water bottles.

Trip to DC in photos

Over the 4th weekend, we went to DC, stayed with my cousin in Fredericksburg, VA. It was a blast, but I'm telling our story in pictures!

In a tunnel under water!

Making a stop in Delaware

David wanted a picture with George Washington

Awesome car

The original RUBY SLIPPERS from the Wizard of Oz! Cool!

SUPER awesome Sapphires!

David wanted a picture with "Cera" from the Land Before Time. ha ha

My favorite Dinosaur

World War II Memorial

Family pic at the Washington Memorial

We even made it back to Waterford in time for the fireworks!

Great weekend! Lots of fun & neat things to see! Thanks to Melanie and Travis for letting us stay with you and catch up!