I have been so bad at not updating my blog. I have just been so busy and tired that I find no will or urge within me to stop for a few moments and catch up with everything. I really think that posting here helps me get back together. These past 2 or 3 weeks, I've been running all over the place and having so many different things on my mind that half of me is way into the future and the other half is still way back before Mission's Conference!!!
OK, so Mission's Conference was AWESOME!!! We raised a bunch of money for missions (even though none of the messages were about giving, or anything like that) and we each had a blast doing our part to make this the best Mission's Conference of our life!!! On Wednesday, my whole family began getting used to having Pastor Adam Thompson stand 6 inches away and preach to you in front of everyone. Thursday, Cassia and I helped with the Girls' Camp stand. I stood there until I was so hungry I thought I was going to be sick and my feet were about to fall off!! It was fun, though, and each of us girls had a blast!! Friday, I became a Chinese girl and helped in the Oriental booth. It was hilarious to watch people glance at me and then look again. It was all so much fun. We were there until like 1:00 or so in the morning!!! Mom was talking to Katie N and Tim Q and we 3 older girls were about to fall asleep while we sat in the lobby talking to different people who were also waiting for their older brothers or parents to leave. Saturday, I went door-knocking with the Snyders, Laura M, and the two Parfitt boys!! We all had a blast and Emmaline and I were able to talk to one boy (about 14) who seemed very interested. He had no idea what sin was, so Emmaline explained that and as able to give him the gospel. He stood there and listened the whole time-the best conversation we had the whole day!! Sunday, we had our Thanksliving dinner and I had fun hanging out with the Snyders before they left. Lydia Cz also was there and we all had a blast!!
I was able to see Lydia quite a few times before she left on Friday after HOPE. That night, Uncle Scott, Aunt Stacy, Derek, and Alek all came up from Texas!! Uncle Scott is Dad's older brother whom we like never see! It's been 4 years since he, his wife, and Alek have been here. 6 since Derek has been here!! Derek is 24/25 and Alek is 19. We had a blast over the weekend and were extremely sad to have to say goodbye to Alek on Saturday night. (That was a rough one!) Today, we had to say goodbye to Derek (who is flying right now, or waiting for his next flight!!) Uncle Scott and Aunt Stacy are going to be making dinner for us tonight, so that'll be fun!! They will be leaving Wednesday, so that will be another hard goodbye!
For now, I will concentrate on the present and not look to far to the future. (I think I am finally getting all back together now!!)
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| All the cousins!! |
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| All the guys!! (Alek felt a sneeze coming. He never actually sneezed though!) |
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| Alek |
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| All the girl cousins! |
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| Gloria loves Alek! |
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| Derek, Aunt Stacy, Alek, and Uncle Scott! |
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| Slightly blurry, but it shows how much fun we were having with Alek! |
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| ATV ride on Easter with Derek! |
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| Derek |
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| Derek and Zane |
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| Alek likes to sprawl out! He is only 19 after all! LOL |
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| Uncle Scott and Gloria! |
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| Aunt Stacy and I |
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| Saying goodbye to Derek |
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| Playing Badmitton! |
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| It was hard! |
