Suprise Tears!!!

When I moved to Provo it was a very temporary thing. I never thought I would miss this place. I hate the cold and didn't really love the snow. As I have been packing up my house and saying goodbye to my friends, I realize how much I love this place. I know I keep boohooing about how I am leaving, but I am sad about it. I have the perfect little house decorated just the way I want and a cute little backyard for Alexa to play in. We had friends over tonight for dinner and ate out in the back while the kids ran around and wore themselves out. Most importantly I have the best friends up here. They have gotten me through a lot this last year.


Today was my last week at church and it was sad saying goodbye. I have had a really tough time in this ward for the past three years. I was kind of the odd ball and never felt like a part of the ward. For the last few years I have been in activity days in my ward and today the bishopric figured out that I was leaving and so they just walked up and told me thanks and that I was released. I never realy felt like this calling was that big of a deal or that it meant so much to me, but when he said that I just started crying. I could tell by the look on his face that he didn't quite know what to do. I realized right then how much I love those girls and especially the ladies that I have gotten to work with. I have made some life long friends with the women that I have served with.


I feel like a really shy person and it is hard for me to just go make friends. When I would tell my mom how hard it was for me in this ward, she would always say, "make sure you do your calling and your visiting teaching and you will make friends." Visiting teaching, that one always changed because the people in the ward changed so much, but I can truely say now that serving in my calling is what has saved me this past year. If I had not been there I wouldn't have had such an awsome babysitter for Alexa. All of us leaders had girls the same age and they are just best friends. Alexa is really going to miss them too. Here is a picture of all of them on Cinco de Mayo playing in the big backyard after a picnic.

I am nervous to move down to Las Vegas where it should seem familiar, but really everything has changed. I have been gone for so long it seems like everything will be different, but (Mom you don't have to say it) I know if I just do my calling and my visiting teaching it will be great and I will make some new girl friends although the ones up here will be hard to replace!