Spring Break

It was so nice being home over Spring Break. I saw a lot of people I had been missing very much and was also able to celebrate my grandmother's 80th birthday with her, but the best part of being home was being able to watch my brother open his mission call for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Most of my time at home was spent getting preparations ready for my grandmother's birthday party. She, reluctantly, let my mom and me be in charge of the decor. Knowing that she loves lighthouses and wind socks I thought it would be fun to incorporate both things into a garden theme. So while we had family around we let everyone paint their own lighthouses. As you can see, it was a great success.

Originally, I wanted to have two large hoops for the wind socks with progressively smaller hoops to represent my grandmother's children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Unfortunately, I ran out of time, but the idea was still there in hoops that did get progressively smaller; I just didn't have the right number of hoops. The end result was still very nice and gave a great feel to the space.

But as I said before, the best part of being home was being able to watch my brother open his mission call. He has been called to serve in the Cincinnati, Ohio mission and will report to the Missionary Training Center on May 13, 2015.

I'm going to miss him like crazy, but he's going to make one incredible missionary!