IRELAND WEEK 14 OF 14!!!!!!!!

Well, here we are!!!  I AM COMING HOME TOMORROW!!!!!!  I am so excited I can barely contain myself!  It will be a total of 12 hours traveling, but if I can get through 3 1/2 months of being away, I can handle 12 hours!  Not too much happened this past week, work and some rest and more work!  I wouldn't let myself pack till just today, due to getting to anxious, but now I am packed and all ready!  I get into LA around 7pm tomorrow evening and then home to my wonderful family!!!  This summer like I said last week will be an unforgettable one for so many reasons!  I know I was suppose to be here and have learned so much and life will only get better from here!  I know it will not be all peaches and cream, but I feel I am ready for anything!  Thank you all for thinking of me, praying for me, staying in contact with me, and simply liking and commenting on my happenings!  I am so blessed with such an amazing family and so many wonderful friends!!!  I can't wait to catch up and just be around you!  So here's to next week, when I will finally be home!  Farewell Ireland, you will be dearly missed, I feel like I am taking a piece of you home with me, and I hope to visit again someday!!!

Ireland week 13 of 14!!!

Can you believe it?  My last week here!  It has been an amazing summer full of fun, excitement, learning experiences, trials, hardships, and more!  The decision to come out here was not easy but ended up being definite that I needed to be here.  I may not know the exact reason of needing to be out here, but I have learned so many things about myself, my relationship with my husband, and relationships with family and friends.  And I have learned a lot about where I stand as a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!  I know the changes I want and need to make in my life when I get home to make the most of what I have in front of me!  I know some of the changes won't be easy and I know I won't be able to do it all at once, but I know I need to make these changes to better my life and the relationships I have!  I have been so blessed to be able to see so much this summer!  I have been all around Ireland, France, and London!  I am so thankful for these experiences and for the people I have been able to share them with!  I am so grateful for the time Drew and I were able to spend out here!  I am so thankful for the family that I work for and for them making it possible to experience so much this summer!  And most of you know, Drew headed back home this last Tuesday and that was not easy at all!  I wanted to go home with him so badly!  But now only 1 more week, and 1 10 hour flight to LA and I will be home!  I am aching and yearning to be in my own home, but will miss this place for sure!  I hope someday to return and catch up with the people I have met out here, they have all made such a wonderful impact in my life!  The things I am mostly looking forward to at home are being around family and friends, my own home and bed, people who have the same accent as me, the sun, 3G on my phone, and well pretty much everything!  But there is no rest for the weary, the month of Sept. is going to be a busy one, from Vegas to Utah, back home to LA, and then to Spokane Washington!  Then we are into Oct.  But what fun is life without it being non-stop!  I cannot wait to see you all and catch up!  This time next week I will be on my way home!  So, until next week!!!

Ireland week 12 of 14!!!

Hello all! Drew and I arrived back to Belfast from London last night and what an experience! It was such a wonderful vacation of site seeing and also relaxation, thanks to our friends, the Phillips(who moved to England in June)! We are forever grateful for your hospitality and for taking us in! We had such a wonderful time, I am already trying to find ways to come back and visit again! We arrived Monday evening into Gatwick and were able to catch up with our lovely friends. Tuesday we headed out to see Ashdown Forest aka Winnie the Pooh 100 acre woods! We first stopped at Pooh Corner a little shop and Tea Room.

We bought a few souvenirs and then headed to walk around in the woods a bit! Ended up at Pooh Stick Bridge(giggle)! Then we headed back for an afternoon of resting and then to a little city for dinner! Wednesday was our big, tiring, London site seeing day! We headed off on a train to Victoria station and then to Buckingham Palace! There were quite a number of tourists standing around, so we asked one lady what was happening, she didn't know. Then after walking around for a second, a lady chased us down and asked if we knew what was happening, we said no, and then she told us that it was the changing of the guard at the palace! We hung around for a bit and saw some guards ride by on horse back, but we had a lot to see and so we headed off! Our next stop was Piccadilly Circus, then off to the British Museum! Very cool, a lot of history! Then we headed off to one of the highlights of the day, 221 Baker Street aka 187 N. Gower Street where they shoot Sherlock, the tv show! So cool, we took pictures, walked into the Speedy Cafe and they had pictures up of them shooting! Very cool!

Afterwards we headed to the Tower Bridge aka London Bridge! Saw the Tower of London, walked to the Globe Theater, and then walked across Millenium Bridge! Our feet were killing us at this point! Thank goodness for the tube! Our next stop was Temple Church where Davinci Code was filmed because it was built by the Nights Templar! Afterwards we headed to Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and the London Eye! We had seen all we wanted and were exhausted, so we ate dinner at a pub just across the street from Big Ben. I am obsessed with pub food!

We headed back to our friends place and crashed! Thursday, we headed off to Polesden Lacey, a Manor House, with beautiful gardens and the inside of the house was beautiful also! Then we ate lunch at the Tea Room there!

Afterwards we headed back for a nice rest and then dinner! Another beloved roast chicken! Friday morning we headed back into London to help our friends out with finalizing things back in the US! They headed to the US Embassy and we headed with the kiddos to Hyde Park! Just being in London is very exciting, so much going on! We played at a fountain and walked around! Then when our friends were finished we headed to our favorite place, McDonalds! Saturday was sadly our last day, but we made one last adventure to Windsor Castle! I just kept asking myself and everyone around me, how could you live a place like that? It's so overwhelming, but I guess if you grow up only knowing that, then it wouldn't be so overwhelming! Amazing and beautiful!

Then we ate an amazing lunch, burgers at a Thai restaurant! We should have known they were going to be terrible! So we bought ourselves treats and then headed back to the Phillips B&B! We played with the kiddos, got our stuff put together and then ate a wonderful, fresh, great tasting dinner, made by Anne, to make up for lunch! Thank you Anne for saving us! Then they took us to the Airport! What a wonderful trip! It was packed with so many things, but was also relaxing and a much needed break! A few things we will remember always from this trip were quotes their sweet daughter 'E' said on a regular basis, such as, Apple Juice, no more crying, lollipop, treats, Aroura, and so many more! Such completely adorable children! And thank you so much again Anne and Roo! Our trip would not have been so wonderful without you and your sweet family! Feel free to come stay with us anytime, and we hope to make it back again! And as of right now, only 2 more weeks as of tomorrow and I will be H O M E!!! That word has never meant so much to Drew and I! We cannot wait!!! But until next week...

Ireland week 11 of 13-15!

Hello family and friends! Here we are on week 11 and not too much happened this week! I worked Tues. through Thursday, with Wednesday night seeing 'Batman' again with Stephanie, I slept through most of it. Then drew and I spent Friday catching up on sleep, walked around a Museum near by that has animatronic Dinosaurs, and then went downtown to shop and see a movie, 'Ted'. Then Saturday we went with the kids that I nanny to Mookie World, mostly to show Drew how fun it was, then we relaxed a bit more and then headed out with Mandy and Bryan, friends from LA, to see 'Brave' a cute daughter/Mother movie! Yesterday we headed to church and then afterwards we headed out to the Mourne Mountains, beautiful! Dundrum Caslte, which was almost like Dunluce, and then finished the day with some good ole fashioned Mini Golf! Guess who ended up being a real Champ at this? Shockingly me, it was all chance! I was just as surprised as Drew and Stephanie! Today we are getting ready to head to London!!! We cannot wait! We are staying with some lovely friends, Annie and Roo, who are so nice to take us in and we will report back next week on all the happenings! Love and miss everyone! Only a few more weeks! Ahhhhhhh!!!!! But, until next week!

Ireland week 10 of 13-15!

Another adventurous week! I worked Tues. through Friday, with babysitting Friday night watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Its unreal to be so close and then we are actually headed to the midst of it all next week! Early Saturday morning we headed out for Galway and more specifically, the Aran Islands! We had a ferry to catch at 10:30am and a 4 hour drive to get through, not really knowing where we were going and with no GPS. So we headed out by 6:30am and sadly missed the Ferry, but were able to catch one at noon. When we got out to the Island, our wonderful trip planner Mandy, told us the best way to get around the Island was by horse and carriage, so that is exactly what we did!

We spent the next few hours touring Inis Mor Island where only generations of families live and wonderful landscape! Then he stopped, let us out and we hiked up to these beautiful cliffs, AMAZING site to behold!

Then we headed back, ate at a place called The American Bar, and then got back to our B&B in Galway for a much needed nights rest! Sunday morning we headed out for Dublin and saw Dublin Castle, ate at Queen of Tarts, saw the outside of St. Patrick's Cathedral, and then drove around to find our B&B in Dublin. After finding it we rested for a while and then headed out towards Grafton Street and St. Stephen's park where they filmed 'Once' a beloved movie of Drew and I's.

It was surreal actually being there and walking around. If you've seen the movie, there is a guy in a track suite that try's to take the boys earned money, we had a gentlemen in a track suite actually ask us for change. I wish I could have taken a picture with him. Afterwards we walked around to find a place to eat and eventually walked in to a Bar. Bar food here is unreal. So amazingly good, and I even tried my first Lamb! Monday morning we headed out to see the inside of St. Patrick's, the largest obelisk in Europe, and Glasnevin Cemetery. Then headed on our way back to Belfast, and were told by Mandy, who can plan all of our trips from now on, to stop and see Newgrange.

Which is a site that is older that Stone Henge, they are ancient burial tombs, and are even older than the pyramids. It was fascinating! Very much worth it!!! Thank you Mandy! Then we got back home to Belfast where a nice roast chicken dinner was waiting for us, thanks to Stephanie! Have I told you all how much I seriously love the taste of roasted chicken here! AMAZING!!! And so quick and easy to do! I would bring a year supply of whole chickens home if I could! They are AMAZING!!! Now we are almost to the end of this week and its mostly been work. But we are looking forward to more adventures this weekend and then off to London next week! CAN NOT WAIT!!! So until next week! And look for pics on Facebook! Love and miss you all!!!

Ireland week 9 of 15!

And what a fun week it has been! Drew finally got in after landing in Cleveland due to bad weather and then finally making it to Newark, missing his flight to Belfast and then finally flying in Tuesday morning! It was quit the adventure, but I am so completely happy he is here! After he arrived we came back to see the place then headed out for lunch at Pizza Express! Then headed back so Drew could get some much needed rest! The next few days were all mostly like this with me going to work in the morning and Drew catching up to the time zone here! Thursday after I headed to work in the morning, my boss wanted me to run some errands in town so Drew and I headed down and spent the next three hours wandering, shopping, and then stopping for lunch! Then from Friday to Monday I had off work and we started our site seeing! Friday we headed to the Titanic Museum which was built on the actual area that the real Titanic was built! So cool, so much history! Then we ate lunch, headed back for a rest and then we headed to see Batman! When we got there our tickets said VIP but we weren't sure what that meant, and with Drew's excellent punctuality we were there 2 hours early! So they had us wait in the Directors lounge and told us they would come get us when the movie was about to begin! Well little did we know that it was a theater much like Gold Class Cinema with lounge chairs and comfort, but without waiters and meal served while you watch the movie! A pleasent surprise! Saturday we headed out for breakfast and then to the grocery store, and when we got back home to rest for the days outings, we both zonked and when we woke it was 6pm, so we stayed in and chilled! Sunday we headed out to church, Drew got a very warm welcome from the ward! They all said I looked so happy! I didn't realize till Drew got here that I didn't look happy before, but now with him, I realize how much I really do need him around in my life! After church we headed to a place called Stormont where Irish Parlament meets! Beautiful grounds, a castle, park, and much more! Then came home, took naps, made dinner, had Mandy, Brian, and Sadie over for dinner, who are friends from LA, and then headed to their place for an awesome game night of Mexican Train! Thank you guys, for a fun evening! Yesterday was the day of days for site seeing! We headed out at 9:30am saw the Irish coast, Rope Bridge, Giants Causeway, stopped at a Tea Room at Dunluce Castle for lunch, saw Dunluce Castle, and then toured Londonderry! And then enjoyed a nice dinner at Flaming Jacks! Headed home and pulled in exactly 12 hours from when we left that morning! Such an exhausting but fun day! We are both so grateful to be here together experiencing this! Even with all the stress and craziness of my job, we are both so happy to be here! And so grateful! Until next week...

Ireland week 8 of 15!

Here we are at the 2 month mark, and guess what peeps, Drew is finally here! Yay!!!! But this post is about last week, which was busy and exhausting, but we were able to get out a lot more with the kiddos since it was Holiday here in Northern Ireland! Monday we headed with the kiddos to Mookie World, an indoor kids play place, they also have great food and snacks! Tuesday we headed to an interactive museum for kids called the W5! Such a fun place! Then we dropped off the young ones for their naps and I took the older kids to a movie! I haven't been to a lot of movies with younger kids around, but it was much more entertaining watching and listening to the kids! Wednesday we headed to a little farm where you could play on all kinds of tractors, pet and feed animals, and many other fun things! Then we sat and had lunch! Such a great little place! Thursday Steph headed off with the family she works for to the states so we were left to fend for ourselves! So Thursday and Friday were spent mostly exploring all of the local parks! So many around here! And very fun and interesting playgrounds! Saturday was another morning at Mookie World and then a chill afternoon! Then I finally got my first day off after 12 straight days of no less than 10 hours a day! Although exhausted I really needed to get back to church, mostly because we were saying goodbye to one of the dear Sis. Missionaries, Sis. Chichoni! She will be dearly missed and I hope to see her again in Utah! Then it was anxious waiting for Drew to get out here! He was suppose to leave Sunday and then get here Monday morning, but after bad weather and everything he finally got here Tuesday morning and it was a very sweet reunion! I am so grateful to have him here, even if he does sleep the whole time! It's just nice to have his companionship! Now plans are to tour Belfast and Northern Ireland this weekend, then Dublin and everywhere down there next weekend, and then London after that! I cannot wait! And then most exciting, Drew will go home, sad face, but the exciting part is I will finally be coming home soon after that! To be back in the presence of friends and family! I have and am really enjoying my time here, but I am ready to just be HOME! So stay tuned for more adventures and pics! Until next week!

Ireland week 7 of 15!

It's crazy to think I have only been here 7 weeks! Feels like forever and then I can't believe Drew is coming in 5 days! I am ecstatic! This last week started out with us getting back from Dublin and then shopping and then back to work on Tuesday! Thursday we headed off to Cotswolds, England! It was an amazing place and we were completely taken care of! Pics and such on Facebook! It rained most of the time, but it was great relaxing, game, and movie time! But when I say we relaxed and such, it was mostly them doing those things while we supervised the children and helped out in other ways! It really was a beautiful place and an amazing experience! While there Steph and I also got hooked on Scrabble and are playing at this precise moment! I am so grateful she is here! I will miss her while she is away with her family, but we hope to see them all back here again! Anyway, I hope you enjoy the pics and by this time next week Drew will be here! Yay!!!!!!!!!!! Until next week!

Ireland week 6 of 15!

This week started out crazy but ended wonderfully! So I will just skip to the wonderful part! And pics of all of this will be on Facebook! Saturday Steph and I were so lucky to get off early and head down to Dublin for the weekend! We got there around half past 6 and got checked into our Hotel! Then after some relaxation and getting all dolled up we headed to dinner at 101 Talbots, fun, really good conversation, and amazing food! Afterwards we walked around to find a pub to head into, my first pub experience. Most of the pubs were full of people, dancing and singing. I was afraid to go somewhere too wild so we found a pub, with a few old men and a nice bar tender named Tom! As soon as we entered Steph told Tom that she was from Scotland and that I was a Mormon. We stayed for a couple hours and chatted and the bartender kept asking, now why don't you drink and what do you do for fun? Afterwards, he helped us to get a cab and then started another adventure of the cab driver going to the wrong destination and Stephanie heckling him! Sunday we headed out to check out Dublin, National Leprachan Museum, Dublin Castle, Queen of Tarts, and Glasnevin Cemetery! Then we headed home and spent today shopping, we saw '5 Year Engagment', and then ate a nice Steak and chips(fries) dinner! A very wonderful weekend of site seeing! Can't wait to show Drew all of these wonderful places when he comes in 2 weeks! Everywhere is so amazingly beautiful! I am always in awe! Now off to England this week! More pics and adventures to come! Until next week!!!

Ireland week 5 of 15!

We are making progress! Can't believe it's been 5 weeks already and then I can! This last week was crazy and exhausting! Mostly work and then an amazing Sunday road trip! We decided to go site seeing and headed up to the Northern Ireland coast! It was so green everywhere you looked and turned! The countryside was unbelievable! Our first stop was Giants Causeway! It was a good walk down to these unreal rocks that are perfectly formed and randomly shooting out of the ground! Pics are all on Facebook! We ventured around there for a bit and then treated ourselves to some pre-lunch ice cream! Next we headed to Dunluce Castle! It's and old ruined castle right on the ocean! It left me speechless! Built in the 1480's and amazing! We walked around, read the tidbits of history, and took too many pics! It was truly beautiful! We also ate at a little Tea Room at the castle, so quainte and nostalgic! After this, we headed to the rope bridge! I was really looking forward to this, but didn't realize it was more of a walk! I was so very confident until we got to the bridge and saw how high it was! My legs were shaking but I am so happy we went! It was, like I have said before, unreal! I can't wait to go back and show Drew! After the rope bridge we headed home on the coastal route, which was worth it, but we ended up cutting it short due to me inviting the Sister Missionaries over for dinner. The Sister Missionaries and I then ambushed Stephanie with our Mormoness and she is now in the process of reading the Book of Mormon! It's an amazing book Stephanie, it has changed my life and continues to change my life! So sorry about the ambush! Today I had most of the day off doing laundry, cleaning, and running errands! Mostly work coming up this week, with a tentative weekend trip to Dublin! So stayed tuned! Hope all is well back home! So so so sorry if we haven't connected! I wanted to catch up with a number of people today, but got called into work instead! Miss and love you all! Until next week!

Ireland week 4 of 15

Wow, what a week! I'll be honest and say that this has been the worst week since I have been here, but also still wonderful all at the same time! I had Tuesday off after getting back from France Monday and I spent the day catching up on sleep and laundry! That evening I ventured out for a movie with some friends that I have met out here! We saw 'Snow White and the Huntsman' which was entertaining! And then I got lost driving home, but miraculously as always I end up finding my way home! Then Wednesday through Saturday all blurred together as exhausting work days and a few visits to the shops! The really great part about this week has been the rain! I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the rain dropping! A quick cap of why this week has been so bad, it is all mostly because of exhaustion and a bit of homesickness! But it has helped me to realize exactly what I want to do when I come home! I am beyond ready, itching, aching, and am going to start the having the children process! I see what most of you are up to in your lives and all you stay at home Mom's may think that staying home and being with your children isn't that exciting, but I cannot wait to be overtired, overwhelmed, exhausted and all that that comes with it! I want it so badly and I feel that in some way this experience is getting Drew and I both ready for what may be coming! We will be having a child in the near future, whether it be naturally or adoption! I want to care for a child of my own! I want to be a mother so badly it hurts! So stay tuned! What has made this week so wonderful along with the rain is my awesome roommate and her words of wisdom and amazing cooking skills! I have learned so much from her! Her and I are meant to be friends! I want her to come home with me! Now, hopefully in the next upcoming weeks we will be venturing out of Belfast a bit to see more of the countryside and some of the tourist sites! I am very excited! Like I said before, I have been a bit homesick! I miss you all so much and if we haven't been able to connect as of late, I hope to connect with you soon! Know that I feel your love and support and that I think about you all more often than you will ever know! Look forward to more pics on Twitter and Facebook! Miss and love you all! Until next week!

Ireland week 3 of 15!

I can't believe the week it has been and that it is already Tuesday of this week? It started out with my day off on Monday, like I said in the last post, I spent most of the morning putting Ikea furniture together and then had the Sister Missionaries over for a visit and dinner. Tuesday and Wednesday my boss went to London, so I flew solo with the kids, and then we had one day to get ready for France! That's right, France? I'm still in unbelief that I actually went there? Friday morning we woke up early to head to Dublin to fly to Carcassone, France. We eventually got to our final destination around 5pm, after a taxi ride with a gentlemen that didn't speak a word of English, very interesting! We stayed at a camp site on the coast of the Mediteranian Sea. We immediatly headed to the beach for a little fun and rest time after a day of travel. Then we had some amazing pizza for dinner and then begins the long evenings of me sitting in my bosses place, while she spent some time catching up with friends that we met up with there. No internet, tv, but it was actually really good thinking and reading time. Nice time to sit back and reflect on where we were at and this amazing experience I was able to be a part of! This camp site I have to tell you was incredible. It had its own downtown with a market, bakery, pizza place, resteraunts, bars, souvenier stores, and so much more! Indoor pool, outdoor pool, a number of kids parks, a caraousel, trampolines, go carts, etc. On the first full day we rented bikes and used them most of the time to ride around and see everything! We spent a lot of time at the beach, eating great food(Pastries are amazing), and just enjoying time in France! It really was surreal and amazing to be in a place I had only dreambt about going to! If you would like to see pictures from my trip, I posted them on Facebook! Such a fun and amazing trip! I WILL go back there someday, it is seriously such a perfect place for families to go to and forget about the world! Now I am back in Belfast, on my day off, may go see a movie tonight? I am really enjoying my time out here! It's feeling more like home and I am so grateful to be able to have this experience! Hope all is well back in America and until next week!

Ireland week 2 of 15!

What can I say about week 2? Things have really settled this week! I am working less during the day and venturing out much more! I worked mostly M-Th, but then had Friday morning off! I decided Friday morning I would head over to the city center to see some of the sites. Sadly I won't be able to post pics besides on Instagram, twitter and Facebook due to me only having the IPhone and IPad. So keep bugging Drew and eventually he can add pics of things happening here! It really was beautiful, the stained glass was breath taking and sheer size of the place blew me away! It was very peaceful but was missing something! Particularly that something that I feel when I walk into Church on Sunday and when I enter an LDS Temple! Afterwards I walked across the street and ate lunch at a little Bagel Cafe! I then worked Saturday which was very fun! We took the kids to an indoor play place called 'Mookie World' all based around cows! It was very enjoyable! Sunday was another day at Church which was exactly what I needed! The people have all been wonderful and I am excited to go back each week!!! I also had Monday off but a lot of the weekend was spent buying and organizing things for our Apt. I am happy to say we are almost 100% settled and I am ready for Drew to come join me! A few funny stories, I was coming back to our apt to eat some lunch one day and I walked into the kitchen and there was a gentlemen laying on the kitchen floor. I first thought, am I in the right apartment, and then he said, this is quite an abnormal way to meet but I am here to fix your dishwasher. Then he stood up and we talked for a good while until I had to get back to work! Everyone out here has something very important to say, or they make it seem that way! My driving is getting better, until I get to a junction or intersection, mostly when it is a round about! I expect to get honked at or a finger thrown. I am still working on that flag! And last a lot of people try and guess where I am from, these are some of the guesses. Canada, Wyoming, and one gentlemen said I sounded Irish? Little did he know, I have a slight problem taking on someone's accent the more I am around them! I am really still enjoying my time out here! I have moments of home sickness but as soon as I get working I am fine! I think about, miss, and love you all so much and look forward to coming home and being back with family and friends! Hope all is well back home!!! Until next week!

Ireland Week 1 of 15

Well here I am in Ireland, week 1! Feels like it has been longer! It has been amazing, overwhelming, frustrating, enjoyable, tiring, and so much more! But we're finally getting into good routines and moving right along! I was surprised the first morning how nicely I was adjusting to the time change, thanks to Alli and TylenolPM and also the job has basically been the same, but in Ireland! In this first week we have been to the park, a couple restaraunts, and we have walked around quite a bit! I am slowly getting acquainted with the area! I also braved driving, which ended up not being so scary! And I was even able to drive to Church on Sunday which was wonderful and made this foreign place feel more like home! Now I am driving myself all over town, and miraculously I am finding my way back home no matter where I end up? Don't ask me how? The food out here is described in one word, fresh! You do have to add salt to about everything but I haven't had a bad meal yet! And I can't begin to tell you about roasted chicken! It is so simple and the chicken tastes, WOW!!! And there is this Ice Cream shop that is in walking distance that has this flavor called honeycomb, AMAZING!!! Most evenings after work I end up going home and planting myself on the couch! But as the days go by I think I may venture out more on time off and breaks to see things and mostly shop for essentials!;) I am really enjoying our fun little apartment with my awesome roommate Staphanie! She is taking good care of me and I hope I am treating her well also, no complaints yet? She is from Scotland and has traveled all over the world! I am enjoying so much all of her stories and she has answered any questions and gives great advice about everything from taking care of kids to what grocery stores are the best! And maybe on some days off we'll venture out and see some sites? A few funny moments, it is pounds and pence out here and I am still adjusting, I was taking a bus with my boss and trying to not hold up the line behind me, he said the cost and I looked down at my change and panicked, I instantly looked up at him and said I'm from America, still getting use to the money, I could hear him sigh, so I quickly tried to read what each piece of change was and a few minutes later paid! He was not happy with me! While driving I catch myself on residential streets accidentally driving on the wrong side, the people have either smiled and moved on, or have made a point to make sure I see a certain finger they are so angrily showing me! I am in search for an American flag to wave around as I drive! And I have learned to just cut to the chase and say I am from LA, because when I say I am from America, they either say, well of course with your accent, or they roll their eyes and move on! And don't be surprised if I come home with an Irish accent, I already hear it coming out! I am missing everyone back home so so much! I can feel your prayers and support and I have been able to talk with quite a lot of you which has helped immensely! When I get to a computer I will post pics of everything and I hope you enjoy this journey with me! Love you all, until next week!

Decisions!?!

Hey all or anyone that may still look at this blog! I know your surprised to see anything on her after almost a year! But I wanted to say first that all is well with us! Still not pregnant, still loving California, and still working hard to pursue dreams! I will update more another time!

I am trying to figure out if I should keep posting on this blog or start a new one? If anyone has an opinion about this let me know! I would love some feedback!

Hope all is well out there in blog world! I still read and stay up with all y'all! Such exciting lives we lead!

So an update will soon come on here or a new blog!?!