well,
our movers came and packed up all of our earthly goods.
minus two suitcases each- one for thailand, one for washington.
we went to thailand.
so neat. rode an elephant.
climbed these beautiful temples at sunrise.
saw some of THe most crazy and incredible things. (clearly this post doesn't do them all justice)next i'll write a post all about Thailand...
my little brother brooks graduated and commissioned into the army. i missed it : ( sad for me, but i'm so proud of him. ps-below, i love my mom's laugh. it's so happy and cheery. it was also the best way to locate her after church when we were all hungry and trying to get her to come out to the car.
we came home to hawaii to spend the last few days with my sweet family.
baked ourselves on the beach in preparation for living in washington.. i know, soon i'll be old and wrinkly and wish that i hadn't burnt to a crisp. oh well.
we flew out of honolulu and off to our new adventure.
hands down- i win the award for puffiest eyes and most hideous crying face on that plane...in the airport.. maybe on the island. saying goodbye to my family was the hardest ever. I know GOd will protect them, i just truly will miss the times we had together in hawaii. those are memories that i cherish.
- going to visit them after my long day of nursing class
- hugs
- cooking dinners for the family
- movie nights where we would watch Avonlea episodes
- playing Christmas music non-stop
- sleepovers with the siblings
- early morning runs && dog walks around the volcano craters
- coffee chats with my mom and dad on the porch
- beautiful hawaiian sunsets from the back yard
- morning prayer time && family devos
- listening to dad come home from work and tell us about his day
so many more. <3 i'm a family girl.
14 may- we arrived in washington && i began the long chore of in-processing, house hunting, car shopping..all that grown up jazz.
GOd was clearly in all of the details during this transition time. Because, as i sit here typing right now, i can just see how everything has worked out the way that was best for us..
i didn't doubt that GOd would take care of us- but it did get discouraging at times. Now we are in a cute little place that suits us perfectly. we were blessed with a big reliable car that we can afford. we've already had 5 visitors come stay with us. drew takes such amazing care of me. we have Christmas lights strung up in our kitchen. all is right in the world :)
.thankful.
my little brother brooks proposed to his super sweet girlfriend, chantel. on the top of the lanikai ridge. looking out over the moks. at sunset. in hawaii. the pics are beautiful :) happy for them. they also got to come back here and stay with us after their hawaii visit. we gathered props and clothes, dressed them up && drew took a million engagement pictures. Washington is so pretty. I can't wait to see them after drew edits them.
i feel very grownuppy lately.
maybe it's because i suddenly have a car loan.
maybe it's because people have started calling me "ma'am".
maybe it's because i have a real job for the first time in 8 years.
maybe it's because my little brother just got engaged.
maybe it's because nobody is here to remind us that we have to take the trash out on monday mornings now.
i definitely know it's not related to the 21 disney songs i just added to my itunes playlist.. what?
...whatever the reason, i'm thankful. i know that GOd never left us. i know that this--life as it is now-- is just what He had planned for us. He knew where i was going to be at this exact moment even before i was created.. && even tho new jobs are scary and i feel like this lieutenant gold bar is more of a target than a responsibility, even tho my fear of man usually gets the best of me by 7 in the morning, i constantly worry that i'll mess up or get yelled at..
.i just have to be the best i can be.. IN CHRIST.
bottom line = lots of change
but i'm excited.
i know that nothing is by accident & i can't wait to see where we go from here ; )
