Well it sure has been a while! Man, I really got behind on this blog. I am not going to bore you with what has been happening the past 3 months, and just move on to what is coming up and try to do better and keeping up with this thing.
In a little less than 2 weeks, I will be flying out to California (Sacramento to be exact), and will be taking care of my brother's 4 kids while he and my sister-in-law go to Italy! When they called and asked if I would be willing to do this, I was so excited, but pretty nervous. More than anything, I am nervous about being away from Kyhle for so long. Since we got married, we haven't been apart for more than 2 days. This will be TWO weeks! Oh, what is a girl to do? There will be a lot of Facetime and Skype, and hopefully he'll be able to stay up late enough so we can Skype after the kids are all in bed.
I am so excited because I only get to see my nieces and nephew once, maybe twice a year. It is so hard living far apart from all but one of my siblings, and I really do cherish the time I get to spend with them, even when it is limited. I am grateful Ryan and Jeri thought of me for this trip, and trust me to take care of Gwen, Zach, Annie and Tori. It will definitely be a challenge for a few reasons, but I think I am up for it. :) I am going to get a taste of what motherhood is like, as unlike work, I don't get to just go home at the end of the day and have my own peace and quiet. My sister-in-law keeps the kids pretty busy and they are all involved in extra-curricular activities. Gwen has piano, softball and tutoring, Zach has baseball, and Annie has ballet. (I think that's all?) ;) I am also interested to see how I do on Sunday morning getting them all ready and off to church to a ward where I don't know anyone. Hmm...
I fly out on Tuesday, April 30 and fly home on Sunday, May 12. I am pretty bummed that I fly home on Mother's Day, because now I won't be able to Skype with Kyhle's brothers who are both on missions. I didn't even think about that when scheduling my flight. Kyhle and I were going to buy him a ticket to come out for a few days, but we put it off and now they are $450! I was pretty disappointed we waited so long, but we were hoping the price would go down from $375...guess not! I guess coming home to him will be all the more fun!
Did I mention they got a puppy a couple of months ago? Tori and Coco are definitely going to keep me on my toes! Wish me luck! :)
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