Sunday

As I was getting ready to go to church today, I was surprised by my nervousness that was creeping up inside of me. You have to understand that I left an AMAZING ward in Albuquerque. I left the kind of ward that made you feel like you were home when you walked in the building. The kind of ward that if someone needed help, you had people asking "why didn't I get to watch her kids?". I learned so many things from the amazing women in my ward, and I know that those lessons can never be recreated. I am so greatful to my Heavenly Father for putting all of those women in my path. Because I was so comforted every Sunday, today I was uneasy.
As I stepped out of the car, it was the same familiar scene in a somewhat familiar building. The only thing that really stood out as different was all of the beautiful flowers and grass! But, I am so thankful to our wonderful church for being able to tap into that familiarity and make you feel at home no matter where you are. Walking into the building, I was given the precious gift of peace that I have been looking for for the last couple of weeks. Yes, it is not my ward in ABQ, but I am very grateful for the kind hellos and welcomes that came so easily from its members. This new ward is VERY small and very different from what I am used to, but I am sure it will be fine. I am so thankful for the lessons and talks given today. I am so thankful that no matter where I am ,the church is an anchor for me and my family.

Disneyland!!

Well, most of you know that I am married to a 6 year old when it comes to Disneyland. So of course on our 2nd day in LA, we headed to Anaheim to meet the mouse himself. Rich was so psyched to take Jaxon...and he loved it! We got to see the Pixar parade in California Adventure...so worth it!! If you ever go, you have to check it out. We made the mistake of taking Jaxon on "The Pirates of the Carribean" ride first. It scared the crud out of him, so the rest of our visit, every ride he went on he would say "I don't like pirates...is this pirates?" Poor thing. All in all we did have a great time. Rich was so excited to use his annual pass...so I guess we will be going alot this year! So...everyone come and see us, so we can go with you too!

Well, after unpacking most of our boxes...some will never be unpacked at this apartment because there is no room for them!! Anyway...after unpacking, we hit Redondo Beach and Pier. We thought we would "dip" our feet in the water, then go get some dinner. Well, needless to say there is not such thing as just dipping Jaxon's feet in water. He was soaked! We ended up having to buy him some tacky tourist tshirt and shorts at the pier souvernier shop, so he didn't freeze. Around 7:00pm, it gets pretty cold on the beach! Well...you live and learn.

On our Way!!

Okay...so let me catch up. We rented a moving truck and headed out with half of our stuff to Ontario, CA (right outside of LA) on Monday the 18th of May. We stayed overnight in Kingman, AZ and continued on our way on Tuesday. Jaxon, my mother in law Lavella, and I drove our car, while Rich and his brother Steve drove the moving truck. It took FOREVER to get there due to a governor being on the moving truck. We arrived to a nice apartment...that from what I can tell is in an okay neighbor hood. But, I definitely think we border a not so great neighborhood, so hopefully a house is in our near future! It is a crazy weird feeling to not know where ANYTHING is! However...I do know how to get to Disneyland! We got all moved in...a very small apartment...with WAY too much stuff. We could not have done it without Lavella and Steve. Thank you SOOO much!