August 11, 2023

So I am trying to get myself on track with keeping this blog better. It's been a busy week. Church was great on Sunday. It was Sister Schexnayder's last Sunday on the mission, so that's a bit sad. She gave a lovely testimony.  We had the Lamprechts in town, as they were visiting and doing interviews with the elders and sisters. We had a mission correlation meeting right after church, and then we went home. We Skyped with the kids at 4:30, and that's always fun! This time we had Hayden and Parker online. Hayden is getting ready to move out of his BYU apartment (Friday) and is staying with some friends for a few nights. He is staying over with Joni and John on Monday, and then he moves into his new apartment at the University of Utah the next day! We are excited for him as he starts law school. Parker is keeping busy with work and running. He took a vacation to Whistler, Canada a little over a week ago, and he had a great time. He hiked and used his new DLSR camera to take some awesome shots. He walked over a crazy high and long footbridge when he was there - the pictures cause me great anxiety. It looked beautiful as well, but it is the bridge of my personal nightmares. (I have a great fear of heights). 

The Lamprechts had flown to Bonaire on Saturday and out again right after church on Sunday. They took us all (Elder Ridd and me, along with the 4 young missionaries) out to lunch on Saturday to Bagel and Bloom, a really cute breakfast/brunch place in Playa. It was fun and so nice to visit with them. They're such busy folks! We had P-Day on Monday; both Elder Ridd and I worked out (he with his 4 7-minute workouts plus additional ab exercises and planking, etc. I did a few Peloton workouts, a Barre class and a weight workout. Then Elder Ridd ran the elders to the grocery store while I was finishing up (we didn't know if they would need a ride today, as they'd gone fishing again!).  I met with a member on Monday night to help her with a Visa waiver application, as we are accompanying her to the Fort Lauderdale Temple next week. The online app took a bit longer than anticipated, but we did it and we found out today it has been approved. Yay! 

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