Quite honestly, as I look back over the week in preparation to doing my blog, I am more than amazed at just how much we do in a weeks' time!!! I don't know how we keep up with everything. I think we just may go home from this mission completely exhausted! And I don't think we will even fill guilty if we take a nap in the afternoon the first day we get home!
It HAS been a great week though. We started out on Monday with helping move all of Chuck's belongings out of his apartment. We called in one set of the missionaries to help with that task. Here dad and Elder Harmon are getting a very, VERY heavy box of books down the steps. All of his furniture and non-personal belongings were donated to a local place called "Clothes Less Traveled". The title is deceiving because it is a great place and more like a department store! Wish I had found this place 1 1/2 years ago.....or maybe it is a good thing I didn't know about it! :-)
On Monday afternoon our upstairs neighbor, Sujay, moved out!! He was moving to Michigan where he would start a new job. We have become friends with he and his wife (who is currently at the family home in India, where they are from, because she just had a baby). Dad gave Sujay a Book of Mormon in Hindi. Sujay seemed pleased!
And speaking of a Book of Mormon. This is a foto that Sister Anderson texted to me. I gave her one of my little crocheted hearts....she is using it in her scriptures. I love it.
We actually got a chance to take a walk one day this week. We saw this sign.....we thought it was describing US.....yes, we are SLOW GRANDPARENTS!!!
SPRING seemed to have sprung this week.....that was evidenced by the number of golf carts out and about. This little line-up was taken at the Kroger Grocery store. Even though they have their protective sides up, it was fun to see so many of them out.
You may recall the crocheted heart I made for Chuck. His son, Jeff, mailed this back to me at our request......IF they didn't want to keep it for sentimental reasons. Chuck's sons were not very close to their dad and we figured they would probably not want to keep it. It definitely means something to us and we were very glad to have it back. Jeff also sent a very nice little note thanking us for all we had done to help his father. It was very tender indeed!
On Thursday we were off to Savannah for Zone Conference. We stopped at a little convenience/gas station on the way. I just LOVED to see these southern snacks available!!
Savannah just has to be one of our favorite places to visit! Today was no exception. The weather was absolutely perfect. Saw this paddle boat coming down the Savannah River as we were walking along River Street.
And a barge came floating by as well....
We stayed in the same hotel as President and Sister Cottle!! We surely LOVE them. We want to the like them when we grow up. We are going to miss them for sure.
At lunchtime on Friday, February 19th, the missionaries same HAPPY BIRTHDAY to dad!!! What a fun surprise. Sister Cottle took this foto.
This was taken of President Cottle, Dad and Elder Westbrook after Zone Conference.
On Friday night President and Sister Cottle along with one of his counselors, President Fuzzell and his wife, arranged for a horse drawn carriage ride around the historic parks of Savannah. It was SO FUN!!!
President Cottle, dad and I were on one side of the carriage....
Sister Cottle with Sister Fuzzell and President Fuzzell were on the other side.
After the carriage ride we decided to go to Leopold's (a famous place in downtown) to have some soup and ice cream. Outside of the restaurant were these girl scouts selling their Girl Scout cookies. Interesting that the Founder of the Girl Scouts lived in Savannah and the very first Girl Scouts Meeting was in Savannah! Really cool!!! YES, we all bought a box of Thin Mints!!! Why not!
IF you look real close, you will see some 'rude' people foto-bombing this young couple in the background! No worries....we went out and apologized to them and dad took a nice foto for them to keep!
We had delicious food....we want to go back again someday!
As we left Savannah on Saturday morning I happened to notice this beautiful Palmetto Palm in front of our hotel. It was just too pretty not to take a foto of.
We made it back up to the Georgia Atlanta Mission Senior Missionary Conference being held at the Mission Home. Of these couples, there are about 4 of them leaving within the month. It 'hurt' to think we will be not too far in the distance with having to leave. Oh how we will miss being in our mission!!
The sister missionaries who live close to us dropped by on Sunday afternoon. They needed to talk to Elder/Dr. Allgaier. They LOVE it when they see our car in the parking lot because they love to come in a visit. They needed a 'lift' today so they got a crocheted heart!
We LOVE OUR MISSION!!! We are so grateful we can be here. It looks to be another busy week. We look forward to having Steven here in Atlanta this week. AND we will actually be able to spend a little time with him. We are surely looking forward to that. AND we have the last 2 Zone Conferences in the GA Macon Mission this week. Thank you all for your love and support. We could NOT serve this mission without the support of each of you!!! We truly feel blessed! Love y'all....
Thin Mints for the win. Forever and always. : )
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