This week was crazy fun. Went and saw meet the Mormons and we had a couple bonfires, had a Halloween party and went to a parade downtown!
Sister Dixon is one of the sister missionaries here. I absolutely love her. She is from draper utah and half way done with her mission. I met her the second week of being here and she is probably my best friend here. Is it so true that missionaries bless the people around them. They don't even have to try and people recieve numerous blessings. She has helped me to see that a mission no matter where its served, is done in with the Lord's help. And not only are the missionaries never alone but neither are we. Sister Dixon is a great friend and example and it will a sad day when she gets transferred which I hope isn't for a while!
I am doing pretty good. Had some great experiences this week. One that I want to mention is people keep telling me how crazy it is that I am straight out of high school and moved away from home and am being a nanny, living with a different family and its not even for school. They tell me how courageous I must be and brave, and a bunch of other stuff. Oh and how they could never do it. Especially being so young. For the longest time I didn't really understand what they were saying but today it kinda hit me. I think I understand. It does take courage to move several states away, to be living with strangers (whom I love and are the best family I could ask for), to continue to go to church, to do things on my own, to practically put my future plans on hold (like college/mission) to just do something out of the normal. I get it now. It does take courage. I have to give Heavenly Father a TON of credit though because I couldn't do any of this with out him guiding me and putting his loving arms around me. I had to have faith that I chose a good family and thankfully I did and I have to be brave and do things on my own. I pretty much had to start over in life. Haha like I felt like I didn't necessarily know who I was without Ashley but now I do. I am not any different but I am realizing that I do things a bit different now, nothing too big has changed but its definitely different because now I feel like I am more independent and I am growing a ton.
I got to meet up with my amazing friend Bama on Saturday for lunch! Haven't seen her for two years so it was so fun to catch up with her.
It is still very warm here. Crazy to think its already October! We have had maybe one day that was below 84 degrees. The rest is all above, and with humidity it feels worse. Haha and no fall colors so that is very different. But everything is still going good here. I am staying pretty busy between work and church. Hopefully thungs slow down next month because we have been going crazy the past couple weeks! But its good:) I already have my flight booked for Christmas so I will see y'all soon! I will be there the 20th to the 28th. Love and miss y'all<3
