So I know I haven't written anything for a while and I apologize. I'll try to give a summary of the past weeks. From returning to Japan, to coming back to the States . . . again, to current day. :)
When returning to Jason, I was a giddy school girl and couldn't stop smiling. A few days after I returned, we went to a HUGE aquarium. It was a lot of fun to see all the animals. I saw a crab climbing up a wall, trying to escape, dolphins doing tricks, sharks of different sizes, a turtle that had its mouth fish's fin and wouldn't let go (super entertaining) and a WHALE SHARK!! We also went on one of the world's largest ferris wheel at night. It was quite romantic. :) Later on that week, it was some kind of holiday/vacation for Japan, so the ward had a talent show. They knew that Jason and I loved dancing and that we showed a preview from our first FHE so they asked if we would dance for the talent show. We said yes. So on Saturday, we danced. Doing swing moves rather fast which was fun. We haven't done some serious dancing ever since I got pregnant so that was like a year ago with no dancing. We were totally out of practice and made some mistakes, but the people in our ward loved it and were super impressed!!! That same night we watched fireworks, and let me say, they were fantastic!! I love fireworks and so does Alyx, so it was quite a special treat. A few days later, I had my first hula lesson from one of the sister missionaries. During our vacation week, we traveled more, saw some Japanese temples/Imperial buildings and had some yummy food that we cooked ourselves in a fancy resturaunt. We bought souvenirs for our family and bought a Ukata for me, which is kinda like a summer kimono except it's not made of silk and so it wasn't too pricey. It is so gorgeous, just wish I knew how to do it all up right. lol.
So those are the highlights that I can remember, but just let me include my last Sunday in Japan. Two weeks earlier, I got a call from a lady who asked me if I would teach the RS lesson before I left. I asked what the topic would be on. She said Eternal Marriage, I asked if I could have some time to think about it and would let her know soon. It was just nerves that made me hesitate but in my heart I knew that I needed to give that lesson. So I accepted. I was scared. Like super terrified. I had only given two other RS lessons in my whole entire life and they were in Utah where they spoke the same language as I did. So this was loads scarier!! Only the sister missionaries and one japanese woman there knew English fluently. All the other women knew a little bit or none at all. So giving that lesson was an adventure. But I felt good after I finished.
Returning home was harder than the first time I left. Knowing I wouldn't see Jason for two weeks and a few days instead of the seven before. I know some of you might roll your eyes or think that those two weeks are nothing and you're probably right. But to Jason and I, it would seem a lot longer than that. We've always been together since we met. Only a few days have we not been together, so it is ridiculously hard for us.
Alyx turned six months old not long after we returned so we celebrated his half birthday. That tradition started from my mom's side of the family, her mom started it with her and I am going to carry that on. Alyx had a little bit of chocolate from a cookie that I had put on my finger. Just a little bit for him to taste. He also started sitting up completely by himself. Another thing he started doing was saying ma ma :) It was soo cute!! Trying to teach him to say da da now. When he turned seven months old, he decided to surprise us with another mile stone. My baby boy started crawling!! It's kinda like a caterpillar crawl, but he's still moving and going places. Time to start baby proofing our new place. lol.
Oh ya . . . also it's not news. But my in-laws are pretty hard core BYU. So when the great game of BYU and U of U came upon us, I was alone in a house full of cougars. But I stayed strong and cheered on my team to victory. Utes crushed them. 54 - 10. Sadness. But hey I think they won so much due to Alyx. lol. I dressed him in a red outfit. ;)
Love my family!
