Not in Black But Still Back

After pretty well taking a sabbatical from blogging for the last three weeks I am back and dare I say, I am back with a vengeance. I had a great time on my trip out west and have many things I plan to share in the near future.



I first want to address the fact that I do not have a belly. I can not explain that picture, I have tried to recreate it and even when I push my stomach out as far as possible you can't even tell. Clearly someone edited that picture. This one is much more accurate. Lean and mean.

• When I was home I read out of my missionary journal. I noticed how often I used the phrase "I can't believe..." As I was reading it I kept thinking. Why can't I believe? Is it really that hard to believe that six months would go by, that I would learn the language, that people would invite us for dinner. I hate the proliferation of that phrase " I can hardly believe..." The way people use it so often you would think people have almost no ability to anticipate what will happen or that things (especially those which have a predetermined expiration date) will ever end.

• I have gone to church in four different states in the last four weeks. VA, UT, CA, NC. The ward in Chapel Hill was very welcoming.

• I plan to do a more detailed post about this, but Avery Rose is so very cute. Good job Josh and Heather. Josh please tell Scott to continue to stay positive.

• B-Rock is on notice.

• Dani- lee what do you call the guy who puts like, well it isn't linoleum but you might have it in your kitchen and it is made of ceramic? What is that called again?

• And yeah...I'm on restriction.