Our Study Abroad - To the USA

Oh how time flies when you’re having fun. The last 5 months have been jam-packed with several important events and tremendous memories with family and friends back in the USA.

What started as a trip home to Charlotte for the holidays--Christmas and Lindsay's wedding--ended up with a temporary assignment for David working in Longview, Washington. With an opportunity to visit family members on the West Coast, we were excited to accept this assignment while waiting for the Poland work to begin again.



Lindsay and Diego on their Wedding Day

 What a beautiful day December 29^th was for our families as Lindsay and Diego were married in the Columbia South Carolina Temple.   It was great to get to know Diego’s family during their short visit from Bogota Colombia.   It was also a treat to spend some time with our family as they came to support Lindsay at her wedding. 



Jack and Melba Married 65 years

 “While David labored tirelessly, Lisa took every opportunity possible to see family and friends.” That was a direct quote from David. I flew to Salt Lake City and roadtripped to Grand Junction with sister, Cecily. We surprised my parents by showing up the Friday after their 65th wedding anniversary. Later that day Evelyn and Chris arrived with Robbie, so all five of their daughters were there to celebrate and spend the weekend with them. 

 

Meanwhile, David drove to Rexburg and picked up Adrienne for her break between semesters and they arrived Sunday afternoon. We love Grand Junction and explored Arches National Park thoroughly. The three-mile scenic hike to Delicate Arch (the one on the Utah license plates) was worth the effort.




Lisa after the Big Hike


 Did you know that in an early brochure of the park they mixed up the names of Delicate and Landscape arches with the pictures, then just decided to keep it that way? True story, or so we were told by our mountain biking guides. Yes, we went mountain biking with Adrienne, but forgot the camera so no evidence.



Adrienne at Grand Junction Hike


                                                                         


White Pass Ski Trip



We spent a wonderful and rare sunny day in March skiing at White Pass by Mount Rainier.   Other adventures included celebrating a few family birthdays with family and friends.  We visited several of our old congregations and got reacquainted with a number of friends.  How we loved visiting the coast with Lindsay and Diego during their spring break,  vacationing with Adrienne and seeing lots of Nate, Lauren , Aaron and grandson Logan!



David's Big Fish story with Duane and Roberta



Wonderful Times with Aaron, Lauren and Little Logan David



So fun to be with Lauren on her birthday and her first Mother's Day

       



Logan at the Tulip Festival

 



"Lewis the Duck" on the Road Again



Wonderful Gatherings at Tom and Pam's



Logan with Uncle Nate



Now that we’ve returned to Poland the months seem like they flew by fast. We certainly feel like we were blessed to have been in the Northwest long enough to feel like we truly know our little grandson and grown children better. Also, it was so nice to connect with friends, some we haven’t seen in years.