Merry Christmas!!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! Jackson was able to have Christmas Eve off, so we were able to relax and not worry about him following his normal sleep schedule, at least not too closely for Christmas. Our Christmas was fantastic! Jackson got a special edition pack of all of the "Bourne Identity" movies on DVD, a tie, a book, and socks. I got a book, scarf, socks, and a new scrub outfit to wear to my new job!! Which I was so happy to see the scrubs because I kept telling Jackson that I needed to get some new scrubs as soon as we get some money from my new job because all I have is white, so that was way exciting! Then the Staley family gave us a cool, well-made ice cream scooper and yummy chocolate topping! And than Santa's gift that he gave us, surprised us both. We got a GPS! Yay! After our trip to Utah for apartment searching and my new job, Jackson and I realized that we really needed to buy one with all the traffic that goes on in Salt Lake City. There is no way that we could look at a paper map and drive at the same time, especially in that traffic. Plus this GPS speaks to us, so it will be majorly helpful as we figure out our new home in Utah! We were gonna buy one as soon as I got my first paycheck, but now we don't have to! THANK YOU Santa!! :)
Lastly, for this Christmas season, I wanted to just share my testimony of the gospel as well as many thanks to family and friends. These last 4 months, were probably the most hardest Jackson and I have ever had to face. We constantly found ourselves telling each other, in tears multiple times, "I don't know how much more of this I can handle". I found myself crying, literally all the time and getting into a big depression with everything. Life has just been so hard lately and it seemed like nothing was working out for us. Our biggest problem was financial, as I'm sure it has been for others. Yes, Jackson has a job and I appreciate all that he does for us, but his job is more along the lines of a minimum wage job since anyone with muscles and two feet can do that line of work. Plus it seemed like we just kept getting constant unexpected bills. I could probably go on and on about our problems in our life but who wants to read all that. Finally I got a blessing from a dear friend, and in that blessing, he kept saying patience, patience, patience. I counted that word and "patience" was stated at least 4 different times for so many things. So after that blessing it made me somewhat discouraged but I knew that there are reasons for everything and that I just needed to be patient, and continue being hopeful.So while we were being patient, blessings started sprinkling into our lives. My mom thought of an idea for me to start subbing in October for the Shelley schools, which that was a great BLESSING to keep me busy and not so depressed sitting at the apartment all the time. The only thing with subbing is that we needed another vehicle since it was getting to cold for Jackson to ride his bike and I didn't want him riding anymore with the weather. So my parents were so kind to let us borrow one of their older trucks that they weren't using. So that’s been a very helpful BLESSING, in fact they even filled it up with gas (BLESSING) quite often to help us out because they could see how depressed we were getting. In fact, Jackson even had it run out of gas once on accident because he was holding off as long as he could before having to pay for more gas (whoops). Luckily we were BLESSED to have family nearby and my dad came to the rescue and saved us. Than luckily Jackson's plasma card was able to BLESS us and help hold us off on food, somewhat. Than there was a night where my parents showed up with bags of groceries (BLESSING), which I just started bawling and gave them a big hug because I know they aren't rich and that they have bills of their own to take care of, but I know my parents, and they have always been the type to put all of their kids needs first before there very own. So I thanked them profusely! (I can't even type this without getting teary-eyed again from the thought of it). Than an old friend in town that I knew from years ago contacted me and we were able to get to know each other all over again. She and her husband BLESSED us by feeding us several times at their house and than they gave us like 3 huge bags of meat one night, since there extended family own cattle, so there's another BLESSING! Jackson Loved it! Than with my subbing job, I was BLESSED to get called to sub for the schools like everyday in November, which that paycheck was such a BLESSING to help pay for our new town home. And lastly, I got a call from the Hospital in Utah and was BLESSED with a job!! Which after getting to know my new boss and co-workers, we just feel so good about it and KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT that Utah is where we are suppose to be. A week later after getting called with a job, Jackson and I went apartment searching and looked at 20 plus apartments that were great looking from the pictures but just scary looking after going there to look at it. And the few that we kind of liked ended up being in dangerous locations. But than, our very last stop was at this beautiful Town Home that Jackson and I just fell in love with instantly at first sight! We were so blessed to have the money to put a down payment, right there and than. And this town home hasn't been on the market for very long at such a great price. And I KNOW that if I would have ended up getting a job months ago in Utah, than we wouldn't have gotten the town home that we will soon be renting. And we wouldn't be a part of such a great Ward, at least that’s what my LDS Land lord has told me, we'll be finding out soon enough. We have been so BLESSED!So with all those blessings being said and it being the Christmas season, I just want to bare my testimony and thank all those that have shown love to us by helping us out! I know that our Heavenly Father is watching over us and that He does hear our prayers and that there is a time and a place for everything. I know that there are reasons for what trials we have to face in our lives. As hard as these last few months have been, I know that Jackson and I needed these trials to grow stronger together as a couple and to truly realize how many people do love us and would do anything to help us! We love and sincerely APPRECIATE all our family and friends who have helped us SO MUCH these last few months! We love you all so much! We love our Savior and know that he died for us to make it possible for us to live again with him and our Heavenly Father again someday! I can't wait for this New Year to begin and only hope that we can pay it forward, like those other wonderful spirits that have helped us out in our time of need. We love all our friends and family and hope everyone had a great Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone! And we hope you all have a Happy New year! :)

A JOB!!!

I NOW HAVE A JOB! :) Yay!! I got a call last Tuesday from Cindy (my new boss) asking if I would be interested in an interview for a job in the Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at St. Marks Hospital. I said, "Most definitely!". So we got the interview set up for the very next day which I think she was impressed with how quickly I just dropped everything (which isn't much going on these days) to go to Utah for an interview. Jackson had to work the day of the interview and had to go to school and take finals so I asked my mom if she would come with me for the ride and support. This has been like my 4th interview and the interviews in the past have been so depressing lately. Plus thats a long drive to just sit and think about the upcoming interview. So my mom was great and was able to drop everything and leave work to come with me. Thanx mom!

So the next day arrived, and boy was I glad she came with me! There is no way I would have found that hospital by myself with out her navigating me through all the traffic. St. Marks is like right in the middle of everything, or so it seems that way. So we made it to the interview, my mom stayed in the Lobby while I took the elevator up to TCU. I was a bit early and had to wait about 10-15 minutes which felt like forever, constantly looking at my phone!

The interview than began with the start of a handshake. Cindy's first question was asking me to tell her a little bit about myself. So I started with school, and what colleges I've gone to and why I became a nurse in the first place (talking about my birth defect TEF). I also mentioned that I know what it's like to be the patient and how I'm the type to go the extra mile to help out my future patients as far as being able to go get a glass of water instead of asking the CNA to do it, or more 1 on 1 patient care, or just talking to the patient. Cindy seemed pretty happy about all that and said, "Oh, thats exactly what I wanted to hear!". So she than said that some of the reasons why she picked me for an interview out of the other applicants where for two reasons; 1. I had experience as far as being the patient, 2. I have worked as a CNA for the last 5 years. Which made me smile big because her focus wasn't the experience but more patient care. Cindy than said that a lot of the nurses there on the floor are kind of older and are attached to there ways of assessing the patient and than leaving to go to the nurses station and chart there. She said they have computers in the patients rooms now and want documentation to happen in the patients room so that the nurse can have more 1 on 1 time with the patient. She also said that the older nurses are use to paper charting and that they just needed some young blood there in the unit and she feels that RN's that have that CNA experience will bring great nursing to the floor cause they practice that 1 on 1 care in that type of work. Well than Cindy and I started sharing past stories of nursing experiences that have affected our lives for the better and there was no stressful communication between us at all, we were both smiling and so relaxed, even joking around a bit. It was a GREAT interview that went so well! By the end of the interview, she said "You have a really great chance at getting this job, your exactly what we want." Which made my day! Than she gave me a tour of the unit and introduced me to lots of people. Afterwards, she asked me if I would be interested in doing pre-paperwork down in HR and get a urine test/drug test done to save me another trip to Utah, which I totally agreed to do it! Just to help get me more in the system. :) Cindy stayed down in HR with me for quite a bit and helped out anyway she could. Than she was sitting by me while I was doing the paperwork and said "Just off the record, the job is most likely yours, you'll find out sometime by next week." Which just made my day even more! It was great! So after finishing all the paperwork and running around for the drug testing it was 5:00PM and ready to get going.

I got off the elevator and walked to the lobby, saw my mom, and with smiles on both our faces we hugged! My mom said that the longer I was gone the more she thought that the interview was going very well. So we left and were able to find parking at temple square. We got something to eat and than saw the Christmas lights! It was a great night and I kept thinking about the future and what life would be like to finally start working and living in a new area with Jackson. So exciting to finally feel REALLY good about an interview.

So the next 5 days were long or so it felt that way for me. I was holding onto my phone non-stop hoping for a call. I did get two phone calls from different units at the hospital in North Dakota asking if I was still interested in an interview, which they were both really nice and understood that I was waiting on Salt Lake. So Tuesday arrived and I got the call!! The best phone call yet! Cindy and I both sounded so happy on the phone as we were talking about my future job and the details, than she wished me a Merry Christmas and I said "Well, you just made my Christmas!" (Both laughed) It was great! :) So I start orientation on January 16th and have tonz to do by than. Jackson and I couldn't be more happier. Luckily there is a WinCo in Salt Lake or really close by that Jackson is going to hopefully transfer to and while working there start applying for other jobs in Salt Lake where he could possibly use his degree or get his foot in the door to a different job that could give him more experience and better opportunities.

I just want to Thank Everyone for the prayers that have been said lately on our behalf, I was honestly beginning to lose hope and seemed to be crying all the time. I know that those prayers helped this interview go so well. In fact someone called me later today telling me Congrats and she told me how she's been praying a lot for me lately, which I didn't think to realize that she as well as other people could be praying for me. Hearing that made me realize how blessed I am to know so many great people that have thought of us and prayed for us. I know that with faith, prayers, and lots of "patience" our hopes and desires can be fulfilled. I can't wait to start work and make a difference in the lives of those future patients I care for.

The New Hair!!

I don't have much to say other than to just share some pictures. I wanted a change, something to help boost my confidence since life has been down on occasion with no job. So I changed my hair color from light brown to dark brown and I LOVE IT!! It's a really pretty color and it sparkles in the light, at least the dark red highlights do. Anyway, so here are the pictures. Someone took better pictures of Jackson and I with the new hair but I haven't received them yet, so I hope to post those sometime soon as well.

Old Color...

NEW COLOR...

Can you spell CRAZY?!?! :)

Well I just had to write a new post and talk about what Jackson and I did last Thursday!!

That's right folks, the opening night of the Twilight Saga "Breaking Dawn"!! :) I LOVE the Twilight books! I was never much of a reader until I read Twilight.

Anyhow, Jackson and I went to the Edwards theater in Idaho Falls last Thursday at 7:15PM to join the crew of people waiting outside of the building for opening night. And boy was it raining!! It wasn't just a slight little trickle, it was a down pour! And to top off the down pour, there was Wind! Lots of it! Despite all the rain and wind, it was still fun and something we can always look back at and remember. But that rain and wind did not last long for us, luckily the manager of the theater started letting certain theater numbers in the door like every 30 minutes because the weather was so bad. And who would of thought, Jackson and I had tickets to the first theater that they let in the door at 8:00PM. So we only had to wait 45 minutes in the rain which is good, because we sure did get soaked from those 45 minutes of waiting. We were so lucky, so we along with others got our great seats and sat for 4 hours waiting for it to start. I always bring a deck of cards to opening night but for some reason we never bother with using them.

Well at about 9:30, this old friend of mine (Chris) and his wife showed up to the movie and sat right next to Jackson and I without even knowing who I was at the time. Well, even though it's been four years since we've seen each other, it only took seconds for Chris and I to recognize each other from years ago. So there the 4 of us sat for the last 2 1/2 hours of waiting, catching up on life.

Overall, for the most part I thought that the movie was really good. I think that the movies are getting better overtime just for the mere fact they have more money to do so now since the very 1st movie, but thats of course just my opinion. Jackson said he liked it but was more intrigued by the little parts of fighting that was shown in the movie. One of our first dates back in 2009 was the opening night show of "New Moon", and it just seems that ever since than it's been a tradition to go to the opening night for the remaining Twilight movies. I had a better camera, but the battery died so I had to use my phone. They aren't very good photos because of the lighting etc but I still get a good laugh every time I take a look at it. I love how Jackson is smiling in one of the pictures and how we are holding this really tiny like tarp over our heads, "trying" to stay dry, ya not so much :) Great times though! And I am already looking forward to the next movie that comes out next year in November! :)

Love you Jackson, and thanx for coming to the movie with me even though we got drenched in rain.

It's "Fall" Again

Well it's fall again and I have been very reluctant to change my blog from Hawaii cause I loved the Hawaii design we had along with the music, but life must go on.
Not much has happened lately, hence no new posts but now I have something to blog about. "HALLOWEEN!"
Not much has happened around this time of year cause we don't have kids to dress up or take trick or treating but we did carve pumpkins. Jackson was reluctant last year about carving pumpkins, but this year, not a problem. I think he is starting to enjoy carving pumpkins again now. He said that he only carved pumpkins when he was really young but he's a good sport to start that up again.

So for this year, the pumpkin with a carved face is the one Jackson did this year, I like how the eyes turned out. My pumpkin is of course the monkey. This is my third year for carving a monkey. I've taught myself how to draw pumpkin carvings from looking at pictures. So all my monkey carvings have been my own design. I thought about making a carving pattern book but I haven't been that ambitious yet. I have drawn a Dalmatian carving pattern for my sister Emily one time, minnie and mickey for a past co-worker, skeletons, monkeys, eagles, etc. One day I'll make a book, but I just think to myself that there is someone else out there making similar books, so why bother. Maybe someday. Anyhow, carving pumpkins was something fun Jackson and I enjoyed doing together this year. The monkey below with the banana on his head is the one I carved last year.
There's one more thing that was fun that happened this month. About a month ago, my mom told me about a halloween trunk or treat that their ward were gonna be doing and my mom asked me if I could try and think of a cute way to decorate the trunk. So I did some googling and not until just a week ago, I thought, lets do a MONSTER!! My mom first thought I was crazy especially since I said, "Lets use the back of dad's truck" but it was such a good idea compared to using the back of a car or van. So I have some pictures of that as well, it was a lot of fun to put that monster trunk together. It was all made out of my black sheet, a red sheet, cardboard and lots of Gorilla Tape. And to be honest I didn't want to take it down afterwards. So luckily my ward was doing a halloween trunk or treat too so I was able to convince my mom and dad to drive the trunk up to my ward as well. So we had to undo just parts of it in order to drive it to my ward, only 20 minutes away, but well worth it. Plus it was fun to show it off again. It was a lot of fun. I would love to do the monster trunk again someday. It turned out so good!! My mom and I did a great job! I love it!! Anyway, that's about all that is going on with us. Jackson is still working graveyards at WinCo and going to school at EITC. I can tell he's getting tired of working at WinCo, but for now thats just how it's gonna have to be until we both can get better jobs. I do appreciate all that Jackson does for us. Me on the other hand, I have felt so pointless lately and really bored. I have done somewhere around 50 plus job applications for my RN license but no luck. It has gotten frustrating and quite depressing but I just need to try and keep positive. It's just hard to go from constantly doing something like full-time schooling and a part time job, to nothing. Plus money has started to get tight lately and I have student loans requesting money so that doesn't help. But I know that god is teaching me patience and I just need to keep hoping that I'll get a job someday. Only god knows how much we can handle. I'm hoping to get a job by Christmas (fingers crossed). Luckily my mom helped me somewhat out of my great depression by coming up with the idea for me to sub for teachers and special Ed aide's at the schools as a side job for some type of income, so thats been nice to start doing. I've only started the subbing about 2 weeks ago but at least I started something.
Well thats pretty much the news with us, not too much going on. We hope that everyone is doing great and enjoying this time of year as well. Lots of love!

Better late than never, our Hawaii trip!!

I know I know, it's been forever. I have just been too lazy to take the time and make a post. Not only that, but I had to post about our Hawaii trip before I posted anything else because it was the next big thing that happened in our lives! So for starters, I had over 1000 pictures, so even though I posted a lot of pictures now, it's nothing compared to what I have saved on my laptop. If you want to just scroll through pictures I understand, but every picture is explained in the blog.

Anyhow, we left for Hawaii bright and early on June 20th, a Monday morning. We flew from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City, and than from there to Hawaii. I love flying so I quite enjoyed the flight. Jackson on the other hand, not so much. He told me a long time ago that he did not like to fly, I never believed him until now. I felt bad for Jackson, and really believed him this time, once I saw him doing breathing exercises on the plane. But he did great and we did make it to Hawaii. :)

We landed in Hawaii in the afternoon, we than got our rental car, first thing. Our rental car was a bran new 2011 Ford Fusion with only 300 miles on it. We were quite nervous to drive it out of the parking lot, but luckily never got in a wreck with it on our trip. :)

After that, we made it to Kapolei, the town where my Aunt and Uncle live with there 5 children. They were so welcoming to us with "Aloha's" and flowered lei's! It was great! For the rest of the day we just relaxed and did some catching up with our lives. :)
So for our first full day in Hawaii, Tuesday, we went to the water-park called "Wet n' Wild" where my Uncle works as the Manager. He does an amazing job, he is so dedicated to making the water-park look fantastic and run smoothly. It was a ton of fun, if anyone wants to check out the water-park and the water-slides you can go to http://www.wetnwildhawaii.com/ . We took pictures but they are on our waterproof camera and I haven't had the chance to scan them but it was a ton of fun!! It was nice to have our cousins Erika, Emi, and Mia go on the water-slides and be tall enough to do so. Honestly, having them around with us to go on the slides made our time even better!!
Than Wednesday, we went to Pearl Harbor, which I think was one of Jackson's favorites! Jackson loves history and so it was fun to share that moment with Jackson. We got to walk around the museum and see a short video on what happened at Pearl Harbor. We also got to take a boat ride to the USS Arizona Memorial which was amazing to visit and to get a closer, more in depth look at what happened to our Country that day so long ago.
After Pearl Harbor we went to Pali Lookout, which I just love the drive out there and the view. I love the trees and scenery. I don't know very much about Pali Lookout other than it's got a beautiful view of a part of the Oahu island, but it was still great to visit. There was a legend or a myth about how a man once took a step over the wall and the wind was so powerful that it kept him from falling. I don't know if that is true and I could be wrong on the details of that story but it is pretty windy up there as you can tell by my hair flying in the pictures.
For Thursday we went to the temple which was just amazing! I am so glad we took the time to go, such a different style and look in the temple compared to the ones we've been to. It was amazing and I'm glad that Jackson and I were able to spend that time together. Such a beautiful temple!
After that we went to one of my favorite parts of Hawaii. The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC)! I've been there before so I was way more excited to show Jackson around PCC. We got to see many cultures like Tahiti, Fiji, Samoa, and much more. The presentations are just so entertaining to watch and I'm glad Jackson got to see the entertainment I've seen before.

After walking around PCC we got to be a part of a Hawaiian Luau buffet, not only that but got front row seats that helped us get a better view of the entertainment! Special thanks to our Aunt and Uncle Ohki for those front row seats and getting us into PCC. We honestly had the best time anyone could ever have at PCC!
After the great food we had a the Luau, we also got to go to one of the most well known, huge performances on the Island at PCC called "Ha', the breath of life". It was just an amazing performance and it gave me goose bumps multiple times that night! The music and the story behind it is just amazing! And it is such a powerful performance! We also had excellent seats for that as well, we were so blessed! It was a long but amazing day! We didn't get back home to our Aunt and Uncle's house till 10ish.
Onto Friday, we spent the day with our Aunt and her kids and we loved every minute of it. We went to a beautiful beach called Ko'olina and we got to just swim and relax with family! It was way fun and we loved spending that time with our Aunt Sarah and her kids (Uncle Takuya was at work). Jackson and I spent quite a bit of time getting to know Kenji in the ocean. We had so much fun playing with him and Kenji had fun throwing the rocks that Jackson would find back into the ocean. :)
No worries, Jackson did have a swimsuit underneath. I snatched this picture before he could stop me!! :)

Sarah and her kids made Spam musubi for lunch that day, which no one can go to Hawaii and not try the famous Spam musubi that they have in Hawaii!! :) They even sale it in McDonalds! I was excited for Jackson to try it cause I liked it from the previous time I was there. Jackson liked it as well :) While at the beach we saw from a distance the actual real "Black Pearl" from the movie, "The Pirates of the Caribbean"!! It wasn't in the ocean but on land. That was so cool! So after the beach I was determined to get as close as we possibly could get! Jackson was reluctant at first but than pleased me by driving down stray roads to try and get super close to it. Which we did! :) Thanx Jackson!! :)
After the beach and the Black Pearl, we went back to the Ohki's to relax. Later that night we all went out to dinner and a movie! It was way fun!! We saw the movie "Cars 2" which was good and had some humor to it. :) We were happy to spend that time with the Ohki's.

On Saturday Jackson and I went to Diamond Head, a huge famous hike in Hawaii!

It was way fun and we hiked up to the top in about 30 minutes, we were bookin it up that hike. It was so fun to get to the top and see the beautiful view of Hawaii. Someone was nice enough to take our picture for us. :)

After that hike, we decided to drive around the south eastern part of the island because our Uncle recommended it, which indeed it was beautiful! :) We than went on another hike called "The Lighthouse hike" which I didn't think it was a hike, haha. I was told by my Uncle it was a hike but I just thought to myself, "oh it just sounds like a nice walk." After lots of walking it indeed was a hike, which Jackson will never let me forget. :) It was still fun though and we got to see some more gorgeous views!

After that we went back to the Ohki's for dinner. Which, can I just say the food was amazing all week long!! :) I love the kinds of food that the Ohki's eat! Later that night Jackson and I went to a late night movie, "The Green Lantern" in 3D. It was really good too.
As for Sunday, we went to church with the Ohki's. I loved their Ward, they were so welcoming to Jackson and I. That was one thing that Jackson and I talked about, was how amazed we were at how welcoming the ward was and how they took the extra effort to say hi and introduce themselves. It was great!! We both really enjoyed church. After church, Erika our cousin was nice enough to take some pictures of us dressed in our Sunday clothes on the balcony. :)

After church we spent the day just relaxing and taking naps, which we loved cause we've had a fun filled busy week, so the naps and relaxation was perfect. Plus Sarah and I were working on puzzles a lot that week in any spare time we had! Which I loved, it was fun to spend that time with Sarah putting together puzzles! Jackson spent a lot of time playing cards with the girls and even played this other boy game with the boys. Jackson enjoyed it and loves kids, especially the Ohki's!

On Monday we went out to North Shore with Sarah and the kids, it was way fun! We got the famous "Shaved Ice" of the island and stopped by Turtle Bay to get a picture of the Turtles!

We than went to the beach. I love the Beach!! :) I just love the water and the Sand, so different than the California/West Coast beaches. Than Erika found some cool looking crabs! It was a lot of fun! And I climbed a Palm Tree!!

Ok well maybe not, but the picture sure looks like it! ;)

Erika on the other hand really did climb a tree!! She was amazing to watch! After the beach we came home and had dinner and relaxed with the Ohki's.
As for Tuesday, our last full day at Hawaii, we woke up pretty early to go see some more things! I woke up even earlier that day to go try surfing with Erika and Takuya while Jackson slept. Can I just say, oh my gosh, that is hard!! I'm sure I looked entertaining and was fun to watch looking like a whale lay on a surf board to try and surf but it was way fun! Surfing is super hard though! Holy Moly! It's a lot of work to surf, if I ever lived in Hawaii, knowing me, I'd truly keep at it until I could actually do it but for now, I'll just say I tried it once. It was fun! Erika and Takuya look amazing on surf boards!! I was way impressed. Than Jackson and I went snorkeling for a little bit at Sharks Cove, we tried to go to Hanauma Bay but they were closed :( (next time). So we went to Sharks Cove instead, we didn't snorkel very long because Jackson had a hard time breathing through a tube but it was still fun. I enjoyed the little time we had snorkeling! :) After that Jackson and I took Erika, Emi, and Mia to the water-park again! :) We loved it! It was way fun to spend more time with them! :) We got some great pictures of that on the waterproof camera. :) Later that night, Takuya, Sarah, Dave, Tori, Jackson, and I went to Waikiki for a group date! I had a great time! Dave and Tori are friends of the Ohki's from the Ward. We went to the cheesecake factory for dinner and walked around Waikiki. We had a lot of fun and loved having the chance to spend that time with them! The food was great and we got way full but loved every minute of it!

Than Jackson and I stayed up late that whole night packing for our early morning flight. Needless to say we made our flight the next day and made it back to Idaho Falls around 11PM.

It was honestly a great trip! Words can't describe how lucky Jackson and I were to be able to go and spend that time together with family! The Ohki's were wonderful and were so kind to us. I always learn so many great things from them when I go and visit. Jackson and I loved the food they ate too. They always kept us full and well fed. I am now hooked to making banana bread all the time, I've made it more than 20 times now. And I love Avocados now! :) We are also of course hooked to rice still. :) Sarah and I also had some great late nights working puzzles together! As soon as I get my RN license, I'll be pulling out some puzzles again! Jackson and I love the Ohki's and could never thank them enough for all that they've done for us! We had a great time and couldn't of asked for anything more! Love and miss you Ohki's, thanx for everything!