Amazing

First and foremost, congrats to our Jess. A healthy ultrasound....with a little girl just what they were hoping for!!

We are on fast forward and I am not able to write too much. I will say this.....This last weekend, I think, has been one of the best of my life! Amazing how you can go from the one wild emotion (hate) to another (love) here in a matter of days. I wouldn't have missed this for the world.

We had our convention, which had a peak attendance of almost 700. Almost all in full time service! We spent Thursday cleaning the convention center (which is at the branch) then greeting our guests. The next three days are a blur of fun and work. We provided for the two missionary couples who stayed with us (I was up at 5.30 everyday making sandwiches) but they were SO down to earth and fun. It makes me think of really rich people, compared to people that want to pretend to be rich. There is no need to try and prove anything when you are the real thing. They were so unpretentious. Our drive to and from the convention (we rented a vehicle for 8) was so fun I usually ended up with a headache from laughing so hard!

We all had parts....Nikki had two (as did Gary) and was fabulous despite coming down with a nasty cold Friday!! Gary & Steve (the other elder in our group) were responsible for the attendant department so I saw him little.....but that didn't' affect the enjoyment at all. It was awesome.

We ended the convention weekend with a party at Daves (the place we stayed with the pool overlooking the Laguna) which was low key and elegant... full of missionaries, bethel members, special pioneers & other need greaters. But all the fun, real ones :) It was an amazing end to the weekend and the missionaries who stayed with us kept thanking us for the amazing weekend.....we were the ones that should have been thanking them.

Today to unwind, after seeing off our guests mid morning, we hit the Laguna for a swim with Steve & Debbie. We have a full week planned with Ashley who is having a fabulous time and wants to return again, whether or not we are here, for a longer period of time. We plan on taking her this week to Masaya volcano at night (you can see the Lava), zip lining on Mombacho, shopping at the Masaya Craft Market, Swimming at San Juan Del Sur and for a tour of the Isletas around Granada.

I have to run. It has been amazing. The weather seems to have finally broken. Hot still but less unbearably. Infact at times, it has been pleasant. I am on fast forward but for some reason the tiredness hasn't hit me yet. Maybe it's all the sunshine!