A much needed vacation

The life of the Gould's has been non stop crazy since we decided to change David's career path. Since packing up our house & moving in March we have not had a moment to ourselves other than a temple visit while Grandma visited. That changed a week ago. Austin turned 12 on the 18th & he asked David to ordain him as a deacon in Indiana. Due to the prices of tickets (we found out like 3 days before we were supposed to fly out when we needed to be there) we had thought about driving....yes it would take us 22 hours of non stop driving...not really my plan of time alone. So through some guidance from above we found some cheaper plane tickets and we packed the girls for a trip to Grandma & Grandpa's.

We met them in Flagstaff on Thursday night & they went one way & we went another. We drove 6 hours to Albuquerque NM & stayed the night with our friends the Romero's. Friday afternoon we flew to Indiana (by the way they are 3 hours ahead of us. nice) & got there about 10 that night. I cannot tell you how wonderful it was to see Leslie! I had told myself that I was not going to be melodramatic & cry when I saw her but that is exactly what I did when we hugged. I didn't realize how much I missed friends until we were with Brett & Leslie. We had such a good time. It was so nice for David & I to not be parents for a few days & just be with each other. We played the wii a lot & Brett kicked our butts almost every time but it was still fun.

David & I stayed up late a couple nights. We played it so much my arm was sore for like 3 days. I spoiled Megan because I held her all the time. Almost every time she cried Aunt April was there to pick her up (I'm sure Brett & Leslie appreciate that now that I'm gone) but I just couldn't stop holding her & smelling her new baby head. I couldn't get enough!!!

We ate soooo much (I gained like 3 pounds) Leslie told me I looked like I had lost weight, well I gained half of it back in a weekend. We went & saw a movie, The Dark Knight, which was AWESOME!!!! but the price reminded me why we don't go to the movie theater.

We played some Bocci (I'm not sure how to spell that) ball which brought back memories of Colorado. On Sunday David ordained Austin as a deacon.

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It was a very special moment & the spirit was so strong. I can't believe that he is old enough to pass the sacrament and we are so thankful that we were able to be there on such a special day.

Basically all we did was mess around for 5 days & then on Tuesday we traveled ALL day. We got up at 2 am AZ time & got back to our house at 830 pm. We picked the girls up in Flaggstaff & needless to say the grandparents were a little tired (hence why I needed a break for a couple of days) but they enjoyed every minute of them. Now it is back to the grind but I would just like to say to all my married friends that if you haven't had a 24 hour period of just husband & wife you should find a time to do it. It is always so wonderful & rejuvenating to remember you are husband & wife, not just mom and dad.

p.s. David got his hair cut the day we left & the lady did such a horrible job he didn't have to pay for it so dear sweet Leslie tried to help him out before Sunday but not much could be done. Thank goodness hair grows back.