having a great time here.

plano, for me, has been a much needed adventure. i have not gotten to spend much time with my new niece before now. ellie was born a month before my wedding, so of course, a ton of time was taken up with wedding planning. then i was teaching and michael was only coming home on the weekends, so coming to plano was a little difficult to plan. now that it's summer time, i get to stay here as long as i want.

i'll be here a few more days before i head home, making my plano stay just about a week. i am the only family member here at this point in time! hurray! landon is in nicaragua on a missions trip and sarah has had to carry on with work as usual. guess who's been the babysitter...yup, auntie jo!

ellie and i have been having a blast together. her giggles and sweet smiles are such a joy to the soul. she is so beautiful and fun to be around. such a good natured little thing!

sarah and i have been talking a lot and laughing together. best friends are so wonderful! we stay up talking about all of the fun things of life. we talk about the similarities of our husbands and probably thousands of other husbands across the world! they are so funny.

this girl-time, plano trip has definitely been fun and good for the soul!