Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Loving Life, but missing family
So I just went through and read all the blogs listed on my blog and even visited a few other of Creed's extended family's blogs and then started to tear up. Why one would ask, I have come up with a few reasons: 1. I just had a baby and hormones are still running a little wild! and 2. I miss FAMILY! Elizabeth was here all last week, which was amazing, she cooked, cleaned, played with Sarah, held Madalynn and was just amazing! I would have lost it last week if she hadn't been here, Creed was sick for the beginning, Sarah had a fever of 104 and an infected toe which you could see the infection moving up her leg and consequently meant a trip to the ER. Then you add my healing and it was just a fun beginning of a week with a new little one. Needless to say Elizabeth was a angel and I cried for a while after she left. Sunday was spent talking with my family and making me miss them. Everyone is spread out, Kirsten and Cam are in New York, Nate and Shelli in California, Chad in Utah and my parents in Idaho. It just makes me miss the days that we all lived close to each other and could spend Sunday afternoons talking and laughing and eating. It also makes me miss Saturday mornings when Creed and I would decide to drive to Salt Lake to hang out with the Larsens for the day. I miss getting together with the Larsens over at Grandma's house and catching up with Creed's cousins on life. I really just miss FAMILY. So to whatever family reads this know that we love and MISS YOU!
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6 comments:
We love you too! You'll have to make sure I get your address before I leave on my mission!
We definitley miss you too! Good luck with everything. The first week, I've heard, is always the hardest.
ADORABLE!!!!! thats what those pictures were. SO glad you found your cord. and I agree I wish you could just come hang out for the day!! the 4th of July can't get here soon enough! can't wait to come see you!!!! love you more than ever!!
Hello Sharesa my love! Long time no see. Yeah, being away from family is tough. We just moved to Chicago a week ago and I'm struggling a bit with the adjustment. I've found, though, that you come to appreciate your ward family so much more when your loved ones are far away. The church sure can help fill the void with all of the VT, enrichment, playgroups and all those things that we do as a ward family. Even the holidays aren't as difficult when you have friends in the ward to share it with. So my advice, jump in and get active as soon as you can (though I know that's difficult with a new baby) and your loneliness will be soothed.
The first little while is the hardest, but as long as you THROW yourself into things at church and find things to do out in the community so you can meet more people, life gets fun and filled up super fast! That is the only way to get through... ward families are seriously awesome. Julie and I both kid around that we have our surrogate of each other that we are friends with in the ward, it really helps. Take care, and good luck!
Love, your Larsen cousin, Becky
I remember living in California with all my family and friends living elsewhere. It was awful, and wonderful at the same time. I missed everyone so much and did spend lots of time crying. I met the neatest girl in my ward and that changed everything. ON the other hand, I am so glad my kids live close enough that I can be with them in a matter of minutes or 5 1/2 hours to Morgan in St George, but it kills me still, after 12 1/2 years that Brandelyn and her family are a couple thousand miles away. It hurts not being there to go to kindergarten, 4th grade and 8 th grade graduations. I miss out on Mason's football games, ordinations, etc and all the track meets the girls are in and such. Thank heavens for unlimited long distance, email, texting and pic sharing. I so understand how you feel! Love you. Aunt ME
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