#worldstoughestjob

I love this.

And I love my mom.

:)

Home.

Well folks, I'm back from Colorado.

Bittersweet. That's for sure.

I've been home for about 3 weeks and I'm starting to feel a little bit more adjusted.... and yet not really. And how am I suppose to explain how amazing and lovely my time in Colorado was? Being a full-time missionary is literally the best thing ever and I'll look back on those experiences daily. But, just with everything else, we learn from experiences and get to continue to build upon the knowledge that we've gained. So, as hard as this is, I now get to focus on my next path.

But, here is a picture of my final moments as a full-time missionary in Colorado. The classic whale picture with my favorite Assistants, Elder Whiteley and Elder Holmstead.

Until next time.

See you soon.

I enter the MTC in just a couple of hours.

So I'll be gone for 18 months!

Exciting times, friends.

My address is on Facebook, so write me if you want to stay in touch! :)

Off on a new adventure.

Here I come Colorado! (Well, kind of. First stop: Provo.)



And don't worry, this isn't a goodbye. It's just a see you soon! :)

5000.

My apologies for not blogging in decades (or what feels like decades).

I really should soon.

You know, recount my trip, etc.

But I've been too busy with my looooooong list of things I have to get done.

Packing,
Emailing,
Phone calls,
Organizing,
Tying up last odds and ends,
Etc.

But I just checked on my blog today.

And I just noticed that today I've had 15 page views.
Weird.

Yesterday I had zero. haha so random!

But I now officially have 5000 total views.

Woot.

Okay, time to be productive. I'll try to visit again soon!

Olympics.

This is my life.

Every two years, you can guarantee this is where I am.
You could say I'm obsessed.

(Traveling at this particular time is a little bit of a bummer though because I can't just be lazy and watch the Olympics all day. Woe is me. BUT hopefully we'll be in London in a few days(!!!).)

Peace & blessings (and go Team USA!)

:)

Fast and Furious.

This trip has been a whirlwind.

We're going all day long.
Essentially.

And it has been crazy.

We've hiked through Swiss vineyards.
We've hiked through the Swiss Alps.
We've taken boats, trains and lots of car rides.

We've visited Switzerland, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium.

We've eaten Swiss cheese, French croissant (more specifically pain au chocolat), Traditional German food, Swiss AND Belgian chocolate, Belgian friets (fries) and obviously much more.

It's been great.

Tomorrow we're driving to France (from Belgium) to go to a French-speaking ward. Life in Europe is so crazy.

And then in a few days we'll hit up Holland, England (hopefully London!), Ireland, etc.

Excitement.

If you want to see more, follow me on instagram.
@danyelleeq

More to come soon? Perhaps.
:)

Are you a mom?

This past weekend I was a mom.

And it was everything I expected but so much more than I ever could've imagined.

(Which I know doesn't make sense. Deal with it.)

My mom duties started at 1:45 on Friday afternoon.

Three boys.

Me to entertain them.

All weekend.

We jumped on the trampoline, rode scooters, ate snacks, read books, played games, watched some 'Man vs. Wild', punched each other (well, the boys punched each other, I wasn't involved), ate popsicles on the porch, swam in my pool, fought, slept and ate.

All I can say is that I can attest to the fact that I am really not ready for children.
(Even though it would be different to acquire them slowly and from a young age.)

And three boys? Serious insanity.

Good thing the kids are so darn cute (and related) so it made it great.

They were full of funny things to say.
That is definitely a plus about children: they say the funniest things.

Thomas kept telling me he wanted so many babies (while we were playing Life).
Andrew said to my mom "You're a mommy." Presh.

It was fun though. It really was. There were some things about the weekend that made me really excited to have my own van-full of kids some day.

I just didn't like waking up early.