good morning...? no, good night

Texas has completely screwed up any sleeping habits cheryl and i may have previously formed. even though it is almost 5 am, we are set and ready for our 90 troops to march in tomorrow to do some great work for the people here. even though we are very hot, our hair is curly as can be, and our brains are completely burnt out, our hearts are full of excitement, success, happiness, and most importantly, gratitude. the people in texas are SO extremely nice and have been so helpful to us little utah girls in a mini van. we have made great friends and have had a few great experiences with people who were affected by hurricane ike. every little thing has fallen in to place for us and we are SO grateful for all the blessings that have carried us through this adventure.

cheryl is snug as a bug in her star blanket and can't move to turn off the light so i am going to turn in and lend her a hand. i will try to blog tomorrow; i have so many stories i don't want to forget!!

am i ready for texas you ask...?

this week, i get to go with my absolutely amazing work and be apart of something so great. APX is taking just under 100 people to go and help with the aftermath of hurricane ike. it is going to be one tough week full of hard work and many lessons of gratitude and appreciation. below are some pictures i found on this site my aunt katina sent me. i know that it is going to be hard work and i know we have our work cut out for us but seeing these photos gives me all the motivation in the world to get down and rebuild these peoples lives.





so, am i ready to go? i don't know how ready you can be for this but boy am i so excited. lindsay, one thing to remember...we need to bring gloves, thick gloves. I will post soon.