Loosiana :)

Okay, I'm all caught up now. :) I can finally tell you what's going on at the present. :)

Garrett works as a Manager for a company called "Living Scriptures." They make those animated Bible and Book of Mormon movies that you see sometimes at the mall. (At least that's where I remember seeing them.)  They are awesome! They also do documentaries on DVD of each of the Prophets and some dramatized cd's of the history of America and Some of the Scriptures. They're even the ones that made the movie "The Swan Princess." :) I love that one! :) Anyway, they make those and lots of other great things. Each summer Garrett manages a team to go out and sell all of these awesome products. :) Garrett served his mission in Alabama. He LOVES the south. So it's no surprise that he chooses to sell in a southern state each year.

This year he chose Louisiana. :) So on Thursday morning, we packed up the cars and later that afternoon we hit the road. It took us until Saturday night to finally get here, but it was really fun. :) I got to drive through Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas. :) Texas seemed to go on forever!!! But we finally pulled through and reached the sign welcoming us into Louisiana. Oh my goodness is it BEAUTIFUL!!!! It sooo green and there are soo many trees! And they are so full and dark! And there are little streams and lakes and ponds and it all looks amazing! :) I love it! :) I also saw a dead armadillo on the side of the road. :) It was my first time seeing an armadillo. Too bad it was a dead one.. but I was still excited! :)

The people here are sweet too. We went to our first day of church on Sunday and everyone in the ward was so sweet and welcoming. :) I LOVE the accents! :) I always love them when people use them in movies, but in real life it's even BETTER! :) Maybe I'll pick up a thing or two while I'm here. :)

These are pictures of our church building and the Baton Rouge Temple which is right next to the church. :) What a surprise when we pulled into the church parking lot on Sunday and saw a Temple there! :)

Hopefully soon, Garrett is going to take me to Alabama to meet all of the people there from his mission that he loves and talks about so much. :) I can't wait to meet them all! :)

We're staying at an extended stay hotel. Right now we're in a room that doesn't have an oven or a stove. They brought in a fridge and microwave for us yesterday which has been great. I was able to go shopping yesterday for the first time in Louisiana. :) I'm not quite used to the roads yet, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it as I get more familiar with where things are. :)

...I thought it was funny... :)