If I Were..

if i were a month, i’d be DECEMBER.

if i were a day of the week, i’d be SUNDAY.

if i were a time of day, i’d be NIGHT TIME.

if i were a sea animal, i’d be a JELLY FISH. They don't have brains. How cool is that?

if i were a direction, i’d be SOUTH. I've always been intrigued with the South.

if i were a gemstone, i’d be a RUBY.

if i were a tree, i’d be a PINE TREE.

if i were a tool, i’d be a level or a tape measure? A LEVEL.

if i were a flower, i’d be a GERBER DAISY. Mmm.. :)

if i were a kind of weather, i’d be RAIN OR SNOW.

if i were a musical instrument, i’d be an ACOUSTIC GUITAR.

if i were a color, i’d be BABY BLUE.

if i were a fruit, i’d be a RASPBERRY. And I'd be topped on some Red Mango!

if i were an element, i’d be EARTH.

if i were a food, i’d be DESSERT.. A big fattening chocolate dessert. Like Molten Lava cake or something.

if i were a place, i’d be VERONA, ITALY.

if i were a material, i’d be a SATIN.

if i were a scent, i’d be TRUE RELIGION.

if i were an object, i’d be a PAPER and PEN.

if i were a song, i’d be I WAS HERE by Lady Antebellum.. "I want to do something that matters, say something different. Something that sets the whole world on it's ear. I want to do something better with the time I've been given. I want to try and touch a few hearts in this life. Leave nothing less than something that says, I was here."

On Thanksgiving Day, a family from my home ward was involved in a serious car accident. The father and 18 year old daughter were killed and the rest in the vehicle injured.

What an incredible family. I've been so impressed with the strength of the survivors! Read their story here.

Karalee and Stuart will be greatly missed. The knowledge that a family is forever is such a blessing during these times! There is a fund set up for the family if anyone is interested. Support the Lewis Family.. Here

Xoxo Love you all..

Oh, ya know..

..Breathe..

You will never live this moment again.

On May 22nd, my loving parents dropped me off at the SLC International Airport.. Dad with a big grin on his face as if he were to say "You go girl!" and mom with tears in her eyes. So many things going through my head. I hopped on a plane so excited to FINALLY be coming to the beautiful country of Switzerland. I have talked about coming here someday ever since I was just a little lass.. I remember getting off the plane and having the biggest grin on my face. I seriously think I giggled like a little school girl in my seat on the plane and maybe even clapped my hands a few times, not to mention I was video recording the landing.. I think the lady next to me thought I was insane. I also remember being very very confused and going over the directions sweet Mary Kay had given me, over and over again in my head. "Go down the stairs, get on a shuttle, go up the stairs and give them my passport." ... Sounds much easier than it looks! I went down the stairs, got on the shuttle, asked some man if this was the shuttle that would take me to baggage claim.. He looked at me like "Can you not hear and/or read? They just announced it in 50 languages and it had a big sign saying This Way To Baggage Claim. " .. Ya know, I just had to double check. I got off the shuttle, walked up the stairs, then back down, then back up, then back down.. "Where the devil are the people who are supposed to take my passport?" When I walked up the stairs all I saw was huge lines of people just standing around. I finally figured out, they too were waiting to have their passports stamped. ..

Ka-Ching. My first stamp on my first passport. I arrived the same day the Kaufmann's were arriving from Portugal, just 8 hours earlier. So I waited, shopped, and ate, and then, as it always seems to happen, I sat down and shortly after, realized that I was exhausted. I put my baggage on a cart, curled up over it, and I honestly don't remember much after that ha ha. Except for that I'm pretty sure I was either a) snoring or b) sleep talking because everyone was looking at me funny when I woke up.

The first time I met the Kaufmanns, I had no idea the impact they would have on my life. I didn't have a clue about a lot of things that day. To be honest, I also don't remember a ton about that day.. Jet Lag, lack of sleep. I'm a space cadet on a normal day! Deadly combination. I do however remember going to the gas station and Kenzie got some Birchermusli and said we could share it. I about gagged on the first bite but was to scared to tell them I didn't like it.. So I ate it anyways.

My return ticket was set for August 10th. On July 23rd, I changed my flight to December 2oth.

I have walked streets that I always dreamed of walking and seen things I always dreamed of seeing. I've made a fool of myself, multiple times.. Scared myself to death, and laughed myself crazy. I've met people that have loved me unconditionally, regardless of my social status, the clothes I wear, or my broken and helpless German skills. I hope I've done the same for them!

November is now coming to an end. Which means December is just around the corner. I get giddy when I think about home, but my heart is sick when I think about leaving.

Switzerland will always be a piece of me.

"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you loose something else."

Xoxo

Love you all!

Megs

A little update..

Herbstmesse.. Had SUCH a blast. Happy Birthday Kate! I love you to pieces!

"I got the whole world in my hands! I got the whole wide world.. in my hands." My prize I won for knocking down milk barrels with a bean bag. Woop woop!

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Bode had a little "light parade" last week with his Kindergarten class. It was so cute. They all gathered around and sang songs with their Radish Lanterns they carved.

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LOVE this picture.. 2 handsome little boys if you ask me!

I went to Lottomatsch (AKA Bingo) and look what I brought home. Woop woop! Big winner! Zungenwurst und Salami!

Baby Myles was blessed.. (I didn't pinch him, he was hungry!)

Me and the newly potty trained Hayden Marv!

"Your little hands wrapped around my fingers.. And it's so quiet in the world tonight. Your little eyelids flutter cause your dreaming so I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light. To you, everything is funny. You got nothing to regret. I'd give all I can honey if you could stay like that. Oh darling don't you ever grow up, just stay this little. Oh darling don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple. I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart. No one will desert you just try to never grow up." -Taylor Swift "Never Grow Up"

Life is weird. Time flies and there are so many things that you will never be able to get back. The funny thing is, I'm just realizing this. Guess I've been behind all these years.. I'm now working on enjoying the little things.

"Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room. Memorize what it sounded when your dad gets home. Remember the footsteps remember the words said and your little brothers favorite songs. I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone."

Xoxo Love you all!

We went and survived!