Good Friends

I know this post might be pretty sappy and I'll probably cry while writing it but I want to make sure I document this part of our life and the important people in it.  When we moved to Henderson almost 4 years ago I wasn't sure I was going to make it.  I was really missing Utah and all of our friends and family.  I had a really hard time at first and some really rough months, I pretty much hated it here and was always counting down until my next trip to Utah.  And then I met some amazing friends.  I have the most wonderful friends who are the wives of the other med students, they have been so supportive and understanding  and we just get each other because we understand each others situations.  I also have by far the best ward!  I couldn't have asked to be placed in a better place.  I love Henderson now and love all my friends (it's going to be really hard to leave).  I have learned and grown so much in the last couple of years. I have learned to serve and have learned to let others serve me.  This med school road is hard and there have been times I couldn't do it all on my own, but that is when my great friends have stepped in and helped me survive.  We were really lucky to have the Hadlock family right around the corner from us.  What a blessing they were in our lives.  We love their family and we are so thankful to have such great, lifelong friends.  About 3 weeks ago they moved back to Rylee's hometown in Arizona where they had a great job opportunity and a chance to be close to family.  We miss them like crazy but know they are so happy and where they are suppose to be.  Around a month ago Rylee made a comment about this past year and how it was interesting that they ended up spending another year in Henderson after Reece graduated school.  Everything seemed to fall into place for them to stay but she said she's not sure what the reason was for them to be here an extra year.  I was thinking about it and I'm pretty sure they were here for me and my family.  This past year was rough, I was pregnant, we had some rough stages with Leila and Paul was gone on away rotations for 5 months.  I'm pretty sure Heavenly Father knew I would need a lot of extra support and the Hadlocks were an answer to many prayers.  Every time I turned around they were serving me.  I can't even count the number of meals or dinner invites they offered or all the times they helped with my kids.  There were many, many acts of service offered by them and our family was truly blessed.  There is definitely a void in our lives without them but we are so happy they are living their dream! 

Their last day in Henderson was a lot of fun.   We spent all day at the park and playing in the neighborhood.  Rylee accidentally locked herself out of her house so we got to spend all day with them.  Her are just a couple pictures a snapped of the kids.