Food & Farewell !!
Well, we are down to 10 days until AJ enters the MTC. This past week we had family date night at a local Filipino restaurant to give AJ a little taste of some of the foods she may be eating.
The restaurant's name is Salo-Salo and it was recommended to us by one of my husbands co-workers. It was soooo good!!! We all loved it. We will definitely be going back to visit this restaurant again.
Dinner at Salo-Salo |
Chicken, Beef, Pork....YUM!! |
Fried Pork |
Fried Rice |
Pancit Noodles....This was my fave!! |
Mango Slushy |
Overall
this was a great dining experience and we had a lot of fun sampling
some of the Filipino cuisine. Did I mention that we were literally the
only non-Filipino people in the restaurant? That's how we knew this was
going to be authentic Filipino food.
Sunday
was AJ's farewell talk in church and we hosted an open house at our
home in the afternoon. We were surrounded by family and friends all day
with everyone giving AJ words of advise, support and love. Everyone told
her they were looking forward to hearing or reading about all the fun
experiences she will have on her mission.
AJ at the Open House |
Filipino Turon |
It
was a fun and busy week. Now as we head into the last week before she
leaves for the MTC there are still a few loose ends to tie up, but AJ is
getting more and more excited. We have been very blessed during these
past weeks as we've tried to help her prepare physically, mentally and
spiritually for her mission.
As
she gave her farewell talk in church I thought I would be a bundle of
emotions and crying like a baby (her dad cried), and while there were
many emotions running through me the one that stood out was pride and
the tears that were shed were tears of happiness.
I
am so incredibly proud of my daughter. I know how hard it is for her to
leave her family and all the things that are familiar to her, but she
is taking that leap of faith and trusting in the Lord and believing in
his plan for her.
Here we go....10 days and counting!!!
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