Long Time

I know it has been literally forever since I posted! So sorry! Things have been pretty busy here for me. I'm getting ready to move out in about 3 weeks. I'm getting super excited but also kind of super nervous too... just because I'm not quite sure what to expect. But I can't think of any two better roommates I could have to help get through it.

Parker is doing great on his mission! He's in a new are called Rockhampton, it's about 8 hours north of Brisbane. He compared it to Provo, a lot of city but also farm area. His companion is from Moroni, so pretty close to home. There's only one other missionary couple in the area, and it's a senior couple from Salt Lake, so that's pretty cool. They have had A LOT of success in Rockhampton. For example, here's an article from the church news website that Parker told us about. They helped baptize this man named John Jordan.

http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/61155/Blessing-in-disguise.html

What an amazing story, and my brother was a part of it! YAHOO!

Also, I'm gonna go private here pretty soon. I have a lot of your emails but if you wanna keep reading then please leave it in a comment and I will invite you!

More to come later :)

Elder Teddy Parker

So I've heard of the people who buy Build-A-Bears and make them their missionaries. Lindsey and I decided to do that with Parker, and take him places that Parker would normally go and then take pictures and send them to Parker and put them in his scrapbook. So meet...

Elder Teddy Parker

Lindsey and I had so much fun making him. And yes... we were the only big girls in the store besides the people that worked there. The faces that some people were giving us were hilarious! We made bears to be us too... a Lindsey and Shelby Teddy. Kinda lame haha but it was fun and we're excited to do this for Parker.

Elder Teddy Parker with hair... it was just funny at the moment. What a horrid wig!

Yes I am a lameo... but I miss my brother haha. That's what only child syndrome does to you. Well me at least.

Sorry I haven't posted since before Christmas. Christmas was fun! It was different without Parker there, especially while watching "The Grinch" but it was fun. New Years was a blast as well. Lindsey and Deb and Claude couldn't come down because Lindsey had to work New Years Eve and morning, but Holly and her friend, Emily, came over and we ate and played games. It was fun! Then after Linds got off work that afternoon, we went to her house and to The Bead Fairy and bought beads to make those bead watch bands. (I have no pictures yet so please forgive me... I will post as soon as I get them up.) Then we just played all night. I slept over and then went back home on Sunday.

Lately, I have been feeling really lonely. I have no brother to tease me to my wits end, I have no boyfriend to tease me to my wits end either hehe :P (I love both of their teasing... hence the reason I miss it so much. Poppa Shawn? I need you to take over more bahaha!) My sister is far away... okay not really too far away but far enough away that I can't just drive over there and hang out with her and the nephews all the time. Lindsey is far away... Nash is off doing her soccer stuff most of the time so I hardly see her :( So yes, I have been super super lonely. I was listening to Backstreet Boys "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" today on my way to work and almost started crying because now I really know the meaning of being lonely.

Sorry this is such a long post. I needed to catch up! Forgive me for not being good about updating Cody's blog as well (if you follow it at all)... I haven't heard from him in weeks so I really have nothing to post.

Until next time... :*