Happy Easter

We had a wonderful Easter out here on Guam. Although, it was the first holiday that Andrew and I have been apart. So it was bittersweet. The festivities started last Saturday at the squadron's Easter Party. Elizabeth was able to partake in her 1st Easter Egg Hunt. It was very cute to watch. I sat her down in front of a brightly colored egg. She immediately crawled over to it, snatched it up , and started chewing on the plastic egg. I guess she doesn't know that the candy inside taste much better than the egg. I think next year she will understand a little better.

Easter morning we went to church with some great friends. It was nice to have Julie, Tommy (Julie's son, aka Elizabeth's boyfriend), and Lisa to go to church with. It was packed. Now, I usually go to Mass on Saturday evening, but Easter Vigil is very long and I figured Elizabeth would not have the attention span for a 2+ hour service. Sunday morning mass was beautiful and packed. Luckily, they had the a/c cranked on high and it wasn't "too hot" here. After church all of us went out to breakfast!

Elizabeth and I then spent the afternoon in the sun with Julie and Tommy. They were able to play in the pool! The benefit of living somewhere warm, is that any holiday calls for a pool day:) Elizabeth was exhausted at this point since she had not napped at all.

Easter dinner was fantastic. Our wonderful friends, the Robinsons, hosted 50+ people over to their house for dinner. The food was FANTASTIC. Tessa you really should start a catering business!! It was great to be surrounded by great friends, especially since Andrew is gone. But it was a fantastic day!

On another note, I only have about a month left before I start my journey back to Maryland. I say journey b/c I will be venturing on a space-a flight. Which for those who have not flown a military flight, there are no guarantees. So I don't know when I will actually make it back to Maryland, but hopefully before Mother's Day! It is bittersweet to leave Guam for a couple months. I have really grown to love the people out here. I have made some great friends, that it will be hard to say bye to them. They have helped me through the couple months of the deployment. I don't know where I would be without their friendship. But I am looking forward to see family and friends back east. And of course, welcoming baby Sean into the world sometime in July.