wahoo. rewind..

Don't know what happened between last time i updated and now...but here i am again!!  

 Here's an update :)

Guess who came out to New York to join the nanny world...? This girl did..

Tia Marie Patterson!!!

me and tia at the Brooklyn Nets game!

Seriously was sooo so excited when she told me and it was a week after the hurricane so you can imagine how excited i was to see someone that i actually knew and could get away from the family for a little bit to go pick her up from the airport!! She spent the weekend at my house in Woodbury. We went to the Brooklyn Nets basketball game that Sunday. And than each weekend she comes into Long Island to see me and all my friends and goes to church here because her ward is lame...It's been so much fun having her here with me to enjoy all of the fun perks of living in New York! 

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With Josh gone i haven't gone on a single date until this little boy melted my heart and asked me to go on a date with him!!! (non-creeper) He is on the spectrum (very very low, has very good ability..but just doesn't get some things). Since mommy and daddy always go on dates, he said that he wanted to go one time so i was the first person he asked and we went to dinner and a movie.Friendly's and Wreck It Ralph (seriously a must see movie).

First date in 15 months..with a 7 year old 

best date ever. sorry Josh!!!;);) i still love you!!!!

Deanna (my host mom) said that he has never liked anyone and has been more comfortable with anyone before and that she has seen change in him since he has been here..i honesty couldn't believe how much of a difference it makes to have someone else there and helping him be his "older sister". This little boy has the most amazing heart, cutest laugh, and is the most cuddly boy in the world. He's got his times, but his good times stand out more than the bad..i cant thank my lucky stars enough to have been put into this family..so remarkably blessed! 

Riding go-carts at Woodloch. 

Our "date" :)

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We had the most perfect get away from all of the craziness of the world and with the hurricane that this was more than perfect!! With my host family we went to Woodloch with his side of the family. Woodloch is in Pennsylvania, in the middle of basically no where. It kind of reminds me of Island Park, Idaho...but not as many cabins! They have a beautiful lake that our hotel overlooked, and so many fun activities that the kids enjoyed. 

Me and Zachary at Thanksgiving dinner

no but seriously..they have everything..

I got my own room, and i have never stayed in a hotel by myself so this was a little weird with two huge beds..and a walk in closet almost bigger than the entire room itself. Of course i had my own dance parties every night!!;) We were there from Wednesday-Sunday. Our days were filled with food, the kids playground, more food, paint balling, riffle shooting, skeet shooting, more food..i felt like we spent more time eating than we did doing activities! You are assigned a certain time to eat so you have to go when they tell you too because there are so many people there. There is horse racing, and a show every night that they hire someone out. They have an amazing staff there and makes every activity fun for the whole family:)

Me and Vivian at thankgiving lunch

Lindsey (cousin) and i zip lining in 30 degree 

the car ride to Woodloch

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On our way home from Woodloch we stopped by the BIGGEST light show in the US!! It was amazing! The crazy part..literally in the middle of no where. I don't even know how they get customers, but its packed with more than 2,000 people a night!! Its crazy:) But it seriously looked like it could have been the north pole..it was beautiful!!

The lights were done sooo amazing

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Since the hurricane there is still people with out homes..and because i belong to The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, and as a Latter-Day Saint it was my privilege to go help those people that needed our help. Mormon Helping Hands seriously changes lives..and there have been a couple people that through our service want to take the lesson's from the missionaries. How amazing??

Please keep those effected by the storm in your prayers, because there was a lot of damage done and still a lot of people out of homes. 

The sweetest lady in the world. With her husband, they had 5 ft. of water in there house. We went in with the Mariners and destroyed the entire house. from top to bottom, completely took everything out, the only things let were the beams for the walls. Her and her husband are both 89

me and violet carrying the HEAVY log. 

Now that is December thing have just got more busy..Christmas shopping, patiently (or i could just be a little to excited i can't wait) waiting to go home, christmas packages, and trying to keep the kids under control...i guess they like Christmas or something!;) The best thing about Christmas time with little kids is that if the kids are being bad i just say "oh look, Jingle (Elf on the shelf) is watching you and he is going to tell Santa that you weren't being nice"..seriously gets them every time!! I wish that every month was Christmas for that reason! 

Next week i will be flying home to see my family for Christmas and i couldn't be more excited to see them!!! I have 1.5 weeks to spend with them!:) Miss them more than ever!! And while i am home i get to have a skype date with my missionary!!! last christmas without him, couldn't be more excited!!