Ellie loves Johnny!

I am sorry that I have not written for the past couple of days, but we have been having a blast!! Mom and Dad got here late at night on Thursday. It was so exciting to see them!! They are the first family members to see my home, and I was soooooo excited to have them see it. No one can understand until they have been there what it feels like to have and decorate your first home. Mom and Dad were so sweet, and made me feel so good about what I have done with the place. I have put my heart into it, and am overjoyed to be hosting loved ones here. Then Friday we went to lunch at Mackenzie River Pizza Company. Mom and I had lovely salads and Dad had one of their famous pizzas, it was awesome! Then we drove around town, talking about how much Great Falls reminds us of what America was like in 50s. We were surprised and blessed that John was sent home from the field a day earlier, and so he arrived home around dinner time on Friday evening, and we sat around grilling him about everything that is entailed in the career of a missileer. That went on for about 4 hours, and then we went to bed. Saturday we woke up and had a yummy breakfast of eggs, hash browns, turkey bacon, and fruit salad. We ran errands in the snow, that had just begun falling at that time, and found some great running/hiking boots for Dad. John recommended that we grab a burger at Fuddruckers for dinner, so we did. After we were stuffed with our American delicacies, we came home and watched three episodes of a new show that we are getting hooked into, called Jericho. It was so cute, each time an episode ended Mom would say “Put the next one on!” This morning we woke up to 3 feet of snow on the ground. The locals say that it is the most snow they have seen over night in several years. The service was great, and Mom and Dad really enjoyed it. John and I officially joined our Church today, so that was special! We at lunch at Quiznos, which is always yummy. Now we are home and warm and getting ready to watch a few more episodes of Jericho. I hope everyone has an awesome Sunday!