Finally, winter has come to New York. It has been pretty cold, in the low 20s but with a lower "real feel" so it's nice to have snow so we have something to show for it. We have been enjoying the snow, although, calls from young missionaries who have to drive in it have dampened our enthusiasm. Only one fender bender so far though.
After the big Christmas rush, we felt a little let down. We wondered if we would get bored before our 23 months were up. We stepped up our game a bit so the blahs only lasted a few days. I have been working harder on learning Spanish (although I don't anticipate being fluent before I leave here) I am also helping as much as possible when missionaries need to be fed at leadership meeting and conferences. Marc has been fairly busy with 5 cars to sell and a few accidents to take care of. Things are back to normal and we are enjoying not being super busy but having enough to occupy our time. We wonder though how we will do it next December when we are so busy and packing at the same time.
I was thinking today what a surprise it has been to be making so many great memories in our 60s! We seem to laugh a lot! Maybe more than we have as a couple for years. It's so much fun to work along side my best friend. I was a little worried that it would be too much togetherness but we each sort of do our own thing and each helps the other when needed. I help Marc with reports and emails and filing (as little as possible with the filing, truth be told). He also lets me "help" him when he has to make a trip out to the island or to Staten Island to get new cars or deliver them to missionaries. He helps me by carrying heavy stuff and lends moral support when I need it and I appreciate his calming influence when I'm having a near-meltdown.
Sundays are no longer our least favorite day. The new building seems to have made a difference in the Branch (or maybe only in us). The kids in Primary seem much calmer. Not sure if it is the new orderly building or just that I have adjusted to the kids. Marc says he still has a hard time getting his Sunday School class to participate but is making some progress. I can tell they like him by the way they act when they are around him.
Marc got a "foreverspin" top for Christmas and keeps it in the office. (It's an engineer thing.) This has created quite a sensation among the elders. They have an ongoing contest they have named the "Elder Williams Memorial Top-Spinning Contest". Each elder timing their spins to see who can beat the record (which is about 3 1/2 minutes, so far).
We have learned many things so far. Especially that hard work = happiness. And we are truly happy. We love and appreciate the support of our family and friends and are so grateful that they are willing to take the time to skype, facetime, or call us. We hope that our family is also receiving blessings from our serving a mission. One of the other Senior Sisters (who has left and is now preparing for their 3rd mission and 2nd as Mission President) said her daughter called and said, "Mom, you and Dad have to stay on your mission." They had had a near accident and felt the protecting hand of the Lord over them. We hope that is true with our own family.
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