We loved being in Provo at the MTC and seeing our daughter Rebecca several evenings. But all good things come to an end and we finally pushed ourselves out of our little cocoon so we could spread our wings in Abilene. We left Provo Thursday morning, spent the night in Albuquerque, then got to Abilene Friday night. We made a quick stop at the mission home in Lubbock, Texas before driving the 2 1/2 hours to Abilene. We saw lots of cotton fields, wind towers, and oil pumps on the mostly very flat terrain. We have discovered that the highest point in Abilene to see out is the freeway overpasses. It's just too bad they don't provide little pullouts to park on the overpasses.
Before we left Provo, we were able to visit Norman's Aunt Louine Shields who is in her mid 90's. She is Norman's dad's last living sibling. Norman lived with the Shields family his freshman year of college and so Aunt Louine was his second mother and he has always felt close to her. Aunt Louine's daughter and son-in-law were also there, Julie & Doug Ahlstrom, who are serving a full-time mission from home. It was so fun to see everyone and visit before we left to Abilene.
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