Jamaica and Dominican Republic TDY

Mario had been gone over a week now. He spent the first few days in Jamaica. He assures me it was nothing special, especially the part he visited. Then he was able to spend a couple days in Miami and see his Aunt Maritza and his brother, Alex. Alex is as tall as Mario and just off his mission. That is amazing. He hesitated about going on a mission at first especially after his sister decided to get married and not go. I am so glad he got past that and he was able to serve. Alex must have been about 4 when I met Mario. He is a very smart guy and Mario said he looks like he is doing very well. I'm glad Mario got a chance to see him especially since it has been several years since they have seen each other.

After Miami, Mario traveled to DR. He seems to like the trips there because there is a temple about 15 minutes away. His driver took him there and then when he went back to get Mario, I guess the guys TDY with Mario decided to ride along. They must have gotten impatient waiting for Mario because a temple worker came looking for him. Mario was told a "Brother Lopez" was waiting outside. I thought that was kind of funny and so Mario had to rush out.

I am excited that he will be home tomorrow night. We have all missed him. We look forward to our family vacation to Florida at the end of the month. Our boys will finally get to go to Disney. They think they are the last kids on earth to finally get a chance to go. So it's about time we take them. I am feeling like they have really been deprived. :)