The first few months of school Loa really struggled ...tears every Sunday evening because she didn't want to go back to school and all kinds of excuses so she wouldn't have to go to school - it broke my heart! In about November Kathlynn Ball reached out and said they were headed to FL to Universal in January for a trip, they had extra space and invited Loa and I to join. Loa and Holland didn't know, and I wasn't really sure we would be able to make it happen, it was the weekend after we would just be in FL on our cruise and it would be tricky to go back down plus the cost was a concern as we still didn't have a job. As Loa continued to struggle I just felt more and more that I should make it happen. So when cheap airfare showed up, I committed and bought us tickets - Kathlynn and I didn't tell the girls and we just picked Loa up early from school and LeGrand went and dropped us off at the airport. Loa first thought maybe Holland was coming to see her because she knew she was headed on a trip - she got a little confused when she saw we were going somewhere but then pretty much figured it out when she saw we were going to FL. We were at the hotel when the Balls walked in and the girls were SO excited to see each other! It was such a tender mercy that Loa got to see both of her best friends within a week of each other!
We started off the trip with a visit to the temple where the girls did baptisms, then had a great 3 days spent doing all the fun things at Universal Studios! So grateful for the time with Loa and the amazing memories! I'm not sure if it helped or made it harder for her to go back to school but she committed to me to try and have a more positive attitude and keep pushing through the hard. So glad we got to make these memories together!
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