AUSTIN...ELDER ALLRED, MY LOVE!!!!

I absolutely HATE living in the same mission as Austin. I drive by places all the time that make me think of him. I see his mission president at church occasionally. I know people who know him. I break into his apartment. I know where he lives. I know where he goes to church. I know some of the people he has baptized. I run into missionaries every couple of days who know him. I go to the temple minutes after he has been there. I go to the same library that he emails in. The AP's of his mission live across the football field from me. I HATE IT, I already hate that missions are two long years. But, now, it is thrown in my face, I think of Austin all day, everyday. I think it makes it way harder. If I did not live close to him, at least I would only have to think about him once a week when I read his emails.
But...I have found one positive out of this HARDSHIP!!! I got to meet Austin for lunch yesterday. I stalk him all the time, but now the fruit of MY labors have paid off. We got permission from his Mission President. It was so fun, we went to a park and had a little pizza picnic.

Austin is FORESURE a missionary geek. But I guess that is better than not being one. At least this way we know he is working hard, and a good missionary. He is following the rules to a T--hence the hidious part you will notice in his hair. Apparently, you have to have a visiable part in your hair. And...Austins is visiable!!! From a mile away! But he still looks HOT and GEEKY at the same time.

We are proud Par..(Aunt and Uncle) of TWINS!!!!

Sooooo!!! Gregs twin sister Erin, had twins!!! They were born April 28th. They are very very very cute. There names are Janie and Ellie. I am trying not to be mad because the only two names I have even decided I wanted to name my children are Lauren and Ellie. I LOVE both of those names. However, Derek and Carly (my brother and sister in-law) named their girl Lauren and while back and now Mike and Erin (Greg's sister and brother in-law) stole my other favorite name, Ellie. They act like just because they had kids first they have the right to use my names :) I guess now, my children will not have names. They will just have numbers since I don't have anymore options for names.
Greg finds it really funny to lay in bed at night and throw out baby name ideas (and no this is NOT an announcment). I have now made the rule that if he is not being 100% serious than I don't even want to hear the suggestion. However, he is still throwing out ideas like...Mike Pike, Titan, any black football players name that starts with Ty... or De...?!?, Hassan, Hooper, Paublo, Diego, these are just a few. I will have to do another blog to see what he comes up with tonight.

Greg sat and held the twins for hours and hours a day. He talks about how cute they are all the time. Erin is just lucky that Greg did not name her babies. But then, I kinda wish he did, then the name Ellie would still be available. HAHA!!