When Nolan got his mission call, and his departure date became set in stone, I begged Scotty to cancel a trip he had planned to Alaska with his fellowship which would've put him clear across the country for the last ten days of Nolan's stay with us. He was so kind to comply and cancel, but he tried to schedule a replacement trip; something he and I could do with just Nolan instead. He even offered to let Nolan pick the destination - anywhere in the country. Nolan picked Phoenix. It was painful, I know, for Scott to trade Alaska in for Arizona in June, but Nolan was adament about visiting some family and friends and saying some goodbyes. So we did! We had a Wellman gathering at the Nallys that included Melanie and kids, Michael and Shana from Page, and my cutie brothers Jeff, Paul and Mark. We visited the Gordons in Camp Verde at Grandma's house with David and Michael's families. We saw the Sauls and Eastmans in the West Valley and Andy's family in the East Valley. To try and make the whole thing feel like a vacation, we went to Montezuma's Castle and Montezuma's Well, and we spent one night in the WigWam Resort - swam in their fancy pools and played tennis and tried to live it up a little. My personal favorite parts were meeting and holding baby Charly and seeing/hearing Nolan and Sarah talk about their upcoming adventures. Sarah also has a call and is waiting to leave for Washington DC. We laughed about having Gordon missionaries on both coasts. Such cute cousins!
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