Festival of Colors!

I love my Friends!

We have so much fun together.

They remind me what life is all about!

Life is about being happy, having fun, and relationships!

My friends add SO much color to my life!

Lindsey Loo

Anna Poo

Rilla Roo

Happy St. Patrick's!

Today was a fun day. Last night the boys got their green ready for school and Joey even got his green underwear out.

In the morning I made them green French toast and green eggs.

Then after work I made green pancakes, sausage and peaches.

We are going to go to Trafalga and play like little green leprechauns.

I'll post pictures when we get back.

Love my boys!

Wedding Details

Before the wedding,

waiting inside the house for the guests to be seated.

The backyard, with the bishop.

(Rose look how cute Emily decorated the gazebo)

The lovely couple.

Gil proclaiming his Happiness!

He shouted "I am Happy!"

My boys and their Grandma.

My mom and her siblings and her mom.

U. Thaniel, U. Ben, U. Jeff, U, Ed

A. Lanie, Mom, Grandma, A. Drana, A. Margie

The sibs with Gil

And more spouses that were present.

Some of my family besides the kids who already escaped outside to play.

Me and my sibs, minus Rosa in Brazil.

Me and my sistas.

Me and the Bros.

Miss you Rose!

I Love My Madre!

Thank You!

I have recieved so many thoughts and comments (emails) from my post that I wanted to say thank you to you all. I really do have great friends and family that care about me. Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers. I feel your support and love!

Hopefully you all know that I know there is a God in Heaven who watches out for each of us and loves us all SOOO Much! Through all of my life I have felt His Love for me, but most especially during difficult times. In the last six months it is amazing how much strength and peace I have felt. It doesn't mean this has been easy, it just makes it more bearable.

Thank you all.

-Marilla

MOM & GIL

Just a quick photo from the wedding this weekend.
I am so happy for my mom and Gil!

I'll post more pics later.

Life = Change

I have been thinking about how to announce changes in my life...

I don't know how one does it.

Since things are final I guess it is time for me to face the facts and put it out there.

Dave and I are divorced.

I have been very sad about the whole thing.

I do not have anything bad to say about him.

I love him!

We are friends.

This has been a very difficult change but since it is final as of February 28, I feel it is time I face the change and move forward.

I hate that he is not in this picture, but it is my reality.

I am learning to accept and embrace change.

One thing I know for sure, these people will ALWAYS have my back!

I Love My Family!

I have WAY more family than this, this is just the immediate. The Leishmans will, in my opinion, Forever be My Family!

For the past 6 months I have been careful in my blogging as I was unsure what would happen and what to say in regards to the situation. Now it is out there and that is enough said.

Love to all!

Details of Brazil...

These flowers grow all over Brazil naturally.

It is such a beautiful, green, tropical country.

First Day we went to finish last minute wedding details...

Shopping with Rose's step-mother-in-law Eleana, Rose and mom.

Jean came later after she tried on the wedding dress.

My mom is marrying a guy named Gil Saturday March 12, and she had to have a pic of this sign in Brazil :)

The next day we got up and started getting ready for the wedding. This is Rose at the salon before they got her hair and make-up done.

The after at the salon. Two BEAUTIFUL women,

my most favorite women in the whole world!!!

The three of us at the civil registry.

I love all the colorful buildings in Brazil!

The cutest little ring bearer ever! His name is Allison. He is 5 years old and he was my buddy. We blew bubbles together and ran around at the reception. He made me miss my boys. He was fun and adorable.

The Hot Brazilian Elias, that my mom and I got to dance with :)

(He's not attracted to women so it was ok:)

All hot & sweaty from the fun dance party at the reception.

He teaches English with Rose at a school.

He is Brazilian, but one of the few who we could actually speak to.

The Campinas temple crew. Members of the branch and friends.

The guy on the end, Pedro, speaks English and he interpreted for us a lot.

He is married to Rose mission companion.

Mom, Jean, Rose, Me.

Me and my Sis!

This is a shot of the hotel room they got for me and my mom.

Mirrors everywhere, even above the circular bed.

Turns out it was a 12 hour hotel where people go for sex:).

They did not know that, at lest that's what they told us the next day :)

We went to a DELICIOUS all you can eat meat and pizza restaurant.

They even had Delicious dessert pizza.

Ohhhh it was SOOO Good!

Newlyweds, so cute!

Then they redeemed themselves because we stayed at this gorgeous property the next night.

This is the "servants" home.

Such nice people that I will miss!

Alex was a great host.

One of the many rooms in the main home.

Pool #1.

Pool #2.

The back patio with my momma.

Jean's step-dad, mom and sister.

Mom, Fernanda (Jean sister), Me, and Bruna (Jean niece)

Rose and one of her SWEET mission companions.

I'll miss her!

Silly girls, in Rosa's room.

Where we stayed most nights.

Just before we headed to the airport.

They even have Narcotics Anonymous in Brazil.

(I work with addicts:)

At the airport. It was sad to say good-bye.

Even Jean cried. I thought it was sweet!

It is definitely nice to be home with my boys, but I'll miss my sister. I would not have missed the experience for the world. So grateful I got to be there and experience a little bit of Brazil. My mom has way more pics to share from her camera so when I get those I may share more...

The pictures in the next blog post go with this one, but I did not want to post them twice as this post was already so long!

Hope you enjoyed.