We're going to see Olga and Vitaly again real soon

Sweet Anya all grown up now

This was what we thought would be the last time we saw Olga (this was taken at the airport)

I am so excited we are going to be in Ukraine very soon with our dear Olga again and her wonderful husband Vitaly. We will soon meet their little baby Masha. We're going to see Kieve for 5 days and will get to spend time at the Temple with Olga and Vitaly. I have kept in touch with sweet Anya as well and am so excited to see her again. I don't know how she got to be such a beautiful young woman in the short time we've been away. I am so excited I  can hardly sleep. I am going to hold these two special women in my arms one more time. I have been in contact with Sister Fry as well and they are so kind to let us spend some time with them. I can't wait to see them again. There is so much going through my mind. There are so many members of the Church that I want to see again. Olga is going to have Brother Koslov pick us up in his Taxi at the airport, was our driver on many of our Humanitarian visits. It will be so strange to be back in the church building again. I want to walk to all the places Bruce and I use to visit. The parks, the grocery store, streets that lead to our apartment, the street we took to go visit the Fry's, the street we took to go to McDonald's and the walk through the Reenik. It will be so strange to find ourselves there again but not have on our black nametags. It will feel very odd to not be Missionaries.

The only thing I am sad about is I am going to have to leave these wonderful women and  the many members I grew to love again when it's time to return to America. Saying good-bye the first time broke my heart. I never imagined we'd go back. Bruce has given me this trip as a gift. He knows how much I have missed my love's in Ukraine. He's such a wonderful man. I love him so much.