Sister Packer y Elder Hall

 First date since being home was superb. Not as scary as I thought, thank you Zachary Hall.

We did a sweet painting on a canvas we bought at DI. We combined his mission and mine. Ecuador is the foreground with the monkey and little houses in the jungle, then it transitions into the space needle and all my pine trees, mountains, and water front.  It turned out pretty darn good I must say, I was proud of us.
*Also, funny side note, we didn't have some key tools for painting (water cup & pallet) but a water bottle, pocket knife, and a handful of leaves improvised perfectly. :)



I love talking about my mission and hearing about other's experiences on their mission. What was super cool was to talk to someone who had known me so well before the mission and who I had known so well before his mission. The change was so real! Holy smokes! What was super cool is that it was a change, but it was still Lydia and Zach, we were just improved versions of our previous selves. It is a beautiful thing how Heavenly Father molds and shapes his children. We are his works of art, actually to be exactly correct, we are "his work and his glory".

Gems at DI, seems like a flawless plan to me

Paid to Chalk

Back at it again! What a great blessing that one of my first job opportunities that came up week 1 of being home was doing something I loved and missed! It was fun to be able to do a little piece for this wonderful school that Chalk the Block will be raising money for this year. The kids that came up and talked to me while I drew were so sweet and cute. Bre and Dad stopped by partway through and Bre helped me fill in the grass and sky, she's quite the talented little blender. :)