Happy Thursday everyone! It is so crazy how
fast these past 6 weeks have passed. I leave (really freakishly) early on Monday morning for California! I
have officially come to the conclusion that the worst thing any one can ever do
to a missionary is to give them a freaking awesome companion for six weeks,
have you spend 24 hours a day together, so you get super close, and then send
said companion to Ecuador. Same with the rest of my district. I am going to
miss these kids like crazy, but at the end of the day, I have to remember that
we are all going to where we need to be.
Boredom often leads to
really weird things. Like Elder Gorman sitting on top of the cupboards. Oh
wait, that's not weird, that's just Elder Gorman.
"And on Wednesdays,
we wear PINK!"
One really fun thing
this week was our weekly service project. We got to work in the kitchen this
time. When we walked in they were playing ABBA, and it took then a while to
realize they should turn it off. Anyone who knows my family will understand why
that was so awesome. Hermana Te'o and I were definitely jamming hard. That
night too, there was one of the legendary parties on the hill. (Outside the CCM) In case I have
not already talked about these, they can easily last until about three or four
in the morning, and they can blast their music unlike anyone else I have ever
met. Entonces, Saturday night, around 10 o'clock they started blasting the Beatles. I have no idea how long it
went on for, all I know is we had a small dance party. And by small I mean as
big as you can get for four girls at 10 at night. It was a quality way to fall
asleep.
Another thing that tends
to happen when boredom sets in. Drawings. Next week I will have to send some
pictures of what is currently on our board.
How Hermana Te'o plays
volleyball
How I play volleyball. :)
I know I have used the
phrase awesome way too many times in this post already, but it is because it
has just been that kind of week. By far one of the biggest highlights was the
package from Daniel De La O Roa('s mom, but details.) It is seriously the best
thing ever. The whole box was filled with flipping awesome flavored
marshmallows (actually my new favorite things ever) and my favorite Kinder
chocolate cakes. It made my whole week a little bit brighter. Needless to say
that in the next 3 days before I leave, I will probably gain at least 10
lbs in marshmallow weight. A lesson learned the hard (and extremely hilarious)
way was to not let a bunch of 18-20 year old boys (or me, or Hermana Eyre, or
Te'o, or Welch, okay so really all of us) see a whole gigantic box of bags of
marshmallows. We might have possibly kind of played marshmallow dodge ball from
our desks yesterday for a solid 20 minutes. Then Elders Tingey and Arnell
decided that eating one marshmallow at a time was for the weak. In case you
weren't sure where this was going, pictures are enclosed.
Sweet note from Daniel's
mom. :)
This is pure joy.
Cuties.
To those who have
known me through my struggles of learning Spanish, you know I can not in any
way shape or form roll my R's. Well after weeks on end of straight practicing,
I can finally do it! Kind of. Sort of. Sometimes. But still. It is exciting!
Wish there was a
little bit more to report this week, but things are all starting to wind down
before we leave. We all started packing a little bit today, and tomorrow is In-Field Orientation all day, so at least
that will add some variety to our schedule. Other than that, our free time for
the next few days will be spent weighing baggage, moving stuff around, and
saying goodbyes.This Sunday I am accompanying some girls who are singing a musical number
for the devotional, so that is another fun little part of the week.
I am not sure exactly
when I will get to write next. It could be before I leave, or not until I get
to California, but only time will tell. If this is my last post from Mexico, I
just have to say how much I absolutely love it here. This place is amazing, the
people are amazing, and I would not have traded these last 6 weeks for the
world. I can not wait to see what else lays in store for me these next 17 or so
months, but I know that if they are anything like these last six weeks, it will
go by way too fast.
Can't wait to see what
is next!
Hermana Courtney
Miller
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