Monday, December 27, 2010

Written November 15, 2010. Sent November 24, 2010. Received December 27, 2010

Nikki,
How art thou? On this fine day I would like to stop writting like that because it takes forever! OK, answering the highlites (right?) of your letters: I'm glad that you like your job! And that you're doing little missionariness! If all members just lived their mormon lives and didn't hide it at all, (Not saying, "LOOK I'M MORMON!" or anything like that, but just living a righteous life and not caring if people notice or not (because they do)) Missionary work would be a lot easier. (You have no idea! ;) ) Thanks a ton for the package!! I just made the cake today because we actually don't have an oven. . . So we used a member's. It came out wonderful! I'll send a picture through my email soon. So it should be on my blog soonish. (If I get all my memory sticks devirused) Sorry my hand writing is so bad. . . I'm using this horridly wretched pen, and I have to push hard and it's a huge pen, so I'm going to change pens! Oh, yes we got a BOSCH dishwasher. Ha ha! Actually my mom won it during the "Grand Opening" of the BOSCH store. It was the "Grand Prize". ;) Don't worry, I'm jealous to. . . ;)
Oh, your package actually took about a month to get here, but I think that that was just because it was stuck in customs forever. . . and then Mexican mail is slow. . . yeah, but I got it! and it didn't look like anyone looked through it at all. Elder Shelly says that he wants to marry you just because you put the "party-popper-confetti-shooter-thing" in the package. He didn't need any more convicing after that. ¡Ha ha! ;)
So I got a letter from you that talked about my cousin (Mike) right after I sent a letter asking about him. . . So yeah, thanks for trying! Hopefully he'll write me sometime! ;) You're going to run the marathon?! That's ¡¡AWESOME!! I kind of want to run one too, but some time in the future. . . Sometime. ;) ¡Independence Day! (in Mexico) They do celebrate a lot like us. . . Well, with the fireworks. They also have what's called the "grita" (or "shout") I wrote about it in one of my emails. There's more detail there.
That's awesome that you buy the missionaries food for them! That happened to me all the time in the Utah SLC South mission and I loved it! :D But that doesn't happen here. . . :'( Ha ha! But that's ok! The St. George mission was just made in July or something like that, right? That's cool! I didn't even know what mission St. George was in before my mission. Do you buy food for the same missionaries or is it different companionships every time?
So do you have your wisdom teeth out yet? ;) I remember that well. . . I actually don't. . . They just gave me pain pills that knocked me out. So yeah. . . I really don't remember much afterwards. I think my little sister Michele is getting hers out soon.
You're getting a MacBook?! You luck duck!. . . I want one. ;) And you're going to call it Louie too. . . Louie two. . . Louie II. ;) Well, I'm glad to see that you've decided to honor the kings of France's past. ;)
Thank you again for the package! I'm eating the ¡Mini OREO Bite Size Go-Pak! right now, and it's really, REALLY good! I keep finding myself wanting more. . . ;)
So I've been wondering, did you get my letter with all the pictures in it and a letter for your mom too? It's just that you haven't mentioned recieving it and it's been a little while since I sent it. . .
Well I think that's all for now. We've got a bunch of good investigators right now. Hopefully they all progress to baptism! That would be ¡SWEET! xD Better than anything else ever!
That's all for now folk! (singular for folks)



P.S I just got two letters from you. One is super long and the other is kind of shorter. So some of the questions are already answered. . . Oh and thanks for keeping me posted about Cory. I think about him every once in a while, and wonder how he's doing. Thank you! Thank you!! THANK YOU!!!

P.P.S. Tell Kevin I still want those pictures!


Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Merry Christmas from a Thousand Miles Away

I sent off Jeff's Christmas package about two weeks ago. This is what was inside!

Mint Truffle Kiss. I admit that this was ripped into before I realized I should be taking pictures.
But you get the delicious idea.

These are solid chocolate Christmas characters. Seemed appropr
iate.

Chocolate covered caramel bells.

So much milk chocolate, time for some dark!

Chocolate crisp on a stick. Catchy!

Of course these most likely will be in pieces, but it was worth the try. Shoving them in between everything until they're so snug they don't move an inch might've helped.

The best Christmas candy ever, peppermint puffs.

Oreos! An inside joke. I've been sending him them from every holiday.

What is Christmas without Santa? Okay, I tried to stay away from the commercial, but this one slipped in somehow. It's cute! Come on! And undoubtedly part of our culture.

Two words: musical ties. An amazing find! I gave one to him last year, now there's one for his companion also.

Elf hats, one for him and his companion.

Stockings to be filled!

Filled with: the candy, the ties, and the elf hats.

I know what you're thinking! This is just going to be ruined when it's put into a box and shipped across the boarder to Mexico, but you must know me.
I absolutely love to wrap presents.
I'm a little weird that way and i wouldn't pass up this one.
So, bows and all, these presents are wrapped for the two Elders receiving them.

Packing material of choice this time is red and green tinsel.
And it's ready to ship.
Here's hoping Elder Gibson gets his package safe and on time. . . Mostly hoping for safe.
Merry Christmas!