SANTA FREAKING ROSA!!!!!!!

August 13, 2012

So this morning we get a text from the assistants telling me that I have a package so we waited extremely patiently (NOT) to leave the apartment after studies to run to the office and pick it up. They knew how excited I was so I just walked into the office with a huge smile on my face and they just laughed at me. We pick up the package, told EVERYONE what it was, then walked out to the car so I could properly freak out once I heard where my lovely little one will be going! SANTA ROSA! That is so stinking cool!!!!!!!!! I love that Dave and Ben will be in the same mission! If Dave can't serve with me, that is the next best thing! WOW! And 6 days before Christmas?!?! At first I thought Oh man! That would be not so fun! Then I really thought about it and realized how truly awesome that would be! The MTC takes care of their missionaries! And Dave will get to hear from all sorts of General Authorities! How cool! Wow. I still can't believe it all! WOWOWOWOWOW! P.S. Get Dave a white handbook, it has ALL the different blessings and everything in the back.

On that note, I don't really know what to say. :) We have another Chalk Walk tonight but it is for the whole ward this time. We were talking logistics this morning so we hope it all goes okay! And yes, we actually have TWO baptisms this weekend. The Lady is SO ready to be baptized and so is The Mama. We are so excited to have such a great weekend, especially because it could possibly be my last one in the area. Transfers are a week from tomorrow. We won't find out until Friday, so I have no idea what will happen but logically, I will probably be leaving my home of 8 months to go to the great unknown. Weird. But I will be okay with whatever happens. God knows everything.

So another neat thing. We DID go to La Michoacana and got tortilla presses! And guess who is now a PRO at making tortillas. DE SCRATCH! That is right, this sister. We are going over to a member’s house today because she is helping us make dresses (gotta love member trust) and we'll probably show her to get her stamp of approval. And her husband is so funny. There is a saying in Mexico that when you can cook, you are ready to get married so he told me that and I freaked out and was yelling all sorts of stuff in Spanish about never getting married. (Everyone yells in Spanish, no big deal) He thinks it is so funny so he teases me about it ALL the time. Super gross.    

I am trying to look for Dave's mission boundaries on LDS.org (an approved mission website) but to no avail. I will have to get Sister V to help me. She is cooler than me most days.

Man, the mission is so wonderful. Every day I just get a renewed sense of why I am here. Our purpose here as missionaries is just to share what we love about the Gospel. How cool is it that we get to talk about the thing that makes us the most happy, all day long, every day. Want to know something cool? We can do that even when we AREN'T missionaries. Hey, that's a good idea! :)

Hey, just found a CD you can send me that next time I have a birthday or something. The I Believe in Christ Mo Tab CD. :) We are looking for something for The Lady for her baptism but it is kind of hard. :) We'll think of something.

Well, I know this email is short but we have a busy day today. I have to go organize stuff and we’re making dresses and I think I might actually write letters today. Maybe. We'll see.

CONGRATS DAVE!!!!! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!

Kate