12/29/14
Hey Everyone! and Merry
Christmas! and also, Happy new year!
First
of all i want to say a huge thank you for everyone who sent Christmas and
birthday gifts and wishes and cards and everything that you did for me. THANK
YOU!!!! It made Christmas and my birthday so memorable to receive so much love
from so many! Im sorry if i was not able to write you individually but i tried
my best! I love you all so much!
The
highlights of my week though started on Christmas eve! We had a bit of a wild
day getting everything ready for Christmas, trying to buy eggnog on Christmas
eve and such is a bit wild! Then we went over to the Santos Families house!
They had made a bunch of tamales and invited us and the lopez family over and
the silvas and it was so fun! we played a white elephant gift game with candy
bars and then watched some lds.org Christmas videos! It definitely
brought the spirit and got us in the mood for Christmas :)
Then
that night all of us Spanish elders stayed the night at me and elder Kellogg
apartment so that we could all wake up by the Christmas tree! it was really
fun! we had a good time talking and geting ready for the holiday!
On
Christmas we woke up and made some cinnamon rolls! (one of Elder Kelloggs
traditions) then got all ready and went to the knights house to skype! it was a
blast to be able to see my family and talk to everyone! We played scrabble and
ate some yummy sandwiches and then left for the Lopez familys house where we
had another awesome hispanic party! haah we had tacos and then they shoved my
face in a cake for my birthday haha. almost burnt my eyeball with the candle
but i saved myself haha. I love the spanish culture! its just so fun!
The
next day (on my actually birthday) Me and elder Kellogg had to drive to
Birmingham for a doctors appointment and so we were able to stop and eat lunch
at buffalo wild wings (one of my favorite places) With Elder Jackson (my trainer)
and Elder Pendleton. (a friend from the MTC) It was a blast!
But
then to top it all off, saturday was our branch Christmas party!
Investigators came and almost the whole branch! We played soccer and i may have
even caved and danced a little haha. This whole week has been a blast! It has
also been very good for missionary work to though! we have ran into and taught
some really amazing familys! everything is going awesome here right now and i
am just loving the mission!
I
hope that you all had a fantastic Christmas as well! Love you!
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