Just an FYI, HAPPY 2 MONTHS TO ME! This week absolutely flew
by and I loved it. The only awful day was Sunday but I just expect Sundays to
be bad, so that´s okay. Monday, we didn't do anything but go grocery shopping,
and then we put a blanket on the floor in the main room and all napped and ate
this weird Brazilian-Chinese-type food. oh and I got stung by a bee while
walking, remained calm, used my tweezers to pull out the stinger, and BAM. My
arm inflated to the size of my thigh from above my elbow to my wrist. Sister
Modesto wanted me to go to the ER and I told her that she was just being
dramatic, that my mom would give me a bandaid and say it just looked like a
tiny mosquito bite! So three days later..... it started to unswell and look
semi normal. Now, it´s almost better so that´s really good. An awesome thing is
that literally we live across the street from a Saúde. Kind of like a health
department/mini hospital if we ever do have a serious thing.
Tuesday we had multi-zone, and that was not fun either
because I know no one and it´s awkward and I didn't understand all of the
talks. But lunch was good and I had wifi there, so yeah! I did meet a lot of
fun people and got all my letters! YES I AM RECEIVING MISSION TIES LETTERS. I
opened them on the bus back (it was a private charter for all the missionaries)
and I opened one from Tristan, and Lucky´s hair fell out of it and literally
there was so much hair everywhere!!!!!! IT WAS HILARIOUS! Literally and it was
awesome, everyone else thought it was so funny and cool and everyone was taking
pictures of this crazy American girl who opened a letter full of dog hair. I
had some Brazilians convinced that my dog sent me a letter with some help and
it was just so great.
Thank you everyone for the letters by the way. Seriously, I needed them.
Saturday we had a baptism!!!!!! Nina was baptized this week
instead of next, so seriously it was such a great and special experience. My first baptism! And the week after this,
we´re expecting 2 more! Nina was Sister Modesto´s first baptism as well.
So two things that were really cool things that were really
cool this week.
One- Wednesday was Sister Covey´s 6 month anniversary so we
had a fiesta and I used the decorations you sent with me!! It was so cute. We
also ordered a pizza and of course, I bought more ice cream!! :) The pizza was
great, definitely different than the US. Here, the pizza hardly has any tomato
sauce and the crust isn't as fluffy and fresh, but it´s still good. Especially
since I don´t like a lot of tomato sauce.
The second cool thing that happened- Saturday night we ran
out of toilet paper and it was after 9 so we couldn’t go buy any and couldn't
buy any on Sunday. but guess what?? YOU SENT ME TOILET PAPER and again, our
lives were saved. So Mom this is a thank you for the emergency toilet paper, I
honestly can´t express my gratitude enough for that one. And the tuna, the
other sisters are sarcastically thanking you for that ;) They don´t like the
smell either!! But that is okay! I have a picture of the outside of the house
that I’ll send, but not the inside yet. It´s nothing fancy or weird except the
bathroom. Sister Covey’s mom sent a lot of decorations for Natal and even a
mini Christmas tree so we´re still decorating!
Answers
We always drink juice at people’s houses, but for lunch if
the person is a little fancier, we have soda. I always go for the juice cause
it´s better. In house, I only drink water. I don't like drinking while we´re
working because we have nowhere to pee unless it´s in someone´s house, and
depending on who or where, we normally try our hardest not to see stranger's
bathrooms.
Lunch here is a thanksgiving meal, every day. I eat dinner too almost every night with Irma
Josafina. By the way she came to church this Sunday for the first time in 2
years AND bore her testimony!!!!! Usually we have rice and beans and a salad,
and then 2 different types of meat like sausage, or beef, or chicken. I love the chicken! I don´t really snack that
much because after lunch I’m not hungry. But at night when we're planning I eat whatever
we have in the house or ice-cream. Skype on Christmas DAY. And yes there is a McDonalds in Sao Paulo, 2
hours away.
Oh another thing really quick!!!!!! Yesterday was fast and testimony and as soon
as time was turned over for testimonies half the ward got up and sat on the
stand and there was a line of people to share! Freaking awesome. Okay for real this time, I love you and
goodbye!!
Love you all for eternity!!
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