September 30, 2009

Well hello!

So...exciting news....I get to kill off my trainer. She is leaving after this transfer, so in mission jargon, she will die, so I am killing her...haha. It is weird, but I thought it would be a fun title.

I am lovin' the pictures of the sunsets and sunrises and such. They are amazing! I am jealous. I don't know if I said it last week, but I know that I get to sacrifice beautiful sunsets and sunrises, because I've only seen one amazing one here, though when the shadows and the orange sky time is cool....if that makes sense. I can't remember what it is called right now.,...weird!

So apparently I talk in my sleep....and sometime last week I had a dream in Spanish and I was speaking Spanish and woke sister Shull up. Then, I sat straight up in bed and said, "and that's baptism. The end." and sat back down....weird I tell ya! Apparently I shouldn't talk in Spanish to people close to bedtime....or eat....haha

Well, I got driving privileges on Monday. I am not as directionally challenged here as I thought. I am able to find places in Port Naches and in Nederland, but Groves and Port Arthur are still super difficult. It is sixes on how much I remember in Bridge City though....We'll see. We've not been out there this week so far.
So yes....driving privileges on Monday....so I drove Monday and Tuesday all up until when someone crashed into our parked car (we weren't in it) and then I haven't driven today. Would you like me to explain it? I will.... ;)

Well, the roads here aren't very big, but I'd parked the car about halfway off the road (as is customary) and we went into the apt. We were there for about an hour when we heard the crash. I asked what it was, and the Sister Thibideaux (tib-id-oh) said, "I think someone crashed their car, but don't worry, it sounded like it was across the street)." We said, "uh....we parked across the street," but by that time we'd already felt our hearts sink into our stomaches. So we went outside and heard the groaning. We went over to their car and asked if everyone were conscious. We heard a few yes responses and someone asked if we'd call the ambulance. Bro. Thibideaux called the ambulance and they came within 7 minutes.
There were four people in their car and they were all hurting pretty bad. One of them was having spasms and his neck was in a brace (as the medics were getting him out of the car) and the driver was hardly moving. The ones in the back thought they broke some ribs and they weren't moving either. Though, I'm pretty sure that is a good thing because you don't want to move. Three in their 30s, one in his 20s. The speed limit on the road is 30, so they were going at least that. They said they swerved to miss something and they hit our car. It wasn't from the back, but it wasn't from the side. They hit the tire area on the back driver's side.
The police report says I was legally parked and they have insurance, so we should be good.
We called Elder Stelse last night and he and Elder Rigby brought us a car this morning and looked/took pictures of the damage on our car. We have a 2010 Malibu with under 900 miles on it. Fancy living! It smells new still. We will have it for probably 2-4 weeks while our Malibu is fixed. Ours had around 7000 miles on it....but that is just random. We are just getting back from the police station so that is why that is mostly about it.
So yes...I'm safe.....It wasn't my fault.....and we were able to meet a lot of people..... I sure hope the others are ok. They weren't looking so good, and neither was their car.

Early last week, sister Shull and I went to Sister Alexander's nursing home (she is only 55....its sad....but she is really nice!) and she sung while I played the piano. The old folks loved it! I had fun because I could sit behind the piano where no one could see me and I could just go for it. My piano skills have definitely improved (and got worse at the same time...I don't get it) and we have fun. She has had lots of training to be a singer and I've trained to play the piano, so it all works out!

Sister Shull and I are going to go crabbing with Maggie next week for P-Day. I'm super excited.
Sister Cummings told us about a place in Chaco, New Mexico where there are Indian ruins and it appears to be a Nephite Temple, so that is cool and I definitely want to check that out after I get home. We can have a family vacation and get out of the cold Utah February (or March) and go to New Mexico! Who is with me?!!?!?

I'm glad the walk for diabetes went well. I was going to ask....I don't doubt that anyone had a bad time....so that is good. I take it Dad didn't go? ;) How much did he make on the accordion? Buy Low, Sell High! That's my padre!

We are still getting some hard/mean people, but I shouldn't expect everyone to listen to what I have to say and be nice. The other day, there was a Southern Baptist man who his wife asked us to go around the back of the house to see. He was watching the plumber. We walked up, and he said, "What are the chances that I will convert you to Southern Baptist?" Before I could answer(and I had a good answer for it!), the plumber came out of his hole and started rambling about how Mormons are his favorite people and how we don't believe in the trinity and how we were right about that. Then he said he had a question for us, but he did so much random talking about nothing that I guess we both missed the question, because then he looked at us smugly and went back into his hole before we could answer. Then I tried to give the man a card with the articles of faith on it, but he was rude and said I could give it to someone else and said, 'have a nice day" (.S. Did you get the package I sent? I didn't ask for a confirmation, so hopefully you tell me when it comes!
It doesn't sound rude, but it was. He wouldn't let me finish a sentence. I was ragin in the cajun!) They both looked so smug and I was bugged because they hadn't proved a thing, but you wouldn't know it by the way they were talking and acting. My advice for the week: Don't ask a question if you aren't willing to listen to the answer....

Well, I think that is about all. I'm pretty sure I've talked your ear off. This has been a super long time in the making, but that is ok.

Can you send my memory card back when you get a chance? That way, I can have the one as a spare in case I do fill this one up crabbing! Haha

Well, Love you all and hope that you have a fabulous week!

Jackie