July 6, 2010

How's it going? :D

I am glad to hear that all are safe and sound after the trip. That is so good. I loved the pictures. I just spent 25 minutes reading everything and glancing through the many emails and such...:D

So...Alex was in the Gulf....We just got a torrential downpour from that. Warm rain is NO BUENO! We were tracting and there was a light drizzle so we kept going (without coats) Well, we were down the road about a half a mile when it started to downpour. We went back to the car and were dripping wet when we got in. We went to our dinner half hour early and tried to dry off a bit. It was pretty funny but not....not because you all know how I hate the rain. ;)

Tropical depressions and storms are nice because they drop the temperature about 10 degrees. It was in the 80s and part of it was in the high 70s. That, my friends, is a tender mercy from the Lord! We actually almost flooded our car our. Someone told us it was raining 1-1 and a half inches per hour in the most intense parts. Well, we never got a text to go in, so we were out working. We left an appointment and the road was completely covered in standing water. I was praying real hard that we wouldn't flood out the car. I called Bro. M. and he said, "You are out in this? It is a flash flood warning! Go in! I would!" So we went in and updated the area book. We didn't get our three hours of tracting in like we had planned.... This season should be pretty active I hear but I already have all my hurricane stuff I think....I'll be good...

The ENT doctor was bleh...that is how it was. I was put through some tests and poked and prodded a little bit but it came back that nothing in my ear was funny or amiss. He gave a recommendation for a Neurologist but we aren't going to take that route. Sister M. mentioned something about Hypoglycemia and that it could possibly be that so I am now on a hypoglycemic diet...I don't really know what hypoglycemia is, but I know that I have to eat every few hours.... Before, I wasn't eating because I was dizzy and it made me sick to my stomach, but apparently losing 5 lbs in a month isn't so healthy so I am keeping track. Don't worry, all will be well. We will get it taken care of, or I just won't talk about it anymore because I'm not going home early and if they can't figure it out, that is what will happen, and it can't! I have too many people left to find and help here.

J.R. is getting baptized on Saturday. We are pretty excited. We just got back from an appointment with him and his wife. They are doing so well and he is so stoked! He can't wait! He is inviting all his friends. The ward is really excited too. We are working hard and they are seeing it! I love A. so much! I'm going to live here one day. Well, maybe not since it is so blasted hot and I can't handle that....lol

We were out tracting yesterday and it was so so hot! well, mostly humid. We were both dying. Sis. P. went to wipe off her forehead and there was sweat dripping off her arm. We were both pretty nasty yesterday because of the sports yesterday then the tracting. We went to a members house after an hour in the heat and drank three huge glasses of water before we left. It was intense!

Let's see...what else?!

The P. family, in response to Kelly, is a part member family. Brother P. went on a mission to Africa and he and Sis. P. were married in the temple. The 9 year old and 8 year old sons are not baptized. We are working on that....I love that family so much! Sis P. will randomly buy me John Deere fruit snacks because they are my favorite. :D

If you go to Provo sometime and randomly go into the Sister Missionary Mall, would you care to pick me up a gray skirt? :) Size 4 or 6 will probably do and if you could cut it to just below Kelly's knees, that would be great. Also, I am almost through my first journal....So randomly, if you go pick stuff up and feel a hankerin to send it to Tejas, I'd be okay with that...:D You can take it from my account....

We played basketball, indoor soccer, and dodgeball yesterday....They were all impressed at my mad skills since I am an amazing soccer player. Too bad I realized that after high school. :(. Either way, I rock....haha. I am super sore today though, and will be for a few days I think....well, I know!

I am so glad that ya'll had oh so much fun in Scotland. I will get there one day. I think when I am a traveling public speaker I will go all around the world.

This is a pretty random question, but where do horseflies get their names?

Well, I love you all so much! I hope that you have a fabuloso week and I'll talk to you next Monday! Oh! P.s. Transfers are July 19th....I've been here six months, so it is a little unclear as to if I'm staying or not. I hope I stay. I love this place too much. This could be my 71/2 month area. Justin can't stand to be in one place so long....I love it...haha. I have only had 6 month areas...

Again, I love you!

Jackie