It's been a while

Well, now that it has been almost two years since I have posted on my blog, I think it's about time to start up again. Blogs seem to be a good way to keep up with people that it just seems like there isn't enough time in the day to keep up with.

One of the reasons that I haven't posted in so long is because I was serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines Cebu Mission. It was great! It was amazing! It was everything that I needed!

Now I'm back and ready to start the next phase of life, whatever that may be. I will however keep you updated on the happenings of my life for any and all that are interested. I can't promise to be completely diligent in posting, but I will do my best whenever something big happens.


Stay tuned for more.

Airport

We're just going to make this a tradition I guess. I'm in the airport on my way to Denver to visit my sister and some other "family" there for the long weekend. I can't wait to get over there, I just want my plane to come so I can get on and leave.

The plane is now here and I'm getting ready to board with a Cinnabun in hand. WA HOO!

LOVE

I just want you all to know that I love snowboarding! Sure it hurts when you fall coming off the lift, and it's sometimes hard to stand back up, and it's kind of expensive, all that aside it is so much fun!

The Call

I got my call today and it was somewhere I least expected to go. I was sure I was going to Europe so when I read Philippines Cebu Mission I was super shocked. It's been four hours and the shock still hasn't worn off. I'll be speaking Cebuano and I leave April 8th for the MTC. I'll put up another post from the computer later so that I can post pictures and things. Just thought you all should know... In case you didn't already.

Waiting

My papers have been in for just over one week and it's driving me nuts. I don't much like to wait for things, and for something this life altering is even worse. It's weird though, for how big this is I don't feel nervous. Maybe the actuality of the situation hasn't quite hit me yet. It was a rather big decision to make so quickly, it feels right, but I thought I would be more nervous than this by now. Maybe it's a good thing I'm not nervous? I don't really know.

Mission papers

So because I have such a great stake president that is super excited for me to go on a mission he made some time in his schedule today to meet with me about my mission papers. Actually it was kind of funny because as I was getting ready for church my mom called downstairs and told me someone was on the phone for me, and when she brought the phone down to me she whispered with a goofy grin "it's the stake executive secretary!". He called to set up an appointment for 5 this evening to meet with the stake president. At church I told my bishop and he was way excited for me, and he was surprised that the stake president was meeting with me so soon.

I went to my appointment and talked with the president for about 20 minutes. He asked me some questions, I answered them, he told me how excited he was for me and that he had me pegged as a missionary a long time ago. I don't know why everyone else saw me as a missionary but it took me by such surprise. Any way, at the end of the interview he said the papers will be in the missionary department office tomorrow and it'll be about 2 weeks before I get my call. After that the soonest I would leave is 5 or 6 weeks but it could be a few months before I go.

So now on to the stereotypical part of sending in mission papers, it's time for guesses. Let me know where you think I'm going to go. Maybe there will be a prize for who gets closest, but I haven't quite decided what that could be yet.

Almost there!

All my paper work is done, I have finished all my doctors appointments and now all that is left is meeting with my stake president. It's so exciting!