WEEK 7!

 November 18, 2013

Well so I left the CCM (MTC) at 2:30am and there was a group of about 15 of us leaving, 5 minutes before we are about to leave they said I have to ride in a car all by myself, while the rest of the missionaries ride in a bus together. I was so mad and sad and I started to cry. I was freaking out because first I was alone, and alone with 2 Mexicans that didn't speak English AND I was at the Mexico city airport. I was so nervous and scared but I just prayed and felt very calm throughout that whole time, and for you guys that know me usually I would be freaking out! haha. So I fly to Atlanta for my lay over and run to the phone to call my family! I loved every moment of that phone call and miss and love my family dearly! So after that I met up with Shalai the girl I went through the temple with in Arizona! and 10 other missionaries. They all came from the MTC in Provo so they knew each other! But we got picked up from our president and met them, then went straight a church and had a good dinner! Then had meetings with the president! Everything was great! We went to a hotel and stayed the night! Then woke up and got McDonalds for breakfast.  I  know healthy haha! But then we went to the church to see who our trainers would be! I was nervous but I got lucky and got a great trainer, Hermana Bennett, she is from IDAHO and her dad just recently died.. sad! But she is a major in Spanish.... she took it for 5 years and even leaved in Mexico for 5 months. crazy! Seriously she speaks like a native its crazy!! I hope one day I'll be there. I just feel so dumb! She eats REALLLLLY healthy like oatmeal, wheat everything, only veggies and fruits..... I'm gonna be SKINNY!! hahahah Well anyways!! My area is Elizabeth City, North Carolina! Look it up! We are right on the bay, it is super NICE!! It's beautiful. The sky and trees!! IM IN LOVE!!!! Thank you moma, daddy, family for that package!! OH my gosh! I got there and it was the best thing ever!! I cried cause it meant so much to me! Everything I needed and wanted!!! I loved the cookies from daddies cookies hahaha so yummy! I really appreciate that! It meant so much to me!! So we moved into our little house! When we walk out we see the bay! ITS AMAZING! (I'm sorry I forgot my cord to my camera so you will have to wait till next week for pictures.. :(   ) But so in our ward there are 4 elders and then us two! So they came over and helped us clean our house and from upstairs bring down a fridge washer, dryer and beds and tables! haha crazy! But these elders are great! So nice! :) but anyways! I have been asking all the missionaries what you get fed here and they said chicken!!! So I was so happy! Our first dinner appointment.... I walk in and we ate crab cake.... I literally almost threw up.. I couldn't do it! I ate half of it! and I just said I was full!! How funny the first night I eat crab!! BLAHHHH. Just my luck. hah, anyways, her name is Sister Moore and she is in our ward. She went on a mission! Her husband died when she was 25! She saw that I was cold and she said, "do you have a jacket?" I said I'm going to buy a new one! She went over to her closet and gave me the cutest most warm red jacket ever!! She was so sweet! She said please take it and you keep it!! She is so dang cute!! It fits great! and looks great! Everyone here is so nice!! So this ward has been praying for sister missionaries for 5 years now! They are in love with us!!! Every night we have a dinner appointment. They all come up and hug us! haha it's so cute!!! Some people in the ward came over and brought some food and supplies. Sister Anderson, gosh she is great she took us food shopping! :) So nice! She is having all the missionaries (8 of us) to her house for thanksgiving!! :) She has two cute kids!! I love them! They always run up to me and hug me!!! It makes me happy! :) So we have a lot of area to cover, we are in Elizabeth city! and we have investigators in Nags head.. so that is 1 hour away from us!! It's a lot of driving! All the Mexicans are all over!!! So it's really hard! My Spanish still sucks but I have faith and I need to be patient. I can do it! haha It will come! It's just so hard cause my companion speaks better than some Mexicans. hahaha, but Sunday was great! We got to meet a lot of people and they asked us to go up there a bear our testimonies. It was great! I am starting to feel like a missionary hahaha!! :) so I guess that's good :) EVERY Sunday we go over to the Pendaltons for lunch and we had tuna sandwiches and chips and soda and fruit and pumpkin pie! I am starting to really love pumpkin pie :) haha then for dinner we went to Sister Andersons house and had spaghetti, then played with her kids! :) Then we went to meet with the Bagasos, they are GREAT!!! Javier and he is from Peru. He lived in the Bronx from to 60's-80's. He told me to ask my grandparents about a shop or something and it's called Alexander? Idk he said he knows how to make Puerto Rican food so he will have me over and make it! I'm excited! haha :) They gave us hot chocolate and corn bread? Weird mix but it's okay! It was great! Then we went to a meeting with the missionaries at 8 to the Umphelts house! The ward missionary house! It was good had some ice cream and brownies! haha Talked about what we need to do! It was great! This morning we went to play at the gym in the church with our elders and played Oompa Loompa . It was great! It is a game were you play Frisbee golf but with a football.. and then you shoot it like a basketball. haha It is weird but way fun!! Anyways! I am loving it here!!! This place is amazing!!! I can't wait to send you pictures next week I am sorry I forgot my cord!! :( but You will love it! Look it up for now! I hope all of you have had a wonderful week!!! I love You guys!! :) <3

PS: I will not be surprised if I come home with an accent..;)

My address is

905 Poindexter St.

Elizabeth City, NC  27909