hey there family!
OK so here's the update on the snow....I'm sure if you've looked on the Internet at all you already know but yesterday was killer! So we got a total of 14.4 inches of snow, winds of over 50mph and basically it was crazy! woke up in the morning with snow up to my knees to get outside...we got together with some other missionaries that live pretty close to us and just walking on the street the snow went up to my boots. turns out it actually became illegal to drive yesterday unless for emergency purposes. if you got caught driving on the road you would get fined $200!! when we went outside oh gosh if you can remember to how the sand dunes looked, outside looked like that, but it was snow! it was so crazy! it actually is the 4th worst storm they have had in history and they haven't had one so bad since 1948! so what do 5 missionaries do when they are snowed in in the middle of the week? what better to do but built a HUGE GIGANTIC SNOW FORT?!! seriously biggest one i have ever built and pretty sure its the biggest one currently residing in Rockford right now:) the other missionaries apt is on the bottom floor so we used their balcony and built around it and all the way up to the next balcony on the second floor. it was pretty fun and took pretty much the whole day...we were outside from 12 to 9:30pm just working away. in the meantime doing some really good contacting and helping the neighbors shovel themselves out of the snow and had one 75 year old even give us some good ol chocolaté caliente :) while he told us all these stories from the 1914s and just crazy things! but yesterday was super fun! today my body is not too happy but really super sore...every muscle i move. hahahaha but so worth it.
As of an update for this week..well Saturday was the big move. it went pretty smoothly. we actually ended up doing 3 moves in one day, the elders, ours and then a less active member family. and surprisingly that one took longer than us and the elders moves put together. but it was still good all the same! :) our apt is great! i don't know how I'm gonna be able to live with more than one roommate when i came back and go to school again cause our place is so nice for just the both of us and its bigger than the apt i was living in with 4 other girls in flagstaff. We even have a fireplace! it really feels like we are in a winter cabin with the trees and snow and its like we've been on a little vacation at home! :) I love it so much!
then Saturday night Hermana Layton decided to get sick. she had the stomach flu and was spending most of su tiempo en el baño aka el trono. so we didn't go to church on Sunday :/ super weird as a missionary especially to not go to church. but Sis Layton was seriously no bueño. then same thing on Monday so we stayed home Monday as well. so Ive gotten a lot of studying done and moving some stuff around in our apt and its such a weird feeling to just be in your pj's for 2 days and not working....but i met our new neighbors and just was able to chill. Tuesday went all sckerwompy with the storm coming in, we actually got news of transfers Tuesday night..and then we were forbidden to drive on the roads from 4pm to wed. which is why we didn't have pday yesterday even though it kind of felt like it anyways. its like been a week of pdays for me and I'm ready to get to work.
oh but good news out of all this: being at home Ive lost 8lbs. its actually more than Hna Layton and shes the one who's been spewing her guts. so now I'm back down to the weight i was when i entered the mtc. :) :) :) crazy what not eating mexican food for 4 days does to ya! :)
OK so now its dun dun dun transfers! :) well transfers got switched to today so this is the update: we have a new zone leader, a new greenie coming in, an area in our zone is closing (belvidere--english speaking) and another opening up in Byron, whitewash is taking place in freeport and 2 new district leaders. but me and hna Layton are staying the same again!! so basically everyone else is changing but us! :) I'm so glad I'm not leaving yet and that Hna Layton is still my comp. I mean we are like finally at the point where it doesn't feel like were companions anymore but just like really good friends, transfers always stress me out.
oh and more sleep talking stories: ... i was completely dreaming and telling her about where i spilled her chicken noodle soup everywhere.. i said "Im so tired of being woken up and falling back asleep. A princess wouldn't have to go through this." (Layton no really knowing if I'm asleep or not yet) "yeah a princess definitely wouldn't have to go through this." "My bed is even pink." "well that makes you a princess then for sure" (her now knowing that Ive conked.) "Ya and someone STOLE MY TIARA!" "stole it? are you sure you didn't just lose it?" "uh ya I'm sure. its gone!" "why would someone steal your tiara?" "cause its EXPENSIVE duh!"
...hope everything is swell this week! I love you all so much and miss you like crazy! you guys are great! stay warm and happy! till next week!
love hermana maughan the pretty pink princess :)
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