Many Times on a Bike with a Tie

Well it’s the last week…… o boy… it is really strange but I'm sure that Timothie can tell you what that feels like.

Yesterday was the first Sunday that a missionary from this ward who just came back went to church. (He got home on Thursday).  I was just watching him, he had this really funny look on his face and it seemed like he was very overwhelmed but it was funny, couldn’t help but to think that this week I turn 21 and next week I’ll be with my family.

Almost everyone in the ward knew that this was going to be my last area but I haven’t talked about it at all. A lot of people had forgotten…..until yesterday…. a few were even shocked that I was leaving so soon, and few talked about how it feels like I have been in the ward longer then 3 months because I was here some of the time before. It really does feel like I have been here longer than 3 months . Last week…….

Today we are going to play basketball again. But before we did we stopped by a little thrift shop and I got a nice “camp” tie for $.50. It was a nice find...haha 

Tomorrow we are having a zone meeting and it will be the first time I meet President Bernhisel. On the 10^th it will be my second and last time meeting him. It will be good to see some of the missionaries that I have worked with throughout my mission for the last time.

On the 4^th we are going to the elders quorum presidents house  for a good cook out. Then on Thursday for my birthday we have two lessons planed. The  7^th is my two year mark, the next day is my last Sunday in North Carolina, Monday is my last preparation day (last e-mail home) 

so its crazy, ill be really working to make this my best week of my mission!

 Oh ya, so last week I went to waffle house, and it was really funny because all the food joints here have these sanitarian scores and a good score is 96 -100. Really good is 101-105. This waffle house had a 88!!! Haha the food was good but…..i don’t know what could have floating around in the waffle batter, if you know what I mean...haha It did taste good, and what was even better was that this random couple paid our check. It was a great memory.

 Don’t worry im getting all my kicks of food in before I go home, one place I don’t know if I will be able to eat again is Golden Corral…I call it “the trough” I have eaten there so much its crazy! Everyone always talks about how fast and much I eat. I found out a great secret there is that over at the salad bar there are strawberries…. So I eat a few bowl  of those J

             This last weekend got way hot! Like 116 degrees plus crazy humidity it was terrible! Then yesterday afternoon we had a good rain storm and it dropped down to about 75. It was a wonderful blessing and they say all this week will be stormy, which I am hoping that the nice weather will last until the 11^th. I have gone through 2 North Carolina summers and both broke a lot of records and I do not want another one of those thank you. I think my pores have been cleaned out one too many times on a bike with a tie on... haha but at least I look good doing it...haha  joking

Well I'm looking forward to seeing you all again! I miss you and I hope that we have a great week and that you enjoy this last week of peace and quiet without things breaking, or any miss spelled words, or random songs, or competitive card/board games, or any of those “Chris things” because for the most part those little things are still me just coming back in a more....Refined way haha. 

 I looking forward to telling you and  showing you what a difference my mission has made for me it's going to be great! So if anyone wants something from the great North Carolina you better let me know before next Monday!!!

I love you all!!

ELDER MAUGHAN!!!!