Hey, you get to see my face in two days! And I get to see yours. The email was awesome- the new car looks super sick, I can't wait to go for a drive in it! Haha I'm sorry you were a bit stressed out but it sounds like you were able to get it all worked out! The bikini story was pretty funny too, and I'm glad Olivia's choir concert was awesome. It looks like the Santa Shop that you guys worked on was a success too, it would've been sweet to have been able to help the Spanish-speakers although I'm not really sure if I would understand Mexican spanish..
So this week has also been a little hectic here in San Luis because most people are busy with family in town and all of that good stuff as expected. We had the mission party this Tuesday which was really fun! There were a bunch of sports and stuff to play but I just sat and talked to Hna Hales, Barney, Tanner, Ruiz, and Sanford the whole time, and then we ate a pretty good dinner and got a surprise visit from Papá Noel (the husband of the new older couple that just got to the mission) who gave us Argentine flags with the mission logo as our present. We got back to La Punta at like 11pm (I know it doesn't sound late at all, but for us it is haha) and I was EXHAUSTED the following three days.. On Friday, as you know, we had our Cena Navideña and also zone meeting, which were both fun. And then on Saturday we had an awesome lesson with one of the couples we're teaching and they both accepted to be baptized and then came to church yesterday! There names are Matias and Angie and they're both really cool and want to make changes in their lives because they're going through some rough times. We have a lot of work to do with them but they'll get there eventually!
It's honestly the weirdest thing ever that it's Christmas in two days, I seriously feel like I'm on another planet and I'm not myself, but it's still awesome! I might as well not write too much more because then I'll run out of things to tell you on Wednesday (and today), but I can't wait to talk to you and see how you're doing and what you all got for Christmas! Don't miss me too much. Love you all!
<3,
HermCrawf
p.s. Tess didn't get our Christmas/birthday package this week either because their was a mail workers' strike for 3 weeks that just barely ended. :( But we did get to talk to her for 10 minutes today and she will Skype us on Christmas! It was great to hear her voice and we can't wait to see our tropical tan daughter in 2 days (on the computer)!! She was out and about today with Hermana Hatch (who lives with her and their companions) instead of her companion, Hermana Martinez, because today was the one year anniversary of Hermana Martinez's older brother's tragic death. He was murdered during a mugging. She has been struggling with grief but is hanging in there. Tess has really enjoyed the company of Hermana Hatch, whose family just moved to Gilbert in September and I got to meet today!! They are wonderful and we had fun getting to know each other. I also got to talk to their daughter for a minute on the phone and I know Tess is in good hands! :)
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| updated pic of our tree (Hna Martinez from Nicaragua put the lights on and made a homemade -and slightly dangerous- extension cord because she's an electrician) |
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| Christmas fiesta = reunited with Herm Hales!! |
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| Christmas fiesta = reunited with Herm Hales!! and Hermana Smith too! |
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| Amigas de la mision y CCM |
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| La Punta had its own Christmas activity this Friday- here's me with the niños of the branch |
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| The hermanos cooking Chori-pan. The activity was supposed to start at 8 but it actually started at 9:35 as usual so we had to take the food to the pench and eat it there |
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| the kids performing Pesebre aka the Nativity |
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