January 4, 2010

Hey Dad!

lol, I'm looking forward to the reply from Santa. I hope you enjoyed the letter. I really tried to stick to as many traditions as I could this Christmas even though I was away from home. I thought it would also act as a good little Christmas present for you since I know how much you love doing Santa letters on Christmas Eve.

That's funny that you weren't expecting emails. Things are a lot different than when you were out. We get to email pretty much every week that I'm aware of. I'm glad that it was a pleasant surprise for you :)

Yeah, I am most definitely happy that Jodi is back going to church and hopefully the struggles will strengthen her testimony.

lol, isn't it weird how time sort of warps? Like you said, sometimes when I look back on my mission it feels like it's been the blink of an eye, sometimes it feels like it's been an eternity. If I look at what day of the week it is, it feels like forever, but if I look how many days are behind me, it feels like a breeze.

lol, getting back to normal after a holiday is never easy, except for the fact that we are sort of forced to do it which helps right? ;)

I've had a fabulous week, and I'll do my best to stay warm, it hasn't been hard lately. I should be telling you to stay warm ;)

Love,

Elder Jay Davis

Dear Mom,

Yup, we have been in the new apartment since Friday night. We are still in the process of getting the last of our odds and ends moved out of the Littlefield's, plus we have to clean it all out, but we are moved in. Still trying to get everything organized though. The new place is good. It's really small but really fun to live in. Lots of mosquitos and some occasional ants, but all in all I really like it.

I'm glad to hear that we are both basically over our colds :) It's quite a relief that's for sure. Yeah, I hope we don't have the same problem as Dad. He's always sick, poor guy. Stress'll do that to you.

Yep, I am VERY happy to know that Jodi is going to church. It is just more proof to me that she has more of a testimony than she realizes.

New Year's Eve...nope...boring. I bought a bottle of Martinelli's and had some of that, which was fun. That's about all. That's awesome that Kody was able to hang out with friends and you and Dad ate at Mi Ranch and saw Avatar. People are just RAVING about that movie. Aparantely (I can never spell that word) the special effects are amazing! I'm looking forward to catching up on everything when I return.

New Year's Day was fun, we had the first annual Mormon Bowl where we had shirts made and everything (it was organized by us missionaries for our zone). We played on one of the high school's field that has turf, it was awesome! I was VERY sore the next couple of days and my knee (right) was KILLING me! It's better now though, no worries.

I know the feeling of being ready to get back to the norm. Even on my mission, the past few weeks have made me feel really unproductive and not much like a missionary, so it's good to get back to missionary work.

That's AWESOME that you got to play a few duets with Aunt Jennifer, I bet that was tons of fun.

It's so weird seeing all of my close friends getting married. (or hearing about it) I'm not going to have any friends who can just hang out when I get home lol.

Love you!

Elder Jay Davis

Dear Family,

I am sorry but I can't really think of any fun experiences I've had this week. My apartment is pretty funny because the stove is like this tiny little thing and a half-sized oven thing. I'll have to take a video of the apartment for when I send the card home (within the next week cuz it's full). The apartment presents some pretty funny situations but it's really fun to live in.

I know some people in the branch that we cover who told me that they have chiari malformations! (Mother and son) Mom, you should totally figure out a way to get in touch with them...I don't have their number on me...but they are trying to decide what to do about it because they heard bad stuff about the surgery and how it affects your personality and stuff. Uh...I'll try to get it to you.

I am really loving the members.

Have a good week.

Elder Jay Davis