August24, 2010

Hey Mom,

Holy Smokes! Kody moves today? WOW! I can only imagine how emotional that would be for you and Dad. I'm just glad I'm not home because I'd probably be a bit emotional too. I'm so excited for him though :D It's making me smile a lot. Yeah...end of an era...you're getting old ;) J/K HAHA!

Sounds like an enjoyable week. I like being busy but not overly busy. Out here I generally feel over busy. I really enjoy how fast time goes when I'm super busy though.

That's awesome that school started today. I know you'll have fun meeting the kids.

I'm starting my six month slim down in three weeks...Can you believe that?! Holy Moly! I hope to drop about 10 or 15 pounds...although I may end up maintaining my weight and just dropping the chub ya know?

Elder Lincoln, my new companion, is a really funny guy! He and I get along probably better than any of my companions! We laugh at everything and just have an all around great time! He is from Moses Lake, Washington. He's been out for 13 months. He likes playing the guitar (electric mostly).

That's AWESOME that somebody from Aunt Dana's stake got called here. I'm sure I'll get to meet him :) Next transfer is when he'll arrive you are correct.

Dinner appointments...We have some really cool families in the ward here in Anderson that have us for dinner all the time. The Coopers are a lot of fun and the Crofoots are way fun too. Anyway, I have a pretty interesting story with regards to dinners but it's on my written list of things to send in a mass email. I will be sure to write it :)

Nope, not a lot of strange foods. I had a cabbage casserole similar to shepherd's pie but with Cabbage as the base with a tiny bit of ground beef and then some mashed potatoes on top...it was good besides the cabbage but that part was gross.

A normal Sunday...in this ward...we have meetings from 7:15 to 9 a.m. Church begins at 9 and obviously goes until Noon. After church it usually takes us about a half hour to get out of the building. Then generally speaking we go to the Clark's house. They feed us lunch and we have a lesson with Catherine. Then to be honest we usually go home and take a nap for about an hour. Then we go out and try to visit a few people before we have our dinner appointment. Then afterwards we generally try to see a family or two and then go home. It's a long day but it's not too bad.

:D I miss having your breakfasts ;) That's one thing that I don't really spend a lot of time on out here. We've made waffles a couple times recently because I have some Bisquik so that's been yummy.

Thanks Mom :D I love you back!

Love,

Elder Jay Davis