missin this.

this past weekend i found all the letters to the president i wrote on my mission. i read some. maybe cried some. tonight i went through to look through some old emails i sent my family while i was serving. for those of you who werent blessed enough to be on my mailing list here is a peak from almost exactly two years ago...

July 14, 2008

Hey familia,Whats new?  Kels, baby yet?? do we know the name??
Jamie, thanks for the email last week.  Made me really happy.
Thanks cha and mom and dad for the letters and packages and pictures.
I love wedding pictures.  They would've turned out better though
if my face was in there.  Too bad for you.  haah.
well, we had a good week.  we had 5 investigators at church and the
work is moving forward.  we found a new family we're working with
and they are just adorable.  Its hard though for all the families
we're teaching something is wrong with the men. They just arent
interested and wont sit down and listen.  oh men.  who needs them.
haha jk.  but i really wish they would just stop trying to be so
manly and get a little spirituality.  Pray for them.  Anyway, they
are a great family.  her name is Griselda and her daughters are
Ruby 10, yasmin 8, and janel 1.  they're really cute and love reading
the book of mormon. I guess elizabeth and family are back in the
picture?!?!  we'll see.  they came to church and went to the YW
fireside they had last night.  They're good.  and yolanda we
havent been able to see her because of her novio.  please pray for
them.  We've also started working with a part member family.  the
moms name is nelida and she's a member and her older daughter but her
husband and her sons aren't.  She hasnt been to church in a while
because she's been super confused. her neighbor friend is a JW and
has been really confusing her but we had an AWESOME lesson with them
last night and things are getting better.  They're adorable too.
The work is going great and the Lord is blessing us SO much for our
efforts and for riding our bikes in 114 weather.  It started to cool
off this weekend though, only 105.  i never thoughti would say,
"oh man sweet its only 105"  i really did.  oh man.  love it.  i just
sweat my brains out all day everyday.  its fabulous. and most of the
people we visit dont have air conditioning.  Missions are fun.
well, i have to go but i love you all and miss you so much!!! be good
and read your scriptures and pray everyday.  thats what keeps us
safe against the temptations of satan.  I love you all and pray for
you always.  please keep me updated on all of your lives.  love you!!
-gin

i just miss it. in some ways life was so much easier. i heard president beck talk at a fireside yesterday. words cannot express my love for him. i'm a lucky girl. my advice to all young women: go on a mission. best thing i've ever done hands down. changed me and my life forever in so many ways.

and for those of you who are wondering, cali was awesome. vlogs to follow.

i love double chins. dont you?