December 10, 2012
Hey family!
I'm doing well! And so far, flu free...So yeah, I was able to give
myself my own flu shot and it all went down on video! With the flu shots here,
you just order them at the pharmacy and then find someone to administer them.
Well, Sis. Tanner is a nurse and was doing everybody's, but I asked if I could
do my own, and she said sure. So I did it while she walked me through it with
instructions. I wish I could send the video, but the file is too big. I would
upload it to YouTube or something, so you could see it, but the church blocks
it on these computers.
So I have a couple of companionship photos on the other computer,
but he's on it right now. I'll see what I can do. Got them switched to this
computer...so hang tight. I'll start attaching some. Shutterfly is
being dumb, so I can't upload them there. Okay...so the first one is me, Elder
T, and Elder A on the ferry going to the island, and then the next
two are me and Elder A at the spot where they had baptisms in the sea back
in June.
I that's a good thing that grandpa is doing relatively
better.
I hope you had a good birthday. I'm assuming that you haven't
received the letter yet. It should be coming soon then. I sent it around
November 30th or something like that.
I can't believe that you have an iPhone now. That's just weird. Do
you actually carry your phone with you now? Sorry...low blow.
I got thrown
under the bus for church yesterday. President P and Elder A were
going to talk for sacrament meeting, but then he got called into work...so I
had to plan Sacrament meeting in 40 minutes. I just had Elder A and the
two sisters speak, and it worked out, but it was still a little stressful. Oh
well...I guess that's life in a branch. Always gettin' by by the seat of your
pants.
President P really liked the snake
head! I gave it to him early...I couldn't wait. He kept on talking about how
cool it was. And he has it on his keychain and shows it to everyone.
We now
have a new baby in the branch! Little (not so little actually....a little over
10 pounds and 22 inches) Little L was born last
thursday. I just got a call from President P that he and B just got
home from the hospital and that we can stop by and see him later today. So all
is healthy with him. I'll have to take a picture of him so you can see it next
week.
I's
actually kind of funny. Clothes here still have English phrases on them. People
just usually don't know what it says. His daughter was wearing a shirt
the other day with something in English on it, and I asked her what it said and
she didn't know.
Tell Mollie that I'm sorry
about her having to be on the Psat team. It was so dumb. (don't tell her that
part if she's excited about it)...I got a *** originally and then raised it to
a ***...So ya, it's a 30 point leap, but it still didn't do anything at all.
You have to get around 220 if you want it to do something for you, and even
then, it'll only get you into OU, which like in the email, is like being
the valedictorian in summer school. Ya...after a few years now, I'm
still not over the fact that you made me take that stupid class. What was her
original score on it?
It's been freaking
freezing for the last week or so. It is so cold! My upper half is fine because of the
jacket and scarf and sweater and stuff, but my legs freeze. I'm thinking about
trying to order some thermals because the wind just cuts right
through these dress pants. Our apartment is always freezing...and the church
too at the moment. I kid you not... The front part of the apartment
isn't insulated and something is up with the drains in the bathroom, so it
stinks if we close the window.Therefore, it's always open and the same temperature as
outside...and there was ice outside this morning. It snowed almost 2 feet in
Zagreb, but nothing here. Oh well. I'll get by. And my fingers are about
to fall off. The office at the church doesn't have a heater in it. So I better
start hurrying.
I've had
some dreams too before where I've been home or people from home or school have
been with me, and I'm still a missionary, but I'm doing normal things. It's
really weird.
So...in other news: I have a big slab of goat meat in my
freezer. L, one of the members, gave it to us as a thank you for
helping D, his 13 year old son, clean out their storage space in the
basement of their building that they acquired. As for the goat steak (is that what you call it?) I already
tried some that he made in a gulash. It was pretty good. I was really
surprised. I don't really know how to cook the stuff I have, but I figured I'll
divide it up and try a few different methods. I get it all because my companion
won't touch it. He's not too adventurous with food. His loss....and my
gain...my goat meat gain...It just sounds so wrong to talk about eating goat.
Sorry that there's not a
ton of news this week, but I've got to go and get gloves on before I mistake my
fingers for popsicles and try and eat one of them.
I love you a bunch and I'm
excited for Christmas! I get to email on Christmas eve (pday) and talk on
Christmas. It'll be great!
See ya in 14.5 days!
Love,
P.J.
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