Christmas Related Email Title 12/30/13

Hey Crazy Stink-heads! A lot of awesome things happened this week including Christmas celebratory acts and I'm really happy about it. Let me explain the pictures that I'm gonna try and attach. There's one blurry one of downtown while we were contacting (PS SHOUTOUT to my homie, Saul Valdizzy who sent me a camera charger so now I  have cool pictures), one of me with my old and new planner for the second transfer. One of this WEIRD delicious treat we received that is SALTINE CRACKERS with caramel and chocolate. And there's one of Sister Heck's very surprised face. And one dramatic water bottle picture that I took to express all my deep missionary-related emotions. (It just looked cool and Sister Heck judged me a lot for taking that water bottle picture).

But yes awesome Christmas times. Ate a lot of ham which was the best ever. 

The funniest thing that happened this week was probably when we were at a stoplight, Sister Heck GASPS and parks the car at the light and runs across the street, grabs a tumble weed, sticks it in our trunk, and gets in the car and keeps driving. I laughed like a mad woman. It's the weirdest thing she's done so far and I'm really happy about it. This week I also revealed to her that I have once licked someones eyeball and she thinks I'm the weirdest person in existence. OH! The relief of the week is that transfer news revealed that we will be staying together. Which is usually likely during training but it wasn't for sure so we will be getting a celebratory box of goldfish crackers post-email-time. We gave and received awesome presents. We got gag gifts at Christmas dinner and I snagged some Yoda Christmas lights and regifted them to Kristen. She appreciated. They go well with her leg lamp and Charlie Brown tree.
Skyping home was the best experience of my life. Sister Heck made an awesome comparison. How excited we were and how happy it made us to talk to our families is only a fraction of the joy Heavenly Father feels when we pray to him for even a short moment. Great thought. 

Bri sent me Saturday's warrior and I can't express how happy it made me. My exact words were "I COULD MARRY THAT WOMAN." when I opened that package. We have listened to it nonstop. It's growing on Sister Heck since she's never seen it. Today she sang Humble Way with much gusto. 

I have been living off refried beans (which are actually decent, good call dad) and rice and tortillas. 

Chenisse came to church this Sunday and we haven't even taught her a lesson yet but she says she wants to be sealed in the temple one day. She's the golden investigator and I am in love with her because she's amazing. It's crazy to see others testimonies bud and grow like wildflowers and mine is like this fat floppy sunflower thats taken me years to develop. Not a solid analogy, I'll work on it.

Love you all and thank you SO much for all the presents and letters and love!

It made me so happy to talk to you family people and also to Darlene. (:

-Sister Valdez