Friday, September 18, 2009

She's Back!

Beautiful flowers from Scott and Aselin and kids!
Smiley faces from Debbie Crosby!
Taylor
Whitney, Kelli, Mom
This is the Wilcox version of sign making without a computer!
Kelli with Maloney grandparents G.K. and Ann

Thursday, September 17, 2009

She's Back!

Sisters together again - Taylor, Kelli, Whitney
Grandma Maloney, Sister Kelli Wilcox, Grandma Wilcox
Sisters! Not much has changed - Whitney and Taylor called the sides of the car and Kelli got the hump.
Below - Kelli with Grandma and Grandpa Wilcox

She's Back!

Mom and Dad reunited with Sister Wilcox!
Sister Wilcox and Dad
Sister Wilcox with Grandma and Grandpa Maloney
Sister Whitney and Sister Wilcox - Grandpa Maloney watching the reunion
Below - Kelli with Grandma and Grandpa Wilcox

She's Back!

More Wilcox Grandparent hugging
Grandpa Wilcox and Kelli

Taylor and Kelli
Mom finished crying and gazing at Kelli
Below - Big hug for Mom and Keli

She's Back!

Is it really you?
Zoom in on Julie's face - it is anticipation at its best!

Here she comes!
There she is!
Dad was at the top of the stairs and got the first hug

She's Back!

Mom and Dad - waiting
Watching and waiting with Sign

Here come Grandma and Grandpa Maloney
Below - Wilcox Grandparents were already at the airport when we arrived

Monday, September 14, 2009

Florida is Crying With Me

I am very very very wet. There needs to be some sort of punctuation in the middle of that sentence but I'm not sure where or what. Sister Hall and I took 4 boxes to the Post Office today for me to mail home so that my suit cases are not too heavy and it was down pouring. I look and feel like a drowned rat. Earlier today I burned some stuff and then threw the rest away as it began to rain, I still smell like camp fire.

I'm glad ya'll had fun with all those kids from your BYU Ward. It sounds like quite the party! Guess what? You never will, a member here gave me her son's phone number he lives up by 7 Peaks and is actually pretty cute. So I've almost got a date lined up. Yay me.

I emailed my friends and I'm hoping to meet up with them Friday or Saturday night but that is all I have planned so far.

So while I'm still a missionary on Thursday what do you want to do? I want to go to the Temple. We can watch the Joseph Smith movie and do the Visitors Center thing and I can do a bunch of Initiatories and an Endowment. Or if that is too much for those who are working really hard to not die we'll mozy on down to Provo and I can go to the Temple there. Just so long as I go I don't care all that much which Temple it winds up being. Oh I could go to the Draper one too! So many choices - I love Utah for that fact alone. One temple in the state of Florida is not enough.

So Sheila was able to work through the outside forces which I'll tell you about in person and is getting baptized Saturday. I made a bid for it being today but Elder Levacy-Sabin didn't think I was serious and completely ignored me. So I'll miss her baptism but I'll get odells of pictures so it will be OK.

We've been running around like chickens with our heads cut off all week. I have massive dark circles under my eyes and I can't hide them very well with make-up anymore. I've been waking up around 3 or 4 am everyday ready to get going and staying awake till 6:30 finally rolls around. I keep telling people I'm gonna sleep when I get home but now I'm not so sure I'll be able too. Lame much.

Friday we went up to Bristol to hear from Elder Gonzales of the 70. On the way there, Sister Hall and I got lost. Our directions were not so good - they told us to go right when we were actually supposed to go left. 14 miles later... we found it in the end, and pulled in just after President and Elder Gonzales so we got to shake his hand which was cool 'cause only three other people got to as well.

Tori's husband was in the hospital this week, they still don't know what is wrong with him but he seems to be doing OK - we spent about two hours with him yesterday.

We had a funeral for Elder Levacy-Sabin and myself, I laid on a table with a sheet over me and people said their "last words" to me. It was fun, Sister Hall got it all on tape so I'll be making a CD of it. Um, yeah that's the important stuff. I've still got lots of packing to do. See you soon!

Love,

Kelli