Saturday, December 20, 2008

Your killing me smalls! Snow everyday? Curses! Curses I say. It has stayed above 80 the last couple of days and then on Thursday it was 95! We were tracting in it - I spent the whole time bemoaning Florida and it's freakish heat. It doesn't feel like Christmas. Oh well.

I did get the packages you sent! Thank you so much I love the pictures mom! And my Nativity is so pretty! Thank you for getting those for me! The tree looks great and so does the mantel, you silly people - you don't need my help! (We took pictures of Christmas at home and printed them poster size.)

I sent y'alls gift Wednesday so hopefully it will be there today or Monday. Maybe Tuesday but for sure before Christmas.

Confession - I broke down today - I was so bored I opened Whitney's gift and I'm so happy thanks Whit! I will listen to it for the next 5 days as I anticipate the rest of it. The writing on the package made me oh so happy. I was very careful not to rip it so I could treasure it.

As for what time I'll call - I don't know - what time are you going to the movie? I'll plan around that.

Well that's about it. Merry Christmas!

All my love,

Kelli

Monday, December 15, 2008

Our chat was all kinds of fun. (Mom here - Kelli and I were on line at the same time and chatted back and forth for about an hour on Saturday - it was very fun!) I love being able to bounce ideas off you and hear what you have to say about them. I did that lots when I was driving around with Jared. I'd think of something strange and call you or dad to see what you thought and to see if you could add something to it. I love that.

My neck is better it's still big but no longer noticeably so - unless you are me and are overly critical about my appearance.

I'm so jealous of the snow. We are on our bikes today and were sweating up a storm I wouldn't be opposed to some white fluffy goodness. It's still gets cold here but it's a wet cold that gets into your bones and doesn't go away no matter how many layers you have on.

There really isn't anything that I need - lots of stuff I want but it is useless to me on the mission. I am very excited for ya'll to get the Christmas presents I got you. I'm especially proud of the wrapping paper.

I'm glad to hear you made it in the Moab 1/2 Marathon dad - good luck - I'm all for you walking if you need to.

(Mom again - in our chat Kelli mentioned the trials she has experienced - I asked her about them - she said:) Mom, my mission is a trial in and of itself. It has tested my patience, diligence, charity, knowledge, hope, faith... the list goes on - if there is a way to stretch me or ask me to change it has been presented in one form or another. My mission has and will change me and the way that I live my life. Like President said - the Master is slowly breaking me in and he's doing it in ways that ensure I listen to Him. I cringe a little at the thought of how much farther I have to go. I'm still not the woman He needs me to be - someday I'll get there.

Anyway that's about it. We went caroling yesterday - we ran into a very drunk/high guy who wanted to sing with us - that was interesting.

Gotta go. Love ya'll. Kelli