First off,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I could be
there to celebrate with you!
Of course the family would go to freaking Cancun
when we can't go... haha I have missed so many family vacations out here it's
like it was planned... No but really maybe we'll just have to go to Cancun by
ourselves when I get home ;)
Now, for the news about transfers! I'm staying here with
Elder C! This will be my first companion I've had for more than a
transfer, and I'm really glad that I get to stay with him, because he's one of my
favorite companions. It was kind of funny, we were on the way to go check the
new transfer board, when I got a call from Elder M, my old MTC companion,
freaking out because he was going to the office (which means he will be there
for when the new mission president gets in), so it seemed like the transfer
board was going to be crazy. So me and Elder C started freaking out and I
literally ran the last little bit to the church. It's always like this at the
end of transfers, because you never know what could happen! Anyway, then we get
there and see that we weren't changing anything and it was just really
anticlimactic haha. But I'm glad I get to stay with Elder C, because we
get along great and have no companionship issues. I'm stoked to see what next
transfer holds in store!
Things have been going pretty average lately, meaning slow.
We had an almost-experience this week though, haha! We were walking down the
street, on the way to meet up with others for some district contacting, when
this guy stops us to talk to us. He apparently has met with the missionaries
before, and he lives near us. He then asked us to come over and help him with a
"problem," which he wouldn't tell us what it was. I asked him several
times what he wanted help with, but he wouldn't really say anything other than
"it's something to do with my living situation," and "we'll be
talking with somebody." He did make sure to say that he didn't want money,
but out here it's really good to know the people's intentions, so when this
happens, we're kind of wary. But anyway we agreed to go over the next day,
still not quite knowing what would happen. Long story short, we went over and
either he wasn't home, or we found the wrong address. But nothing happened.
That was probably the most exciting thing that happened this week.
In other news, my suit got a huge hole in the butt area! The
one that I had a ridiculous amount of tailored after I lost a whole bunch of
weight and still doesn't fit me. So basically, I could get it re-tailored, and
continue wearing a suit that doesn't fit (and you can only ever tailor so much
while still looking good), or I could do what many missionaries do out here,
which is buy a cheap (I'm talking less than half of what you'd see in your
generic suit store back home), great fitting, great looking suit, and use that
out here, then save the really good looking one for later. So I think I'm going
to do that soon. Maybe an early birthday present from myself:)
Haha speaking of me losing weight, I've taken pictures of me
wearing some pants that I came out here with to show how loose they are now.
Also I did the same thing with my belt and the belt loop I used to wear it on,
because I think that shows better contrast. I'll upload those probably later
today or in the week to the Google drive. But I weighed myself at the beginning
of the transfer and am officially at 140ish. That's down from 170 in the MTC.
30 pounds.
Haha combine that with the European style I see all the time out
here and Nick would be so proud of me; I'm finally learning how to have style!
But yeah. I've decided that when I go home I want to get started at going to
the gym like right away. Because I really, REALLY want to get in shape. I've
done the hardest part already; losing weight. Now I want to get my muscle tone
back. So I think I want to start at like day one back home going to the gym in
the morning, maybe to one of mom's early morning class things. I don't know. I
just want to get good habits like that as soon as I get home. I also really
want to get back into martial arts. It can be a really good work out and it
also will reteach me how to fight, which is a plus! We'll see.
Anyway, I'm doing great, I love everyone back home and miss
you all, I'm doing great and I'm stoked for next transfer!
Stay sweet!
Love,
Elder DeGraw
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