Mai Mai:
25 days! ...not that I’m counting. :) Sister Lewis sent me these pictures yesterday, what a fun surprise. The Lewis’ nephew lives in our home ward and we talked about them today.
I’m so excited for you to see Alli this week, she will be the perfect Thanksgiving gift.
We are having dinner at our house with grandma, grandpa, uncle Benson’s family, and Justin.
I’m sure you heard, Hannah started her mission papers today. I’m so happy for her, you two will have the best 6 months before she leaves.
I talked with President Hansen today. He said for us to text him on our way home from the airport. We’ll meet him at his office to be released. He is excited to see you. Three of you will be released the same day. You, Quinn, and a new girl who moved into our stake.
I am very thankful for you. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Thinking about all that we have and are blessed with is a great thing. I love our family and so grateful for each person. I’m also so grateful for the gospel. :)
I love you! I hope you have a great week. I hope you’re finding your way with your companion.
Love, love, love you!
Mom
Hi Mom :) Its ok, im counting too :) or other
missionaries like to remind me every day of how much longer i have so i
dont really need to ever keep count.
Haha Sister Lewis is my
favorite. she always tells me, now i dont really see your mom a whole
lot on facebook, literally every single time i see her and i always say
ya well i dont really know either haha. She was way excited to send you
pictures though. this was from my very last zone conference. i bore my
dying testimony and cried the entire time. im surprised i actually look
decent in the picture of all of us together because that was taken right
after testimonies. and the dessert was the most delicious pumpkin cake
stuff i have ever eaten and sister Bao-Yen (vietnamese) and i are
kneeling to sister lewis and her amazing dessert and asking for the
recipe haha.
I am super excited to see Alli this week. Its
going to be so much fun and im excited for the letter. I also cant
believe hannah is already starting her papers. SO CRAZY. also kyle vance
emails me and told me his brother spencer is expecting a baby... what
in the world that kid just got off his mission.
You guys are
already talking about my release?? oh gosh its still so far away. im
having major denial over here. there are two other elders in my district
that are going home with me and we are all in huge denial and also
getting sick. everyone says its because our bodies are starting to decay
from how old we are on the missions haha.
Im thankful for you
too :) Im really sad im missing thanksgiving again but it makes me that
much more grateful that i get to be home for christmas :) It will be so
good. im so excited.
Do we have a lock for the bike i am going to take to
school? because people are wanting to buy my bike lock from me and i
dont want to sell it if i dont have a lock at home. if i do then i will
sell it.
I love you mom! I am so grateful for you and
everything that you do for me. I love you more than anything and i cant
wait to be with you guys in a little over three weeks :)
Sister Bashford
From Dad:
Hi Maile,
Yep, we had a boys trip to San Diego and we had so much fun. You will get to ride in the surf van the day after you get home if you decide to go to Carson’s vball tournament in Anaheim. Mom told me about your comp and the language issue. That’s hard, I’m sorry. Only one more month to go though and those struggles will be over. Take advantage of these last few weeks. Try your hardest to enjoy the atmosphere in Cambodia and the life of a missionary. Both represent simple living to me. Life in the US is very complicated. It is getting harder and harder to slow down, grow personal relationships and enjoy our surroundings. I know, that sounds sappy, but the older I get the less value money and stuff has to me. Personal relationships, health, and happiness are becoming more important. I love you so much and can’t wait to see you.
Yep, we had a boys trip to San Diego and we had so much fun. You will get to ride in the surf van the day after you get home if you decide to go to Carson’s vball tournament in Anaheim. Mom told me about your comp and the language issue. That’s hard, I’m sorry. Only one more month to go though and those struggles will be over. Take advantage of these last few weeks. Try your hardest to enjoy the atmosphere in Cambodia and the life of a missionary. Both represent simple living to me. Life in the US is very complicated. It is getting harder and harder to slow down, grow personal relationships and enjoy our surroundings. I know, that sounds sappy, but the older I get the less value money and stuff has to me. Personal relationships, health, and happiness are becoming more important. I love you so much and can’t wait to see you.
Hi Dad :)
I am definitely going to his tournament.
ive been so trunky to watch him play. and mom says she wants some
mommy-maile time before i am taken away to college and live with hannah
lol. would it just be me, mom, and carson? i dont really know what she
is planning.
Things are still hard with the companion. We had a
nice long comp inventory about it and she was crying the whole time and
i felt really bad because i dont know what else to do to help her
anymore but we are pushing through it and i hope that i can keep a
smile on my face these next few weeks :)
Also that place you
are eating breakfast at, i remember eating there with all my high school
friends when we went to cali after we graduated. is it called Jack's or
something? way good food. i cant wait to not eat rice every meal when i
am home and have a variety of foods to choose from :) hopefully i will
be able to lose my rice cheeks and hips :)
im actually having
major anxiety about going home and having to worry about life and a job
and school and dating and bills and i wish i could be a missionary
forever because all that stuff sounds horrible.
I love you and cant wait to see you in less than three weeks!
Sister Bashford
Sister Lewis sent Mom these pictures on facebook :)
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