THE NAUVOO CHRONICLES

day 3- merry christmas everyone

merry christmas from nauvoo y'all!

can anyone guess what santa brought me this year??? no... not a man! duh. but he didn't disappoint by any stretch....

i got a DIGITAL CAMERA!!! YAY FOR ME!!! i really, really wanted one and santa kind of felt bad about not being able to deliver on the whole man thing... so he gave me the next best thing.

i am so happy... so now i will be able to capture those beautiful kodak moments of my very own.

christmas was good to all of us this year. mom and dad got the day off and therefore got to spend the whole day with us. then at 2:30 we ate dinner with 250 other missionaries and their families! then on to the christmas performance.

to be honest with you, judging by all of the "precious chRistmas sweaters" i saw-- adorned with poinsettias, holly berries, robins and such, i wasn't expecting much from our little christmas show. but oh my stars and garters... these old folks really know how to have a good time. i nearly peed my pants at some of the little skits and songs they had prepared... it wasn't a bunch of old nearly-deads trying to celebrate the season... it was a bunch of kids up there in old, rickety bodies having a good time and making some awesome memories.

then it was home to call family and watch old home movies and make fun of amy jo's annie hair cut.

i love my family. i am so grateful to be here with mom and dad... to see them with their missionary tags is one of the coolest experiences to date. this trip has also been good for me and amy jo... and a chance to get to know brad... who really is a hoot. i miss the family in utard... i miss those squishy babies of mine. i feel blessed this year. i feel so lucky right now.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!