Email from Mom: February 5, 2022

From: ME! <3
To: Christian.garcia@missionary.org
Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022
Subject: Happy Saturday from home

Hey!

How are you? How was this week? How did things go with all of your appointments and how is Elder Meline doing with the language? Any news on any ami's? Also, I would love to know what the images are you have on your drive that looks like someones notebook? And what is your goal sheet you drew out?

Things here are fine. We travelled home yesterday. All day. Literally. We left Kauai at 8:25am and arrived home in our house at almost 11pm. I love Hawaii and the escape into warm and sunshine but I do not love the travel that it takes in order to get there and back. :/

I am incredibly grateful to be home with no masks! I cannot believe that Hawaii still has them in place. I cannot believe the airlines still do as well. I long for the day that they just simply don't exist. I hope it is before your time on your mission is done. Fingers crossed!

B had a good time by the end of the week I think. We went whale watching and saw some super close whales and even had some dolphins join us on our travels. There was the cutest little baby dolphin. Brooklyn really loved seeing that. She got a pretty good headache on the boat so she didn't come down right close by me and Tyler on the front of the boat but she said she was glad she went. The whales we saw in Kauai were MUCH closer than those in Maui. You could feel the moisture out of the spout that they did that's how close they were. It was pretty rad and something we had never done on this island before so it was fun to experience that. B got pretty wicked tan. Like she looks dirty on her face tan. :) That was her whole goal and I think she pretty much nailed it.

Our week moving forward will be full of Brooklyn getting her makeup work done. Mostly tests. She tried to get her homework all done while we were gone and I think she had a few things still left today is all but not a huge deal. I needed her to take this week for herself and be good with stepping out of the madness teenage life creates. Brooklyn has her booster Covid shot tomorrow afternoon after church is all but it is also Akaela's birthday so they might come up for dessert. We are just waiting to hear if that is the case or not. I ordered the Lululemon workout mirror and that is being delivered on Monday evening. Looking forward to that. We sold the big machine that was downstairs and I will put the mirror down there in its place. I am glad that it won't mean I have to join a gym. I can't do that.

I have a meeting on Wednesday with the new teachers we have called for Relief Society just to get a schedule put into place so they all know when they are teaching. Nothing huge, just a taking care of housekeeping. It's supposed to be a flex Friday but instead they have called it a Mental Health Day so no school. We are going to head up to the cabin for the weekend as a post and pre birthday celebration. Kynlee has a birthday on the 9th and B's is the 15th so we will do cake and ice cream and just hang out celebrating them. I think it will be good. Just another step outside of the norm you know? Plus hanging with the Millers is always a good idea if you ask me. :)

I am looking forward to getting back on the treadmill this next week. My hamstring finally feels good enough to do just a simple walk and I am thrilled about that. I feel like the biggest loser in all honesty so it will be good to get back to routine.

I am also looking forward to a regular Monday with phone calls if you have a chance. This last week in Hawaii pretty much killed me to have 3 extra hours added for you guys and 3 lost for me! I am getting old clearly! ha ha ha

I hope you know how much I love you and how proud I am of you. I just smile thinking of all the good you are doing. Have the best rest of your weekend and the best Sunday.

Love you to the moon and back,

Mom