Email from Mom: Saturday, May 7, 2022

To: Christian.garcia@missionary.org
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022
Subject: Happy Saturday

Hey,

How are you? How was your week? How did your big meeting go that you had scheduled for today? Is that something your companion goes to with you? What are the biggest things you took away from there today? How have your ami's been this week and what kind of numbers did you guys add to your bucket with new ones? I am hopeful that tomorrow at church you will have a good number of turnout.

Things here have been fine. Brooklyn started the rise tests this week and she also started her private volleyball lessons. She did great on the first week of tests even though she dreads this time of year. I get it. I remember being in school and May was always the month I dreaded most. I was always so ready to be done with school but it was the big testing month and the last month to really get anything done to make my final grade one that I would be happy with. She is doing great though and before we know it we will be saying see ya to 8th grade all around. Volleyball was good. The coach said she just needs to work on a few things to really zone in on some stuff but we have 3 more weeks to work with her and then Brooklyn is going to attend the Summer volleyball camp over at Mtn Ridge so that will just help even more. I think she is really enjoying herself too which is great. We ended up buying a practice net and some extra volleyballs for her so that we can go out and practice her serving with her and all the things her private coach has asked her to work on. We have spent lots of hours out there with her and I have loved every minute of it. She just keeps going and going. She is a workhorse and I just pray that it will all work out and that the coaches will see her determination and work with her being a part of the team. Otherwise she said she would maybe like to play a club league or something. Time will tell but we will do whatever we can to support her in what she wants to do.

I have spent my week getting a new computer going and it is still not 100%. I have the two monitors but only one of them comes on. Super irritating but right now I am sick of dealing with it so I don't even care. It just makes multi-tasking computer using hard to do with just one screen. Getting the hang of it though and I will be fine. I am tired of trying to figure it out you know?

The pool was supposed to be acid washed on Friday but thankfully Tyler called and checked in with them before he started to drain the pool because turns out they couldn't make it. :/ UGH. I am glad he called though because otherwise the pool could have been in big trouble with no water and exposed plaster. They will be here on Thursday (at least they say) to do that so I think his plan is to start draining it tonight or tomorrow some time. I am ready beyond words to have it up and running. The weather hasn't been super accommodating either though so right now...whatever! Tyler actually google'd the warmest day of the year for us for the year to see where it was and it was back at the end of March and we were only in the upper 70's! It's been a cold Spring to say the least. I have had long pants on and socks for way too long. It is time for shorts and flip flops only. :)

This next week has a few things on the calendar but nothing overly major. Brooklyn is excited about volleyball again on Monday, I have agreed to do some cookies for the Great to be 8 Primary Program so I need to get those done and handed off by Tuesday evening, pool hopefully on Thursday, and then I have an appointment for my 20,000 mile check on my car downtown on Friday. Life just keeps moving along at a rapid pace and I guess I am just here for the ride. :)

Before I climb into bed for the night I wanted to thank you for choosing me to be your Mom. I realize that you had plenty of options before landing on me and I pray that I can meet all the wants and needs you ever desired while trying to teach and allow you to be your own person all at the same time. Mother's Day isn't really a day to me because I get the chance to celebrate each of you guys every single day and that in the end is exactly what I feel like this silly holiday should really be about. I always wanted to be a Mom and you have made that dream of mine a reality. I love being your Mom. I love having been able to watch you grow up and watch as you navigate different stages of life and continue to do so even now while you are in Africa. You are such a blessing to me and to my life and I want you to know I love you very much. I hope your Sunday is a great one and that you will be able to feel of the love that I have for you as well as the love that your Heavenly Father has for you.

Keep up all you are doing. I love you to the moon and back,

Mom