Email from Mom: Sunday, September 4, 2022

From: Mom
To: Christian.garcia@missionary.org
Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022
Subject: Labor Day

Happy Labor Day weekend. Ha. Whatever that means.

How are you? How was your week? How are things progressing with your amis? Were you able to meet up with the gentleman who lives really far away? You guys have any baptisms on the horizon?

This week was just another week. We had plenty of stuff to keep us busy but not much to really be excited about. Kaitlyn had work and school, B had school and friends. Tyler stayed busy with work and then he went hunting again. We headed up to the cabin on Friday and the girls stayed home.

Tyler and I re-stained the front porch at the cabin. It looks much better. We need to come up and get into the grooves with a different tool but it is so so much better. We had Bret and Lindsay Wright up last night for dinner. It was interesting. We have tried for years, literally, to do dinner with them and it never worked out. I’m glad they were able to get away even if they took kid calls all night long. I’m so glad you guys weren’t dependent on me as a Mom all the time and realized that you can do things if I went out for a night.

We are heading home today and there is no school or work tomorrow. Kaitlyn is going boating with some friends it sounds like and I am sure B will have plans too. I hope to get some pool time in. I am working on some cookies to take to Oakland in hopes to get them in the hands of someone on the Braves team. I am making a jersey cookie for each player and some filler cookies too. I’m determined to get some sort of autograph!

We have had record temps this weekend. It’s been in the 100’s and even up to the cabin we don’t have any sign of colors changing on leaves. It is just so warm. We have had great moisture this summer so the colors will be awesome when they do show up. I need to get some hikes planned for me and Tyler to do to take them in. This is why I am hoping for some pool time tomorrow. Maybe if we get home early enough today I can start the names and numbers on the cookies. I have the base done on them so it’s just the super fine details that they need now. You know, the stuff that takes forever to do.

We fly Tuesday afternoon and will take in the 2 games they are in Oakland and then we fly home Thursday afternoon. Tyler will go finish up the archery hunt and then it will be a whole new week again. I swear they keep going by so dang fast that I can’t seem to keep up with time anymore. I am glad don’t get me wrong but it just seems to go without a moment to breathe.

I’ve been thinking a lot about what life will look like for you when you get home. I wonder if you dive right into school or if you just dive right into work and then school. I wonder if you get a dating app or if you just do ‘word of mouth’ dating. I wonder what goals you have and what you are hoping for. Will you be looking for a wife instead of school and settling down or will you pursue schooling? Lots of questions on my mind in regards to you this week. 10 months will go by quick and I am realizing it will be just a blink of an eye before all of these thoughts will become a reality and decisions will have to be made.

Anyways, sorry this email is late this week. I have been working at the cabin and finally had a minute to stop and sit down to send one. Know I love you and hope you’re well. I hope life is happy and I hope you have had a moment this last week to count being a missionary as a blessing. This time as a missionary is such a short window that will end before you know it and you will never get back. I’m hopeful you recognize that and that you take every opportunity to embrace the moments you have had and those you have coming.

I love you. Have the best Sunday.
Mom