Week four in Texas

Wow, I've been in Texas just under a month. Has it felt like a whole month to anyone?

In some ways it does feel like a whole four weeks to me. But in others, it is really just a blur punctuated by flashes of awesome.

Let's see, what do I want to talk about this week... well first off sorry that my email is late this week. As you all probably know Monday was Memorial Day, and many places were closed. Such as: the library where we type our emails. So everyone was to do them Tuesday. But then the site that we use for our email was down for the whole time. My companion logged in a few minutes before me because I was doing my email to the President of the Mission on a different program. Then when I tried it wouldn't allow me to log in no matter which link I tried or how I typed it. It was just a big ol' error page. So I sat while my companion finished her emails up and when she tried to log out and let me use her computer, but the site also errored when she logged out. So I was kinda sad, but I got over it.

We had another storm last week that was pretty awesome, lots of lightning and I got a video of it! I actually caught some bolts! Whoo! I hope that when I send my memory card home my parents will be able to put up some of my videos. I think they're cool at least heh.

Also we have one Member who is big on home remedies. (All Latinos seem to like home remedies like yucky teas and such) She gave my Companion a spoon full of Castor Oil and then made me take one too! I had always heard that Castor Oil tasted horrible. Truthfully it didn't taste like much, maybe a slight aftertaste of cucumber if you think hard enough. But the TEXTURE is what got us, oh goodness! It was like trying to swallow melted Vaseline. Bleeeeeeh. I don't think it did us any good either.

I'm really excited for tomorrow because we get to go to the Houston Temple! Yay! It's soooo pretty! I'll try to get some pictures of it, the grounds are beautiful and there's a fountain! Also we can go to the church bookstore that's next to it, maybe I can find an Angel Moroni key chain, I've wanted something like that for my bag for a little while. Or fun stickers! I love stickers!

I think that's it for now. I replied to all the letters I had been sent other than what I recieved late last week and I haven't gotten any letters yet this week so I'm up to date! Yay me!

Much love and encouragement from me to you!

Adios hasta el proximo Lunes
~ Hermana Smart