Date: Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: Summer Rain
To: Leta Smith
Hiya family! I just got back from lunch which was right after our trip to the Provo Temple! It finally reopened this Monday and I'm glad I'll get to attend a few more times before I go to Estonia. That's great to hear about a little bit of rain! It only spit on us for maybe 1/2 an hour Monday evening, but the cloudy skies and cooler weather made Monday night gym time very enjoyable. That's "tubli" (pretty much every word to describe something awesome in one) that you had a splendid time with the fam camping! Morgan's blog is morganrp.blogspot.com. I'm glad to hear the blog of my adventures is finally established! Veronica sent me a DearElder letter yesterday and she mentioned that she already has it bookmarked ;) I was SO HAPPY to hear from her and she gave me some updates on my former co-workers and how the Tempe Town Lake dam busted. lolwut? That's exciting news for you folks down there! I also receieved a letter from Kristin today so after this, it's letter-writing time! (a.k.a. wrist pain, hand cramp time! w00t w00t!)
Sis. Aitken's birthday was Monday, and probably the most boring she's ever had, but that's because she didn't have her family to spend it with. Not to mention, that's when our roomates left, and we grew very close in those 5-6 weeks. It left her a bit downtrodden and we tried to cheer her up throughout the day. I don't know if Bro. Conway's "MORMONI TORNADO!" (Estonian accent) dance move helped her feel better, but hey, it made me laugh! Bro. Conway is the bestest teacher in the whole wide world!!!!!!! He is so quirky and animated when he teaches, not to mention very patient and a has a great love for all people, and a powerful testimony of the church and missionary work. I wish everybody could be in his class for just one day~
The MTC does have caffeine free Dr. Pepper, Coke (and Diet!), and Mountain Dew ;) I'll see what I can do about a picture on Sunday. I think the guidelines on shoes are the same, i.e. closed-toed and all, but color is encouraged! They're trying to accomodate to what can actually be found in stores. Mid-calf skirts are practically extinct. I should ask Sister Luik what's currently in style in Estonia. She says that Estonia does really believe in sales so the clothing may be a little pricey, but she said there is a little more improvement in being able to find skirts nowadays. I scheduled a tutoring session with her for tomorrow so I'll ask her some more later.
Last Thursday, I receieved a letter from my mission president, President Dance. He pretty much just said BE DILIGENT with our studies 'cause we're gonna hit the ground runnin' when we arrive in the Riga Airport in a month. WHOA, I'm only a month away!!! President Dance must either be really in tune with the Spirit, or else it's a problem he's finding in the mission, but he specifically mentioned not taking music devices with screens that view photos and videos. Normally, I would think myself an exception to the rule, but since there have been many talks of obedience lately, I need all the blessings I can get from following his council. I'll be sending home my Sansa this week. If we have any old mp3 players without screens, you can send that to me, but I feel bad for all the time Shauna putting into loading stuff onto the Sansa. If it's too time-consuming or annoying to deal with that, don't worry about it. President Dance mentioned that many of the apartments already have cd players with some cds.
Well, that's all the time I have for this e-mail! I'll have mail the rest of the news to ya!
Much love,
Courtney
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