MERRY CHRISTMAS! So…in the tradition of my “what does a missionary do on…” series, what does a missionary do on Christmas Eve?? To answer the question that has been torturing the minds of Rudolph, Mrs. Claus and an assortment of other imaginary Christmas personas, this missionary has been eating. And the beauty of being alone […]
WHAT DO A MISSIOANARY AND TWO MKs DO ON THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK? Why, they watch Star Academy, of course! (It’s a French reality show in the tradition of American Idol, but with a lot less talent and a lot more glamour.) And they bundle up with two stuffed dogs (Muffin and Zidane) and […]
Yesterday saw my apartment invaded by the Keepers of the Candle (the all-about-me candle, that is). They devoured enough fondue for an army and generally kept me thoroughly entertained! Notice Lydia who was having hair-clip issues, Rachelle who was apparently the victim of some kind of fondue-induced trance (the medical term for it is Acute […]
Have you ever noticed how it’s the small things in life that seem to bring us the most pleasure? I mean, no matter how much we dream about the big stuff, it’s the unexpected little things that add a twinkling happiness to otherwise ordinary moments. I have three proofs of that theory. #1. My mom […]
You might be wondering why it’s taken so long for me to update… Long story short: my camera gave up the ghost, then my computer gave up the ghost. More accurately, my camera gave up the flash and my computer gave up the hard drive. But in doing so, my little laptop also gave me […]
The rumors are all false. – I have not been abducted by George Clooney’esque alliens interested in the dating habits of single missionary women. – I have not been incarcerated by the local police for using a shotgun on a naked apple-picker (see one of previous posts). – I have not engaged in so much Thanksgiving that […]
If you’ve never read Lauren Wiest’s xanga, you’re missing out on one of the most profound and entertaining pages out there. She graduated from BFA two years ago, yet her wit, wisdom and cognitive reasoning put most of the adult sites I’ve read to shame. She is transparent and luminous, and her words are as […]
WHERE HAVE I BEEN?? Oh, you know…. Just bummin’ around. Bummin’ around Switzerland, to be exact. Enjoying breathtaking views… …in great company. I was there for my mission’s conference, where we deprived missionaries spent hours commiserating about how we suffer for God…. …in our five-star hotel. There were fabulous meetings and wonderful speakers. Primary lesson […]
I’ve spent a lot of time this week considering the many flavors of friendship I’m blessed to know. And rather than write a long entry about the people I treasure, I thought I’d resort to pictures taken in the last three weeks alone. Each one of these people is precious to me, though they’re as […]
It has recently come to my attention that a brave young man at BFA used the Budefest to initiate himself to…blood sausage. Now, you may not be familiar with this distasteful, blood-filled intestine, which the Germans like to roast and eat with bread. It really looks very much like what it is, and taking a […]