Basically, the best part of this week was CHRISTMAS! (: It was super duper happy! Yay! Talking to you was the best thing ever. It made me so happy. It really did just lift me up and make me feel a lot better and want to just go out and work hard. I do miss you guys but thankfully the call didn't make me too homesick (:
Not much happened besides that wonderful blessed day. Ha. After phone calls we went and worked for a little bit and then went back to Bishop Clawson's home for Christmas dinner. It was so much fun! I just love that family. They treat us like family and they're loud and laugh a lot just like us! So that's great! (: So it felt good to be able to talk to you and then to be able to spend time with the Clawsons. We played with puzzles and told what we got for Christmas and just joked around. For Christmas they got the first three seasons of Duck Dynasty. YES! So we were all quoting it and laughing about certain episodes. It was great. That's a funny show.
I had a real neat experience during language study one day. I was just talking to myself in Portuguese and reading from my Book of Mormon and I got the most warm and comforting and peaceful feeling. And I just knew that I would make it to Brasil and speak Portuguese, but for now my call is in Ohio and I will work here and speak English (: Haha. It was a much needed feeling. But in the email that my Mission President sent me this week, he said that visas are starting to move. Yay! So who knows. They're iffy little things. So who knows how long I'll be here. By the way, transfers are on the seventh. My guess is that I'll be staying. But who knows. Ha!
Had the realization that are family is a family of adults. Uh, what? When did that happen?! When did we all grow up and move out? Huh?! Come on family, I thought we'd just live in the same house in Oregon for forever! Sheesh. But no. Mom and Dad are moving to Hawaii, Lucy is in Oregon, Cooper and Kylie are in Idaho, I'm in Ohio and Sydney is in Idaho. What is this? We've all moved out. It freaked me out. We're adults and I hadn't thought it'd come so soon.
I'm not sure yet what's happening on New Year's Eve. We haven't been told. We might find out tonight. But my guess is we'll just have to be in early. Ya! Party missionary style! Woot woot! Ha.. My New Years will be pretty lame too because I'll be asleep at 10pm and then wake up going, "It's 2014!" So.. Dumb. Ha! BUT! In a couple weeks, I'll only have to go through every holiday once! And then I'm home. So I did one Christmas, and then New Year's and then I'll only have one more of everything. Weird!
Family. Thank you so much for all you do for me. Talking to you was the highlight of everything ever! And before we know it, I'll be calling you again on Mother's Day! That'll be cool (: Hearing your voices really cheered me up. It was really funny, when I went back to the Clawsons home for dinner that same night, they all commented about how I was just cracking up during my call. I was in their guest bedroom, and they just said that they could just hear me laughing and that I sounded super animated and happy. I've realized guys, that our family is a hoot! We just crack up and laugh and have a good ol' time! I love it (: It was a very happy phone call, so thank you.
Minha família! Serio, eu amo vocês muito! Eu sou muita grata por vocês.
Love you lots family!
Sister Clara Kay Dunn.
Some things that cracked me up on the phone call:
First thing I hear from Lucy is, "You're a missionary!"
Peener meowing at me!
Teasing Sydney about not knowing math (;
Mom and Dad's hilarious Christmas ding dong ditch disaster
Cooper's message that dad forwarded to me.
And then Lucy ending the call with, "Best Christmas ever!"
This is the best family ever. Seriously. I love you.
2.Me with my pajamas and gifts and Christmas tree. It was a happy Christmas. Thank you so much! I loved all my gifts. They were perfect!
3. Springboro Ward Missionaries! Sister Ollerton, me, Elder Rose and Elder Stewart! Elder Stewart goes home this Thursday! He was in this are for about 11 months. Wow!
4. The Sisters with Ally Clawson. She's the bishop's daughter and we're just all friends (:
5.Our creep board. Haha! This is our study area. Includes our board of everything and lots and lots of my books. Yay for studying!
6.Our area covers a little tiny town called Oregonia! We get out there about once every month. I had to get a picture next to the sign. It's like I'm almost in Oregon!
7. OREGON! I love Oregon! Really. I miss it. (Mom, I'm wearing that new black skirt. Uh, love it! Sheesh. You guys did AMAZING! Thank you!)
8.I miss my Cannon, pictures would be so much nicer. But here's a shot that I took and liked (:
Love you lots family! Hope you like the pictures. You're my favorite! (:
7. OREGON! I love Oregon! Really. I miss it. (Mom, I'm wearing that new black skirt. Uh, love it! Sheesh. You guys did AMAZING! Thank you!)
8.I miss my Cannon, pictures would be so much nicer. But here's a shot that I took and liked (:
Love you lots family! Hope you like the pictures. You're my favorite! (:
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