(Hi peeps! So there was a change with the schedule this week with the
election stuff tomorrow. On Thursday the elders told us that we would be emailing
and shopping for food on Saturday morning and working Saturday afternoon and
then going to church on Sunday for Sacrament Meeting, since that is all they
are having, and then staying in the house all day Sunday and all day Monday.)
Greetings from election central in downtown Santo Domingo! It´s been a rainy Saturday here, but actually
not crazy with the election stuff. On
Thursday and Friday afternoon there was kind of a caravan going on in the
neighborhood, one day for one candidate and one day for the other. The
assistants called on Thursday and told us to stay away from all of it since
there was stuff going on in our area. There were tons of cars and people and
even fireworks at night but nothing to be alarmed about. I was glad that I
didn´t wear purple on Thursday since that was the color of the party that was
in town that day. J Today has been normal and I think they aren´t allowed to do
stuff today. I am not sure what tomorrow will bring but our neighborhood is
pretty quiet usually so we will see. I am actually kind of glad to have 2 days
in the house to relax a little bit. We are not to leave until we get a call
from the elders. So it´s kind of like a mission lockdown. J I think our president
is being extra cautious, so don´t worry. We are supposed to organize the area
book on Sunday and then do a deep clean of the house on Monday. I also have a list
of things I want to do which includes lots of letter writing, decorating my
planner for next transfer (a Father´s Day theme), napping and maybe watching
some church videos I bought last time I was at the temple. I bought some snacks
too today to enjoy over election weekend. (The only thing that could make it
better besides being with you would be my laptop or a TV to watch the election
results.) So things are good here in
Gazcue. Hermana Lopez went out with us this week which was fun. She said Tanner
is doing well in El Salvador, that his Spanish is very good, and that he is
training again...small world. When we were walking home one night this week, a
white van pulled over towards us and guess who was in it....my stake president
from Mendoza and his daughter. She got out of the car and hugged me and I
talked to them for a minute. They said they saw us walking up from the palace
and turned around to come talk to me. They are a great family and it was so fun
seeing them. Also when we were at our district meeting, my bishop from Mendoza
walked through the hall. I didn´t get to talk to him but we just waved at each
other and it was fun seeing a familiar face. I enjoy being close to the office
and seeing the Eickbushes and getting mail when we are there. We were waiting
for Hermana Lopez to meet us at the church so I decided to see if my English scripture
case had finally come in. It hadn´t, but the next day during lunch, Hermana Eickbush
called me to tell me they had come in. She also asked me if my name was Lenny,
and I was kind of caught off guard and said no that it was a nickname. Of
course she had just put a letter in our zone box from dear old Chessy. I
figured it had to be from her since she would be the only one to write Lenny on
the envelope. J The Eickbushes were telling me that they didn´t have water at
their apartment because the pump broke. They had to come get water from the
office and then heat it up on their stove to take a bath. There´s nothing like
being a missionary in the DR...good times!
Luckily this was the first time in a year that this had happened for
them since they are a senior couple. J
I also saw president in the office and we talked for a minute and he
asked how my sister was. Then I talked
to Hermana Hernandez a few minutes later and she asked how my sister was. They
really are sweet and it is nice when people ask about Lexxy. It is crazy it is almost June. Soon the
mission will just be a memory just like BYU-H. Can you believe it has been 5
years since I graduated from high school? Weird!
It seems like yesterday but then when I think about what we´ve done in
the meantime it seems like a long time ago. On Monday I forgot to mention that
I saw a Tiburon for the first time here in the DR which was cool. It was white
and had a big ugly spoiler on the back but it was fun seeing my car here. I
hope my real car is recovering from the skunk incident you mentioned in our
phone call. J Also, on the way home from the grocery store on Monday on the
radio they were playing, Hallelujah,
but with Spanish words. I got a kick out of that as you can imagine. On Tuesday
we walked past the US Embassy and the flag was at half-staff. I asked one of
the office elders if he knew why and he didn´t so maybe you could fill me in on
that. I had a dream about coming home this week and it was weird. I am pretty
sure Robin Dalton picked me up at the airport and then I went and said hello to
Brittany at their house. Then I came to our house. You guys were just hanging
out and were sort of excited to see me, but it was weird and funny since you
were all just at the house hanging around. I imagine my arrival will be a
little different in real life with lots of hugs and Dominican kisses. J ...good
times. Sorry I wasn´t able to let you know about the switch in email days, but
just know I am happy and healthy and doing well and love you soooooo much. I
hope Max´s baptism went well and that you have had a great Saturday. My time is
up here, so I better go. I will email you next Monday which should be the 28th.
See you in 6 months from tomorrow. Yay!!!!!!
I love you! I will let you know
how the election stuff turns out. Love you a bazillion my forever family. -ejc
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