Wed, Jan 27, 2010
NO WAY!111!! dad got the Job?! YES!!! WOot! MAN! and he even gets a ride on the SHORT BUS?! he's is totally super awesome lucky. "He gets on the train in Tacoma goes to Seattle and takes a short bus ride" <---- ha ha ha! wow... that really does sound like he's gonna be tons busy. that's crazy!
wow! and robin got accepted to BYU I?! dang, she's got some stuffs to work out, yo. I personally think that SLC would be better, cause she would have the family support and all that stuff, but then again, maybe BYU I would be a nice eye opener, eh?
oh my gosh. elder Bednar is TOTALLY the coolest!!!! WOW. I mean, just the way that he teaches is incREdible! my gosh. so, ok. we had our missionary meeting on Saturday with him, and he was just... basically, the whole thing was led by the spirit. and it was obvious. (but I'm not sayin' that he's like, not to be guided by the Spirit, I mean, he IS an apostle of the Lord) but it was just incredible. we went over a LOt of things. he shared a few stories with us, and ESPECIALLY how to improve our teaching. focusing on the area of questions and how to better them. one thing that I've noticed a lot is that some of the questions that people ask kinda just... I dunno, they're bland. and kinda obvious. and fake. I dunno... it's just like... blah, I don't know. people just kinda go into this auto mode when they are teaching and they don't seem to really think about what they are saying or about involving the person they are teaching. they just go. meh. so He kinda addressed that and a few other things, you know. good stuff. AH! and on Sunday, which was absolutely awesome as well, I GOT TO SHAKE HIS HAND!!! :DDDDDDD OH YeaH! I was handing out paper copies of the hymns that we were going to be singing during the meeting with him, and it kinda died down. I look over the parking lot about two minutes later and his van pulls up! I was like "NO WAY!!!" and he and hiss wife get out, and Elder Costa of the 70 and his wife, and some other security personnel and they all come up to the entrance and we shook their hands! :D I was still holding the hymn papers so I was like "Elder Bednar... would you like a hymn paper?" Ha Ha Ha! he was like "sure. why not." and took it. SWEET! yeah... it was really cool stuff. and it was so weird. it really kinda almost felt like conference when he was talking. I mean, he sounds EXACTLY the same as he does when he's talking in conference. it was just trippy. but yeah... yup. super awesome superness +2
gosh, I hope you've called Breanna about her card now. :P you loser. yes, and talk to Bryan about my birthday package! I want my present. don't forget, you could always remind him about when he destroyed the front of our suburban. they'll get him to hunker down. xD
wow. I can see just how important your son's dental hygiene is. I understand. it's whatever, just go and forget to write him about it. I mean, it's not like he really NEEDS his teeth or anything. :P however it IS true that I probably wouldn't have been able to get that letter on time anyway. *sigh* oh wells. I did end up paying for it with my savings. gosh, 90 dollars today for the check up/cleaning and x rays just to make sure that I don't have any other ones than the one that I already did know about. for February 17th (my next appointment) its gonna be about $125. I'm going to have to get my cavity filled, and MaYBE some sealants done. I don't really know dentistry lingo in Spanish, you know, so all I really know is at LEAST, I'm getting my cavity filled. but it's going to be $125 for sure. *sigh* man, I was really hoping to be able to buy a new amp when I got back. well, the JSX amp, Joe Satriani's amp, is only $800, you know, so I'd still be good. :D just throwing that out there. ;)
holy crap though... oh my gosh, do you realize that I would pretty much just die if you won that guitar. you have to do all that you can to win that!!!!!!! talk to my friends, my coworkers, people on the street. EVERYONE!!!!! oh my gosh!! that would be so epic. *puppy dog eyes* please try as hard as you can. I bet you grandma and grandpa would likely help as well. and maybe Great Grandma even. :3 but yes. that DVD and CD super combo would TOTALLY be way mega better than valentines goodies. no joke.
ok, I'll get that letter sent to Ehren right away, cause I actually kinda got that one a while ago... heh... yeah. so I'll get that sent to Ehren. :)
yeah, all four sets of the scripture mastery cards would be sweet. :) they wold actually be for me to use. I actually wanna get all of them memorized, so If I had the cards I wouldn't have to make up some new ones. :) ...but I still have yet to find my scripture marker... *sigh* I might have to talk to the office to find out if they have one and pick one up through them. and as far as I remember, they SHOULD be all in my scriptures already, but for some reason I don't think that I do... so yeah. those cards would help with that as well. :D
as for that tie... you should really keep searching that out, cause that would be EPIC if it existed. so... yeah, you wouldn't mind doing that would ya? :3
but yes... I should probably bust a move, cause Elder Harvey has been done for like twenty minutes already. I swear, nobody seems to talk to their family here. its ridiculous. *rolls eyes* oh wells.
SO, Until next week then, I LOVE YOU!!! have a supercrazyawesomemegahypersweet week. LOVE YOU!
~Brandon
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
some SUPER awesome news, actually! :-O
Wed, Jan 20, 2010
NO WAY!!!! *sniff sniff* man, that makes me sooo happy. you don't even know. what got Bryan to take the discussions?! oh my gosh, oh my gosh... what did he say? did he have any questions? but for the baptism thing, what we've been asked to do as missionaries, is to extend the commitment as soon as possible. which usually calls for the first lesson. so that's a little fill in on there... is he reading? is he going to pray? cause that's the only real way that he can KnOw!
speaking of Breanna's kitties. what do they look like? also, did they say anything about that package that Bryan still owes me from back in August, plus my birthday, plus Christmas? cause I'm still waiting. plus, my bestest best friend ever in the world won't even WRITE ME A LETTER! :'( *sigh* I just don't know what even to say. it just kills me inside. (but that doesn't include the fact that he is emailing me, cause I can't email him back. :) )
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! JULIA NUNES WAS IN SEATTLE!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!1111oneoneone!1111!!!!?????questionmark! WHAT!???? why does it work out this way!? Julia! WHY COULDN'T YOU WAIT!? :'( *cries* NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! *sigh* weeeelllll... there's always when I get back, I suppose. *sigh* *dies inside*
ah ha ha ha ha! *triumphant* I HAVE gotten my suit dry cleaned now! :D now, the BIGGER question is when do I get to pick it up from Walmart? TODAY! WOOT! so now... "the deed... is done." so I guess that means that I'm gonna get a different "question of the week" now, right? I better. :P
actually... about my tooth. erm... well... it's kinda looking like I might pretty much have a cavity. maybe one and a half... *sigh* I had an appointment set up this morning... but I forgot my WaMu card... so we had to run back to the apartment and grab it, and by the time we got back, it was an hour later than the appointment was set up for (blarg!) so we had to reschedule it for next week. next Wednesday at 9 to be precise. so.. yes. I actually have a few questions about that. ok. so lets go. um, I don't have any dental plan or coverage, do I? so if not, I probably have to pay for this appointment/surgery/filling or whatever it turns out to be, right? cause the mission doesn't cover dental... so yeah... how am I gonna pay for that? um, I'm thinking it would be really good if I could get myself, maybe, a letter from you guys before next Wednesday with some info about that, cause that would be really spiffy. you know. just some info. stuff like that. info that would be come in handy. maybe some cash in my card to help soften the blow. ;) you know... stuff like that. but especially the info, cause thats good to know.
yeah... I HAVE heard about Haiti... it's horrible. people are running around with machetes killing people for food from the food truck... the entire capitol, and over, from what I understand, 200,000 people dead. and rising every day. it's, uh... its pretty interesting. but yeah, the construction on the houses, was pretty much the worst possible. they didn't really have foundations, and they don't have any building regulations, so they have some houses over there that had like five or six stories that people had built onto their houses. not exactly the SMARTEST thing to do... but yeah... it's pretty horrible over there.
oh, Grandma didn't leave until today... no, yesterday? wow, I thought she left sooner than that!
DAH!I am NOT a problem child, thank you! :P gosh, the LORD chooses where I go and who's my companion. gosh. so maybe I'm their companion to help THEM! actually, now that you mention it... I'm pretty sure that I'm getting so many companions because I'm just that awesome. yeah. that must be it.
NO WAY!!! I got called for JURY DUTY!?!?!? GAH!I've always wanted to do jury duty!! WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAPPEN WHILE I'M GONE?! this is HORRIBLE! I feel so cheated.
so, news from me for the week. guess what?! :D exactly.
also, we have an apostle coming this week!!!! WOOT! I just barely found out who it's going to be. David A. Bednar! thats right. and this Saturday we're going to have a missionary conference with him and a Seventy! SWEET! so for Saturday, we're going to have that conference, for both the San Juan east AND west missions, and then on Sunday He's going to be in stake conference here in Caguas!!!!1 YEAH! also... he going to be staying in a hotel here in Caguas... so we're kinda worried that there might be an off chance that he might say "you know what? I'm feeling like checking out the Elders apartment here in Caguas." heh ha ha, however, I highly doubt it. I'm sure he has more important things to do than that. you know. busy people. busy lives. stuff like that. :3
also, I have a question about ties. do you think that you might be able to search around on the imtermet (thats right, the imtermet) to see if there is any... =Van Halen= styled ties? you know, maybe with some stripes? that would just happen to be Red with black and white stripes? or maybe black with red and white stripes? cause you know... I would really like to know if these ties do happen to exist.
also... I seem to have misplaced my superkaraizeeawesome scripture marker... *sigh* I've been looking for it for a while and I just can't seem to find it.
so yes... not much new really this week. we've been doing a LOT of searching fro new investigators. also, I WOULD include a picture of Fernando (FINALLY!) but I forgot my little card reader this week. of course. so yeah... I'll get that sent this next week. ;)
Note: I've gotten a letter from Sister Curtis that,. heh, was ACTUALLY intended for Ehren. sooooo... I'm thinking he may have gotten MINE? I'm not too sure... I'm gonna have to send this back to her, but if you could, ask her about that. :)
also.... just another also, I guess. would you happen to have any scripture mastery cards lying around? :)
so yeah... I guess that's the most of it... yup. I can't think of anything else to go with, so I'll go with this :)
so, once again, Thank you for being the most awesomest mommy EVER!
I Love you ALL!!!!!! especially all the people that sent me presents. I'm sending out one more shout out to them :)
~Brandon :3
NO WAY!!!! *sniff sniff* man, that makes me sooo happy. you don't even know. what got Bryan to take the discussions?! oh my gosh, oh my gosh... what did he say? did he have any questions? but for the baptism thing, what we've been asked to do as missionaries, is to extend the commitment as soon as possible. which usually calls for the first lesson. so that's a little fill in on there... is he reading? is he going to pray? cause that's the only real way that he can KnOw!
speaking of Breanna's kitties. what do they look like? also, did they say anything about that package that Bryan still owes me from back in August, plus my birthday, plus Christmas? cause I'm still waiting. plus, my bestest best friend ever in the world won't even WRITE ME A LETTER! :'( *sigh* I just don't know what even to say. it just kills me inside. (but that doesn't include the fact that he is emailing me, cause I can't email him back. :) )
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! JULIA NUNES WAS IN SEATTLE!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!1111oneoneone!1111!!!!?????questionmark! WHAT!???? why does it work out this way!? Julia! WHY COULDN'T YOU WAIT!? :'( *cries* NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! *sigh* weeeelllll... there's always when I get back, I suppose. *sigh* *dies inside*
ah ha ha ha ha! *triumphant* I HAVE gotten my suit dry cleaned now! :D now, the BIGGER question is when do I get to pick it up from Walmart? TODAY! WOOT! so now... "the deed... is done." so I guess that means that I'm gonna get a different "question of the week" now, right? I better. :P
actually... about my tooth. erm... well... it's kinda looking like I might pretty much have a cavity. maybe one and a half... *sigh* I had an appointment set up this morning... but I forgot my WaMu card... so we had to run back to the apartment and grab it, and by the time we got back, it was an hour later than the appointment was set up for (blarg!) so we had to reschedule it for next week. next Wednesday at 9 to be precise. so.. yes. I actually have a few questions about that. ok. so lets go. um, I don't have any dental plan or coverage, do I? so if not, I probably have to pay for this appointment/surgery/filling or whatever it turns out to be, right? cause the mission doesn't cover dental... so yeah... how am I gonna pay for that? um, I'm thinking it would be really good if I could get myself, maybe, a letter from you guys before next Wednesday with some info about that, cause that would be really spiffy. you know. just some info. stuff like that. info that would be come in handy. maybe some cash in my card to help soften the blow. ;) you know... stuff like that. but especially the info, cause thats good to know.
yeah... I HAVE heard about Haiti... it's horrible. people are running around with machetes killing people for food from the food truck... the entire capitol, and over, from what I understand, 200,000 people dead. and rising every day. it's, uh... its pretty interesting. but yeah, the construction on the houses, was pretty much the worst possible. they didn't really have foundations, and they don't have any building regulations, so they have some houses over there that had like five or six stories that people had built onto their houses. not exactly the SMARTEST thing to do... but yeah... it's pretty horrible over there.
oh, Grandma didn't leave until today... no, yesterday? wow, I thought she left sooner than that!
DAH!I am NOT a problem child, thank you! :P gosh, the LORD chooses where I go and who's my companion. gosh. so maybe I'm their companion to help THEM! actually, now that you mention it... I'm pretty sure that I'm getting so many companions because I'm just that awesome. yeah. that must be it.
NO WAY!!! I got called for JURY DUTY!?!?!? GAH!I've always wanted to do jury duty!! WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAPPEN WHILE I'M GONE?! this is HORRIBLE! I feel so cheated.
so, news from me for the week. guess what?! :D exactly.
also, we have an apostle coming this week!!!! WOOT! I just barely found out who it's going to be. David A. Bednar! thats right. and this Saturday we're going to have a missionary conference with him and a Seventy! SWEET! so for Saturday, we're going to have that conference, for both the San Juan east AND west missions, and then on Sunday He's going to be in stake conference here in Caguas!!!!1 YEAH! also... he going to be staying in a hotel here in Caguas... so we're kinda worried that there might be an off chance that he might say "you know what? I'm feeling like checking out the Elders apartment here in Caguas." heh ha ha, however, I highly doubt it. I'm sure he has more important things to do than that. you know. busy people. busy lives. stuff like that. :3
also, I have a question about ties. do you think that you might be able to search around on the imtermet (thats right, the imtermet) to see if there is any... =Van Halen= styled ties? you know, maybe with some stripes? that would just happen to be Red with black and white stripes? or maybe black with red and white stripes? cause you know... I would really like to know if these ties do happen to exist.
also... I seem to have misplaced my superkaraizeeawesome scripture marker... *sigh* I've been looking for it for a while and I just can't seem to find it.
so yes... not much new really this week. we've been doing a LOT of searching fro new investigators. also, I WOULD include a picture of Fernando (FINALLY!) but I forgot my little card reader this week. of course. so yeah... I'll get that sent this next week. ;)
Note: I've gotten a letter from Sister Curtis that,. heh, was ACTUALLY intended for Ehren. sooooo... I'm thinking he may have gotten MINE? I'm not too sure... I'm gonna have to send this back to her, but if you could, ask her about that. :)
also.... just another also, I guess. would you happen to have any scripture mastery cards lying around? :)
so yeah... I guess that's the most of it... yup. I can't think of anything else to go with, so I'll go with this :)
so, once again, Thank you for being the most awesomest mommy EVER!
I Love you ALL!!!!!! especially all the people that sent me presents. I'm sending out one more shout out to them :)
~Brandon :3
Friday, January 15, 2010
I'M ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE! :D
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
WOOT!!!! OK. wow. so, now that the world has once again resumed DOING something here, instead of just partying, I FINALLY get the chance to EMAIL! YES!!!! gosh, it really feels like it's been forever. *sigh* well, at least I can write now, eh? :) but I'm glad that you guys got my post card all good and everything. AH, and I got your emails in the mail too! YAY! :3 thank you for those. that was good thinkin' right there. :D
well, here's the quick dealio on whats happened in the last little bit. OK, so I myself, have stayed here up in Caguas. :3 yes yes yes, but Elder Bailey has been dumped off to the little tinie island of Antigua. *sigh* so ONCE AGAIN, I have myself a new companion. His name is Elder Harvey. Cool guy. nice and easy going. excellent sense of humor. I guess I'm getting off a bit easier now xD ha ha ha, but yes. he's twenty. born in.... June? 1989. I'm not sure what month for certain, he he, but he's from Logan... I think, Utah. yup yup. So yes. and he's got about a year in the mission, and basically he and elder Bailey switched spots. He came here, and Elder Bailey went there.
OOO!!!! ok, so on the 24th, we're going to have an Apostle come to stake conference here! :DDDDDDD SWEET! we're also going to have an area seventy come too. I'm very excited to hear. so yes. that's on the 24th, and then on the 23rd, all the missionaries from here AND the PRSJW (Puerto Rico San Juan West) mission are coming to Caguas for a special fireside. very cool beans. :D
as for the earthquake... I actually had NO IDEA about it until Magdiel, one of the guys here in Caguas told me about it last night. ha ha, so yes. Magdiel said he felt it a little bit though, but I didn't feel anything.
YAY! :*-) *sniff sniff* I got my email from Bryan. :3 I'm so happy now. Now if only he would send me that letter that he's been hanging on to since like, November 7th and my birthday/Christmas present. ha ha ha! now if only I could print it out... lemme see if I can. hold on one sec
YES!!! Woo Hoo! I get to print it, but I have to stuff it onto a pen drive first. so I'll put that on there first after I'm all done typing to you guys. :3
wow, Bryan Bree and James are renting an apartment in Lakewood, huh? now... the really question is... where is that? cause I can't remember where that is... heh heh. good news is I can still remember the layout of the house!
UH! psha. did I remember that it was Bree's burfday. gosh, is the pope catholic? of COURSE I remembered it was her birthday! ha ha ha! so yes, I'll be picking her up a card today as well, but I'm going to have to send it to you guys at home, cause I have NO IDEA what their address is. :)
speaking of sending things, so yes, since I'm still here in Caguas, it's still OK to send me mail there. everyone. especially Bryan. right to my apartment. yup, that's right. straight to me. :)
so, for Christmas. Wow. all of you guys are amazing. that Christmas card is ridiculous. ( :P ) and I thank all of those who took their time to write me something. :) I thank the Ward for my awesome package. that [origami] paper is totally the coolest to write on. :D I thank Grandma Nita for all that candy! YAY! speaking of which, the Goldfish, and those cookies from Pepperidge farm, called the Tam Tams. wow. those cookies are so flippin' sweet. I loved those. Thank you mom, and mi Familia, por lo mejor regala de Navidad nunca. Ustedes son Lo mejor. Yo no sé que decir. solomente que Ustedes son lo mejor que hay. (My Family, for the best Christmas gift ever. You are the best. I [have] to say. solomente that you are the best there is.) so thank you guys. I love the bowling set. ha ha ha! and the Archie Mcfee shirt. and thank you Grandma Jan! those cookies are very tasty indeed. however I have one thing of bad news... Elder Harvey accidentally bumped the tree on the table... and the tree fell over... *sigh* and since every single house here has tile for floors instead of carpet... *sniff* the ornament BROKE! :'( NOOOO! how lame... the bottom right corver popped off. there's two larger pieces, but there's a few gaps that broke into pieces too small to salvage... so... *sigh* I guess I can send home what I have... but thats about it. sooooo.... yeah.... I'll sending a package home soon as well. home comes the Christsmas gear, so I don't have to leave it anywhere in case I get transferred next transfer. ah, and to the Keys family. my other family. thank you SOOO much for the package. you guys are the best too. gosh, I just feel so blessed to have all of you guys as family and friends. I definitely don't deserve you guys. +10 points to your awesomeness. :) and thank you Franzens for your christmas card, and everyone else. again, I have the best Ward EVER!
also. Bryan had MONEY WHEN HE CAME FOR A HAIRCUT!? MAN! it really IS coming to the end of the world. wow. :P
ok, so my location. the whole Urb is basically called "Bairoa" but the sub urb is Bairoa Park. hmmm.... you could also try "mirador de Bairoa" thats the next
sub urb behind us, so that might get you somewhere. sidenote: were you guys able to see my apartment back in Alturas de Rio Grande?! :-O the Las Catalinas mall... I actually have No idea where that is... but there ARE some botanical Gardens one more exit south from us on the Freeway... (the 52) that's about the best that I can provide for the moment to you guys on an empty stomach. ;) the 6 lane highway that you were talking about might be the 52...
that's good to finally hear back from Ehren. good stuff sounds like. bummer that they get shorted so much on the miles. ha ha ha, we get 1250 every month (probably cause our areas are WAY bigger.)
oo, you know what would be REALLY interesting? Ehren's planning on going to LDSBC, and if Robin doesn't get accepted to BYU I (which would be kinda funny. BYU I from what I've heard pretty much accepts everybody) and then I ACTUALLy can make it into some sort of college (the plan is LDSBC, [LDS Business College] and then I get the chance to drag Bryan along with me, cause he's not gonna stay away from me anymore when I get back, then all FOUR of us would be going to LDSBC! :D how cool would THAT be, EH? :D I think that would be some pretty cool beans there.
let dad know that I'm sorry that I haven't gotten back to him yet about the MTC and CCM stuffs, it's been pretty difficult to mail people for the past two weeks. besides no email,. Elder Bailey had a LOT to take care of, and people to visit, so I didn't get the chance to write to much. but I DID get a letter out to the Franzen's. FINALLY! :'( to them: I'm SO SORRY that it took so long to get that out to you guys. I really wanted to be able to write you guys in spanish. and for some reason I just didn't even think about writing you guys in English. however, It's done. I wrote in English now, and... yes. sorry for my lack of thunking. I wersnt thunkin two haerd ther.
so yes. I also didn't get the chance to email Robin back either, cause I've had so much to type and put here for this week that I didn't really get the chance to write anybody else. so I'm sorry about that Robin! I Still love you! :P
yes yes, so now that I've exceeded my time... again... and that Elder Harvey is asking me if I'm done yet, I should probably bust a move and get outta here. so, until next week, or my next letter,
I LOVE YOU GUYS! EVERYONE! oh, and a note to Cameron: letter on the way! either this week or next week. :D and tell Carter that he TOTALLY copied your note. :P ha ha ha!
YES YES! ok, So. until next time!
*is busting a move*
BYE!
Love, Elder Brandon Bryan :3
WOOT!!!! OK. wow. so, now that the world has once again resumed DOING something here, instead of just partying, I FINALLY get the chance to EMAIL! YES!!!! gosh, it really feels like it's been forever. *sigh* well, at least I can write now, eh? :) but I'm glad that you guys got my post card all good and everything. AH, and I got your emails in the mail too! YAY! :3 thank you for those. that was good thinkin' right there. :D
well, here's the quick dealio on whats happened in the last little bit. OK, so I myself, have stayed here up in Caguas. :3 yes yes yes, but Elder Bailey has been dumped off to the little tinie island of Antigua. *sigh* so ONCE AGAIN, I have myself a new companion. His name is Elder Harvey. Cool guy. nice and easy going. excellent sense of humor. I guess I'm getting off a bit easier now xD ha ha ha, but yes. he's twenty. born in.... June? 1989. I'm not sure what month for certain, he he, but he's from Logan... I think, Utah. yup yup. So yes. and he's got about a year in the mission, and basically he and elder Bailey switched spots. He came here, and Elder Bailey went there.
OOO!!!! ok, so on the 24th, we're going to have an Apostle come to stake conference here! :DDDDDDD SWEET! we're also going to have an area seventy come too. I'm very excited to hear. so yes. that's on the 24th, and then on the 23rd, all the missionaries from here AND the PRSJW (Puerto Rico San Juan West) mission are coming to Caguas for a special fireside. very cool beans. :D
as for the earthquake... I actually had NO IDEA about it until Magdiel, one of the guys here in Caguas told me about it last night. ha ha, so yes. Magdiel said he felt it a little bit though, but I didn't feel anything.
YAY! :*-) *sniff sniff* I got my email from Bryan. :3 I'm so happy now. Now if only he would send me that letter that he's been hanging on to since like, November 7th and my birthday/Christmas present. ha ha ha! now if only I could print it out... lemme see if I can. hold on one sec
* * *
YES!!! Woo Hoo! I get to print it, but I have to stuff it onto a pen drive first. so I'll put that on there first after I'm all done typing to you guys. :3
wow, Bryan Bree and James are renting an apartment in Lakewood, huh? now... the really question is... where is that? cause I can't remember where that is... heh heh. good news is I can still remember the layout of the house!
UH! psha. did I remember that it was Bree's burfday. gosh, is the pope catholic? of COURSE I remembered it was her birthday! ha ha ha! so yes, I'll be picking her up a card today as well, but I'm going to have to send it to you guys at home, cause I have NO IDEA what their address is. :)
speaking of sending things, so yes, since I'm still here in Caguas, it's still OK to send me mail there. everyone. especially Bryan. right to my apartment. yup, that's right. straight to me. :)
so, for Christmas. Wow. all of you guys are amazing. that Christmas card is ridiculous. ( :P ) and I thank all of those who took their time to write me something. :) I thank the Ward for my awesome package. that [origami] paper is totally the coolest to write on. :D I thank Grandma Nita for all that candy! YAY! speaking of which, the Goldfish, and those cookies from Pepperidge farm, called the Tam Tams. wow. those cookies are so flippin' sweet. I loved those. Thank you mom, and mi Familia, por lo mejor regala de Navidad nunca. Ustedes son Lo mejor. Yo no sé que decir. solomente que Ustedes son lo mejor que hay. (My Family, for the best Christmas gift ever. You are the best. I [have] to say. solomente that you are the best there is.) so thank you guys. I love the bowling set. ha ha ha! and the Archie Mcfee shirt. and thank you Grandma Jan! those cookies are very tasty indeed. however I have one thing of bad news... Elder Harvey accidentally bumped the tree on the table... and the tree fell over... *sigh* and since every single house here has tile for floors instead of carpet... *sniff* the ornament BROKE! :'( NOOOO! how lame... the bottom right corver popped off. there's two larger pieces, but there's a few gaps that broke into pieces too small to salvage... so... *sigh* I guess I can send home what I have... but thats about it. sooooo.... yeah.... I'll sending a package home soon as well. home comes the Christsmas gear, so I don't have to leave it anywhere in case I get transferred next transfer. ah, and to the Keys family. my other family. thank you SOOO much for the package. you guys are the best too. gosh, I just feel so blessed to have all of you guys as family and friends. I definitely don't deserve you guys. +10 points to your awesomeness. :) and thank you Franzens for your christmas card, and everyone else. again, I have the best Ward EVER!
also. Bryan had MONEY WHEN HE CAME FOR A HAIRCUT!? MAN! it really IS coming to the end of the world. wow. :P
ok, so my location. the whole Urb is basically called "Bairoa" but the sub urb is Bairoa Park. hmmm.... you could also try "mirador de Bairoa" thats the next
sub urb behind us, so that might get you somewhere. sidenote: were you guys able to see my apartment back in Alturas de Rio Grande?! :-O the Las Catalinas mall... I actually have No idea where that is... but there ARE some botanical Gardens one more exit south from us on the Freeway... (the 52) that's about the best that I can provide for the moment to you guys on an empty stomach. ;) the 6 lane highway that you were talking about might be the 52...
that's good to finally hear back from Ehren. good stuff sounds like. bummer that they get shorted so much on the miles. ha ha ha, we get 1250 every month (probably cause our areas are WAY bigger.)
oo, you know what would be REALLY interesting? Ehren's planning on going to LDSBC, and if Robin doesn't get accepted to BYU I (which would be kinda funny. BYU I from what I've heard pretty much accepts everybody) and then I ACTUALLy can make it into some sort of college (the plan is LDSBC, [LDS Business College] and then I get the chance to drag Bryan along with me, cause he's not gonna stay away from me anymore when I get back, then all FOUR of us would be going to LDSBC! :D how cool would THAT be, EH? :D I think that would be some pretty cool beans there.
let dad know that I'm sorry that I haven't gotten back to him yet about the MTC and CCM stuffs, it's been pretty difficult to mail people for the past two weeks. besides no email,. Elder Bailey had a LOT to take care of, and people to visit, so I didn't get the chance to write to much. but I DID get a letter out to the Franzen's. FINALLY! :'( to them: I'm SO SORRY that it took so long to get that out to you guys. I really wanted to be able to write you guys in spanish. and for some reason I just didn't even think about writing you guys in English. however, It's done. I wrote in English now, and... yes. sorry for my lack of thunking. I wersnt thunkin two haerd ther.
so yes. I also didn't get the chance to email Robin back either, cause I've had so much to type and put here for this week that I didn't really get the chance to write anybody else. so I'm sorry about that Robin! I Still love you! :P
yes yes, so now that I've exceeded my time... again... and that Elder Harvey is asking me if I'm done yet, I should probably bust a move and get outta here. so, until next week, or my next letter,
I LOVE YOU GUYS! EVERYONE! oh, and a note to Cameron: letter on the way! either this week or next week. :D and tell Carter that he TOTALLY copied your note. :P ha ha ha!
YES YES! ok, So. until next time!
*is busting a move*
BYE!
Love, Elder Brandon Bryan :3
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Dominican Republic Catalog
I have a new slide show for Elder Bryan covering some of his time in the Dominican Republic CCM or MTC (English version). Plan on spending a little time 5-10 min as there are 221 pictures this time. Not all, in fact most, pictures do not have captions. However, I have added a few that seem an appropriate fit. Look for them as there is a test later.
(Click Here to View)
http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii162/jlbryanx2/Dominican%20Republic%20CCM/?albumview=slideshow
Enjoy the weekend.
JLB
Hint: What does he like now that he would not touch before?
http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii162/jlbryanx2/Dominican%20Republic%20CCM/?albumview=slideshow
Enjoy the weekend.
JLB
Hint: What does he like now that he would not touch before?
Thursday, January 7, 2010
MTC Photo Catalog
There was a holiday this week so the Public Library was closed on P-Day. Thus no e-mail this week. The holiday was Jan 6th - Epiphany - Día de los Tres Reyes Magos(Three Kings Day). Check the website for a more complete list of Holidays available through the calendar tab. Now for those who only follow by email the following slide show was added to the blog. http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii162/jlbryanx2/Provo%20MTC/?albumview=slideshow. (Click to View) Additional slide shows and picture postings will be added to the website and here on the blog so please check back often.
JLB
JLB
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