These are most of the photos I have received from Rob. I don't know who just about any of the people are, except one of his companions. But that doesn't really matter, the photos are still enjoyable.
Rob is in a new area with a new companion. He is now in the Murray something area. I don't remember the full name. All I know is that it is thankfully not close to my house. :) Hopefully he'll never get sent out that way, but you never know. He is really enjoying the new area, he was in the old one for 3 months and was ready to leave. He also gets along with his new companion really well. He is enjoying doing the work because he knows it is the right thing to do. He tells me every week how glad he is that he went on his mission. The hard work pays off and he says he has already seen great improvements in his life. Such a good thing to hear.
This month was his 6 month mark. I can't believe how fast, yet slow at the same time, those first 6 months went by. He was so excited to hit 6 months. He loves serving, but he also says he is anxious to get back to normal life and going to school. I think he is crazy though. No one in their right mind would want to do homework. haha :)
Speaking of school and homework, there is only 2 and half(ish) months until graduation. I am so excited, but I can't believe time has gone by so fast. The rest of this semester will go by really fast as well, with my brother getting married and job hunting. I think job hunting is my least favorite thing. I like working, but looking for jobs is the hard part, and interviews are not exactly a party. :) I am hoping to have something lined up before graduation, but you never know how things are going to work out.
In other news, happy birthday shout-outs to my dad and little brother Michael who both have a birthday today (Feb. 23) and to Rob whose birthday is tomorrow. (Feb. 24)
Hopefully everyone has enjoyed the Olympics so far (or at least enjoyed the parts you have seen.) It seems crazy to think that the Olympics were here in Salt Lake 8 years ago. I still remember them like they were last year, but I was in 8th grade. Crazy. I remember going to an ice hockey game with my dad, and a cross country ski event with my school. Went also watched the torch relay as it ran through the amphitheater by our house. I remember how parts of downtown were completely transformed into "OlympicLand", everything was Olympic related, everyone was wearing stuff from their country, there was merchandise and food being sold everywhere, and there were SO many people. Everytime we saw something cool we would beg my mom to buy it for us, and she usually did using the rationale that we might only go to the Olympics once. That is how we ended up with giant bins full of stuff. We saved the newspapers from during the Olympics. We even got to meet one of our favorite hockey players from the NHL who was the Team USA captain, and got his autograph. I remember teachers deciding not to teach us anything and instead turn on the tv's and watch Olympic coverage. We had no homework during the Olympics. It was wonderful. Thinking back I am so glad we were able to slow down for a few days and enjoy life around us for a while. I am glad my parents understood the need to expose us to this experience. I am glad they bought us cool stuff. :) And if there is a lesson that can come from this memory it is that sometimes, even though life is crazy, it is necessary to stop for a minute and enjoy everything about life at that moment, because that moment will be gone eventually and you can never relive it. But you will always have the memories. :)
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