After printing out and reading
all of your amazingly sweet emails last week, I was overwhelmed with the love
and happy birthday wishes that you all sent my way!! I was at a loss for words
and prayers of gratitude to my Heavenly Father for all of you and the amazing
impact you have on my life.
This week, and this birthday was
definitely...UNforgettable.... The reason for that can be summed up in one
word...
...GUSANITOS...
disclaimer: this is not for
those of you who are squirmers.
aka. family, you will love
this...all the rest... I apologize for the excessive info and slightly
classless nature of this email.
so the story goes a little
something like this...
Wednesday before last... we had
lunch with a member family, and because I couldn´t eat the milanesas, she
brought out some salchichas...which i´ve always avoided, but didn´t want to
cause a scene. they were sketchy, but I just did it anyway.
The next day I was ill. we
wondered if i´d gotten gluten some how? food poisoning maybe?
flash to Monday of last week, i
was not feeling so hot... and realized that I hadn´t gone to the bathroom in an
unusually long time...
Tuesday. My stomach swolen to
the size of a large balloon, decided to get over my pride and call hermana
Ashby, the nurse. She said to take this gum laxative. So i did. and an hour
later... miracle?... went to the bathroom..
only to my surprise.... out came
3 GUSANITOS!! (worms)
shocked, and a little
embarrassed, I called hermana Hales to come in for some intense comp bonding.
After swallowing the initial shock of the new little critters now
SWIMMING around our toilet bowl (Don´t even worry, mom, I made ya a video)
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| so... even crazier, worms hide from light... so snapping a picture of them was tricky... sorry TMI |
I called Hermana Ashby back, she
asked if anything had happened, I gave her the news, followed by ¨Hermana Hales
and I will be coming to Mendoza tomorrow to get some meds from you, okay??¨ She
told hermana Hales to take the gum too, just in case.
Wednesday morning I woke up even
sicker. we studied, had a lesson with Elisabeth. and then got on the colectivo
to go to Mendoza.
turns out, we got on the ¨scenic
route¨bus this time, so instead of an hour, the trip took 2 hours and 15
minutes. followed by hermana Hales and I SPRINTING to the public terminal
restrooms.
long story short, spent 5 hours
in the bathroom in the offices waiting for Hermana Ashby. Poor office elders,
ha.
Hermana Ashby made a phone call
to the area mission doctor, just to get a second opinion on the fact that the
worms just magically came out by themselves, and were actively swimming around.
¨Have you ever seen that in your years of experience?¨she asked him. ¨Well, no,
I NEVER have... but there´s a first for everything.¨ just keeping up with the
¨be the exception to the rule¨ trend we seem to have going on.
Thursday. June 5. MY big
day.....and started my de-worming process.sick from the pills all morning.
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| *party with familia Leguiza. |
they even wrapped presents, made a balloon chandelier, lit a firework candle, and sang. I really was spoiled! LOVE THEM!
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| * don´t worry, mom, I made ALL 22 of them fit in my alfajor. ion |
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*birthday bow. and my cute comp decorated the pench.
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| *mirror selfie. guilty. it was my birthday. |
| We went to our lunch with the elders at the restaurant of a family in the ward. I just ate a little chicken. |
They were all awesome, and it
was definitely a memory worthy celebration. After lunch I decided to tough it
and go track down some investigators.
But, shortly found out that
worms and chicken don´t mix, and could barely walk without throwing up.
The rest of the weekend was
spent on my 3 day de-worming diet.
Saturday afternoon, feeling
sorry for my comp and also going crazy in the pench, I prayed and decided to go
out. We did a few hours of solid knocking in the cold, and then, as Hermana
Hales puts it, the Rollercoaster ride came to a complete stop.
That night I took some oils, and
went to bed early.
we are now on a full and upward
swing. It was a trial by fire... but we survived. My comp is a saint. and we
are now much, much closer.
I love you all so much!
xoxox Your Hermana C
* my comp will be the perfect little mormon momma. She made me jello.. and then put VEGGIES in it to make it nutritious. yummm??
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