Well the time has come, the time is now. I was kinda avoiding writing anything just for a dramatic exit! I am officially a missionary. You may call me Sister Sturm! I leave Rexburg tomorrow at about 6am for my trip to the MTC. But first I get to get another new skirt and maybe shirt... we'll see! But I for sure get to go to lunch YAY!!
I had a pretty good last day as a free spirit! I got to pack - whoo hoo who doesn't like doing that! and I got to go to the temple that was nice. Spent the last couple hours before my setting apart trying to figure out the Idaho Falls temple.... man is that thing ever confusing! But it was good. Then I met my family at the stake center and was set apart as a full time missionary. Cried the whole time. Go figure. Then my family and I went to Fong's for dinner. Where all my favorite people from D8 and of course Logan and Autumn came to say their last until we meet agains. I don't like goodbyes. They are always way more sad then they have to be. So I'm just saying "Until we meet again!" Cuz I know its gonna happen, if not in this life I'm pretty sure the next!
Sunday was awesome. All my people gathered to hear my talk. They say I did pretty stinking good but all I remember is the blubbering what 90 seconds into it! Yeah I'm sad I know! But all my loves were in one place. It couldn't have been better! Trevor came, Heidi came, Emily came, the Dowd family came, Stephanie and Jeremy came, Tyson came, pretty much everybody I knew from highschool came - Lana, Jennie, Catherine, Shawndra, Devyn, Ryker, Tyrel, Holly, Casandra - they took up a couple rows. Then my cheering section that kept distracting me the whole time. Erica, Lisa, Garet, Jordon, Ben, Trevor..... It was perfect! I'm so happy everyone came! I love you guys! Even Jordon, the turd!!
I'm extremely nervous but I hear thats normal. I'm excited. I only cried during my blessing (but I always cry in those) I got Lisa to cry and Erica ALMOST... thats impressive that I didn't cry! We'll have to see about tomorrow! I'm sad to be leaving all my friends behind. I know their lives don't get put on hold like mine does so I wish them all the best of luck. I love you guys so much! Thanks for the support. I know only like 3 people can even see this so heck I'm talking to YOU!! Well from now on my sister will be posting my letters on here so if you want to you can keep up!
I'm finally going on a mission! I've been waiting since I was 12!!! But I'm still scared! Oh well! LETS DO THIS!
Until we meet again!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Friday, December 26, 2008
Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman...
Wow!! So much has happened! School is now over and has been for a while. All my people left me and I am stuck in this forsaken town all by myself. Its ok, I still get to talk to some of them! Others have pretty much written me off as annoying or irrelevant! I'm over it already!
We made basically the entire semester without any major snow. We had snow that lasted like a week then melted and it was beautiful outside. Everyone leaves and it dumps on us! Over the last forget two weeks, three days we've got about 2+ feet of snow. Its out of control but beautiful outside. Not temperature wise but all the white with the cows and the mountains and the steaming rivers. Its really a cool sight! But its STINKIN cold! I don't think it's gotten above 15 degrees outside the whole time. We had a major storm that lasted about 24 hours over Christmas!
Yesterday was Christmas and it was so much fun. I got to wake up early to talk to my baby brother who I miss so much. I read in my mission stuff that families can only talk to their missionaries for 30 mins but when we asked him he said we could talk to him until 2pm his time, that was two hours but that would have cost like $200. It was a great phone call. He had a hard time speaking english cuz he now thinks in Spanish. Thats always a good sign I think! Soon enough he'll be dreaming in Spanish too! But after every one talked it was my turn and I asked him what he knew now that I should know before I leave and all he had to say was that its hard. Don't expect it to be easy! I don't I know its going to be hard. I'm terrified anyway I'm not going to be prideful about it! Then before we had to hang up he asked to talk to me off speaker phone and I broke down. I did so good at not crying the whole time and then I cried like a little girl! But he told me how proud of me he was and that he loved me. I love my little brother so much! If anyone is proud its me of him! He's a good kid and doing whats right!
Anyway, I'm excited for tomorrow! I get to go play at the Sand Dunes in all this snow! That is ALWAYS fun! I haven't gone since I was a junior in high school with Devyn and a group of my friends but it was so worth it! I remember being so wet and cold but it was great! Me and my family are going to go and possibly Tyson and some of my friends. I wish there were some of my people here to go but they will all be back soon enough! I gotta try and bribe whoever is in charge of FHE groups to put me with D8 again or even D7. Just like I did last semester :D BWAHAHAHAHA!! I'm good like that! I guess its cuz I'm a local and everyone feels bad for me!!
As of today I leave on my mission in 46 days. It seems so far away but when I look back I got my call almost two months ago. I'm terrified to go. I'm going to miss everyone so much. I worry everyone will forget all about me! But I know its going to be good for me! I will be seriously blessed by going and who knows maybe I won't die alone!! Haha! I'm excited for the opportunity and to get to go to NY is going to be such an adventure! Its seriously the only place that could handle all my attitude!!! WOO HOO!!!!
All I have left to say is EVERYONE COME BACK NOW!!!!!!!!!
We made basically the entire semester without any major snow. We had snow that lasted like a week then melted and it was beautiful outside. Everyone leaves and it dumps on us! Over the last forget two weeks, three days we've got about 2+ feet of snow. Its out of control but beautiful outside. Not temperature wise but all the white with the cows and the mountains and the steaming rivers. Its really a cool sight! But its STINKIN cold! I don't think it's gotten above 15 degrees outside the whole time. We had a major storm that lasted about 24 hours over Christmas!
Yesterday was Christmas and it was so much fun. I got to wake up early to talk to my baby brother who I miss so much. I read in my mission stuff that families can only talk to their missionaries for 30 mins but when we asked him he said we could talk to him until 2pm his time, that was two hours but that would have cost like $200. It was a great phone call. He had a hard time speaking english cuz he now thinks in Spanish. Thats always a good sign I think! Soon enough he'll be dreaming in Spanish too! But after every one talked it was my turn and I asked him what he knew now that I should know before I leave and all he had to say was that its hard. Don't expect it to be easy! I don't I know its going to be hard. I'm terrified anyway I'm not going to be prideful about it! Then before we had to hang up he asked to talk to me off speaker phone and I broke down. I did so good at not crying the whole time and then I cried like a little girl! But he told me how proud of me he was and that he loved me. I love my little brother so much! If anyone is proud its me of him! He's a good kid and doing whats right!
Anyway, I'm excited for tomorrow! I get to go play at the Sand Dunes in all this snow! That is ALWAYS fun! I haven't gone since I was a junior in high school with Devyn and a group of my friends but it was so worth it! I remember being so wet and cold but it was great! Me and my family are going to go and possibly Tyson and some of my friends. I wish there were some of my people here to go but they will all be back soon enough! I gotta try and bribe whoever is in charge of FHE groups to put me with D8 again or even D7. Just like I did last semester :D BWAHAHAHAHA!! I'm good like that! I guess its cuz I'm a local and everyone feels bad for me!!
As of today I leave on my mission in 46 days. It seems so far away but when I look back I got my call almost two months ago. I'm terrified to go. I'm going to miss everyone so much. I worry everyone will forget all about me! But I know its going to be good for me! I will be seriously blessed by going and who knows maybe I won't die alone!! Haha! I'm excited for the opportunity and to get to go to NY is going to be such an adventure! Its seriously the only place that could handle all my attitude!!! WOO HOO!!!!
All I have left to say is EVERYONE COME BACK NOW!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The day after my birthday - everyone else calls it Thanksgiving!
So over Thanksgiving break I did absolutely nothing. I drove to Provo, UT to hang out with my sister which was fun. I got to go to all my favorite eating spots, which is all I love to do anyway so WOO HOO! My sister lives in a condo with her two roommates Tori and Amy. Amy has, what I remembered to be a little kitty a very little very psycho kitty, but when I got there it was now I big cat a big psycho cat!! It kept trying to eat my toes off and not in the cute sorta way! Tori has the ugliest dog anyone in the world has or will ever see! People like to say that God played a mean trick on that dog and OH man is that the truth... I kid you not, this dog is FUGLY! So basically I got to spend my Thanksgiving break watching House, NCIS, and CSI: NY with a cat that east the dirty ends of Q-tips and an incontinent dog. Oh the places they will go! Good times!
Me and my sister left for home on my birthday (Wednesday). There wasn't really anything noteworthy about the ride home, it was the same as it always is... long and boring! But I got to jam out to my iPod which I always like to do! I associate everything in my life with songs! I live through music! Wendy met me in IF and took my out to dinner which was way nice of her! We got drinks to celebrate the big 21! The waitress thought it was funny that I was celebrating my 21st birthday without alcohol cuz she told us about her birthday the week before and how she was wasted.. what a thing to brag about. I was impressed!
Then Tyson called me to see if he could bring me the present he got me. It was really nice of him but unnecessary. He got me the candle of my favorite scent Lilacs that I showed him when I went to visit last month! I was amazed he remembered. Alot of people called and text me, I was surprised at how many did. Even Jordon my FHE brother sent me a text. But I won't say any names there were a couple that completely forgot. They said they'd remember but after a busy week they ended up forgetting. Its ok, I just wanted to publicly give them a hard time! I only do it out of love.
I don't remember what happened on Friday, must have been great cuz I had to repress it! But Saturday was fun-ish... I got to drive back to Utah but not as far this time. I was my 18 yr old cousin Derek's baptism. We're super proud of him. I had to give a talk about the Holy Ghost. I was so nervous! Really I was my dad said I looked like I was gonna rip my notebook in half! Then we drove back. Tyson called and I went and hung out with him later that night. We sat in the parking lot of Kmart for a while trying to think of what to do then he asked if I had ever been to the desert. I figured that was where he was going to kill me and dump the body! But it was actually REALLY cool. When you go far enough past the dunes you hit wide open desert. You can't see Rexburg lights or St. Anthony either. So it was pitch black and you could see all around you from mountain to mountain. But even better you could see stars... from horizon to horizon. It was way cool. Freezing cold but worth it all the way. We had a bonding moment! He's a good kid. I hope he doesn't marry that stupid girl though. I worry alot about him!
Sunday he came to church with me all one hour of it. Elder Johnson of the Seventy and his wife came and spoke. They're British - SOO COOL!! And their talks were awesome as well!! Then I went over to Tyson's house and we watched Elf! Such a stupid movie but worth every second! Then we went our separate ways. His family is way nice. After that I went and hung out with my sisters in D8... and we all did our homework! Yay for homework! And that is how I finished off my great break!
Me and my sister left for home on my birthday (Wednesday). There wasn't really anything noteworthy about the ride home, it was the same as it always is... long and boring! But I got to jam out to my iPod which I always like to do! I associate everything in my life with songs! I live through music! Wendy met me in IF and took my out to dinner which was way nice of her! We got drinks to celebrate the big 21! The waitress thought it was funny that I was celebrating my 21st birthday without alcohol cuz she told us about her birthday the week before and how she was wasted.. what a thing to brag about. I was impressed!
Then Tyson called me to see if he could bring me the present he got me. It was really nice of him but unnecessary. He got me the candle of my favorite scent Lilacs that I showed him when I went to visit last month! I was amazed he remembered. Alot of people called and text me, I was surprised at how many did. Even Jordon my FHE brother sent me a text. But I won't say any names there were a couple that completely forgot. They said they'd remember but after a busy week they ended up forgetting. Its ok, I just wanted to publicly give them a hard time! I only do it out of love.
I don't remember what happened on Friday, must have been great cuz I had to repress it! But Saturday was fun-ish... I got to drive back to Utah but not as far this time. I was my 18 yr old cousin Derek's baptism. We're super proud of him. I had to give a talk about the Holy Ghost. I was so nervous! Really I was my dad said I looked like I was gonna rip my notebook in half! Then we drove back. Tyson called and I went and hung out with him later that night. We sat in the parking lot of Kmart for a while trying to think of what to do then he asked if I had ever been to the desert. I figured that was where he was going to kill me and dump the body! But it was actually REALLY cool. When you go far enough past the dunes you hit wide open desert. You can't see Rexburg lights or St. Anthony either. So it was pitch black and you could see all around you from mountain to mountain. But even better you could see stars... from horizon to horizon. It was way cool. Freezing cold but worth it all the way. We had a bonding moment! He's a good kid. I hope he doesn't marry that stupid girl though. I worry alot about him!
Sunday he came to church with me all one hour of it. Elder Johnson of the Seventy and his wife came and spoke. They're British - SOO COOL!! And their talks were awesome as well!! Then I went over to Tyson's house and we watched Elf! Such a stupid movie but worth every second! Then we went our separate ways. His family is way nice. After that I went and hung out with my sisters in D8... and we all did our homework! Yay for homework! And that is how I finished off my great break!
Friday, November 21, 2008
All I have to say is... WOW!!!
This blog thing is SOO much harder than people make it out to be good grief. I mean I'm not generally all that slow when it comes to technology but this is the most complicated thing I have ever attempted in my whole life. Anyway, I figured "Everyone else is doing it" so heck I wanted to join the fun. Plus it makes it easier for my handlers to keep tabs on me after I take off to NY!
So I think I'll make my first post be a little bit about me right now at this very moment in time. I am about to leave on the what feels like the most emotionally draining adventure of my life. I have been called to serve a mission in the New York, New York North mission. At first glance you think "Oh, hey that's really exciting. I bet you will love it and it will be so much fun!" Yeah I say that too. Don't get me wrong, I am actually more excited to get going than people may realize. But I am scared as (we'll go with) heck to go on this mission.
Up until the day my call came in the mail me serving a mission didn't really seem to be a sacrafice. You hear those stories about the kid that sold his violin after he was offered a job in some huge symphony or something like that. Me, I'm just chuggin along. A junior in college - going to school cuz there really isn't anything else to do in Podunk. But after alot of I guess you could call it reflecting I see that I have really taken advantage of the life I have and the friends that have crossed my path along the way. I think I've heard more "Erin, I'm gonna miss you" in the last 2 weeks than I've heard in my entire life. I'm glad to know I'm going to be missed but I'm not dead yet!
I have been having a blast the last month or two. Sad thing it all had to happen now that the semester is coming to a depressing close. I have gotten into the horrible habit of getting attached to the people that come into my life while up at college. I've really gotta stop that! But I love every single one of them! They have all been huge influences, some don't even realize it. I've grown to respect and love my sisters in D7 and D8. They are pretty much my best friends and I DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE!
I've got my texting buddy Trevor, who mind you is pretty much fan-freakin-tastic! Just an all around awesome guy! I kidnapped him yesterday and took him to Craigo's for a gloriously delicious cookie monster. If I were you, I'd put that on my top 10 things to do before I die list... worth it I promise! His roommates aren't so bad either - they have their could you be any dumber moments and make what I consider to be stupid decisions but they make me see what I should and shouldn't approve of in my life. They make me realize what kind of people I should waste my time with. I love them nonetheless! I wish the two boys that are leaving for the semester could just stay - you could live in my car... it would be fun! But I know they've gotta go! Who in their right mind stays in this town if they don't have to.
Ok I don't know what happened but I'm done talking now! Ourfeetarethesame! Haha
So I think I'll make my first post be a little bit about me right now at this very moment in time. I am about to leave on the what feels like the most emotionally draining adventure of my life. I have been called to serve a mission in the New York, New York North mission. At first glance you think "Oh, hey that's really exciting. I bet you will love it and it will be so much fun!" Yeah I say that too. Don't get me wrong, I am actually more excited to get going than people may realize. But I am scared as (we'll go with) heck to go on this mission.
Up until the day my call came in the mail me serving a mission didn't really seem to be a sacrafice. You hear those stories about the kid that sold his violin after he was offered a job in some huge symphony or something like that. Me, I'm just chuggin along. A junior in college - going to school cuz there really isn't anything else to do in Podunk. But after alot of I guess you could call it reflecting I see that I have really taken advantage of the life I have and the friends that have crossed my path along the way. I think I've heard more "Erin, I'm gonna miss you" in the last 2 weeks than I've heard in my entire life. I'm glad to know I'm going to be missed but I'm not dead yet!
I have been having a blast the last month or two. Sad thing it all had to happen now that the semester is coming to a depressing close. I have gotten into the horrible habit of getting attached to the people that come into my life while up at college. I've really gotta stop that! But I love every single one of them! They have all been huge influences, some don't even realize it. I've grown to respect and love my sisters in D7 and D8. They are pretty much my best friends and I DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE!
I've got my texting buddy Trevor, who mind you is pretty much fan-freakin-tastic! Just an all around awesome guy! I kidnapped him yesterday and took him to Craigo's for a gloriously delicious cookie monster. If I were you, I'd put that on my top 10 things to do before I die list... worth it I promise! His roommates aren't so bad either - they have their could you be any dumber moments and make what I consider to be stupid decisions but they make me see what I should and shouldn't approve of in my life. They make me realize what kind of people I should waste my time with. I love them nonetheless! I wish the two boys that are leaving for the semester could just stay - you could live in my car... it would be fun! But I know they've gotta go! Who in their right mind stays in this town if they don't have to.
Ok I don't know what happened but I'm done talking now! Ourfeetarethesame! Haha
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