Merry Birthday 12.29.14

So yall I got transferred this very day. I'm now back in YSA, but in Mandarin this time! It's crazy. Hopefully I will just stay here for the rest of my mission. I'm getting tired of packing up all my junk. It's awful hard when you're a hoarder and you just had Christmas and a birthday. My new companion is Sister Yeakley and she is from Idaho, too! She's great :) 

Best Christmas Eve ever! So much better that four dinners last year! It was a magical day! So we got up and went on a walk for exercise. It. Was. Hot. What the heck, Florida? We went caroling and then we went to the Krups. We went caroling with all the missionaries all around their big fancy pants neighborhood and softened lots of hearts. We just love that lovely family. The Krupczynskis even gave us our present. IT WAS A CROCKPOT. how STINKIN funny!! They are too much. How I love them. 

On Christmas Day we went to breakfast at president Craig's house. It was magical!! We sang songs and ate food and just had a delightful time. Except for sour puss. She was quite the sour puss and scuzzied everyone the whole time. Then the Winters dropped us off at home and we went to the Krups to get the stuff that I left there. Somehow we got roped into watching some of their home videos. We watched Zoyas baby shower and big Felix play softball. It was quite the spectacle. 

Then we went to a less actives Stokes house. She is so interesting. She believes in all these restored truths, but doesn't believe in Joseph smith. She said "He had one too many wacky tabacky  leaves in the woods." 

The we had dinner at the Canos and Skyped home! It was so wonderful! So great to see everyone! 

This week there was a wedding reception that we helped out with. It was actually Megan Fowler's best friend marrying my branch mission leader in Gainesville, who is also Megan's cousin. WHAT. I steamed 11 stinkin table cloths. If I ever see a steam again I will cry. But it did create some wonderful experiences. I set off the fire alarm. I was steaming in the hall right under the smoke detector and it went off. No one knew how to shut it off except for Brother Bisel. He finally helped and we got it all fixed. It was embarrassing, but no one died. 

I had a wonderful birthday! The Canos took me out for lunch and got me the cutest little present. They somehow found a magnet that says my favorite color is glitter. Magic! Thanks for all the thoughts, prayers, and love! Sarahjane made me a cake and people were singing to me left and right. It was a beautiful day :)

Have a great week! Love yall! 

Love,

Sister Perkes