Now, I'm home.

Our car trip home proved to be VERY exciting. Well, to preface the story, our trip up to Illinois was a HOT one. My car doesn't have air conditioning, so needless to say, we were all drenched in sweat by the time we got there. We went to get the suitcases out and noticed that one of Jazon's suitcases had a small spot that melted to the carpet in the trunk. We knew it was hot, but we didn't think it was THAT hot. Fast forward a week to the trip home. It was cool, and rained off and on the whole trip home. Well, Jazon and I are convinced that this was because we took the time to do a temple session... Anna, who was in the back seat had commented that her seat was a little "warmish" and we just thought that it was getting hot again from the semi-muggy weather. We got home, and a section the carpet in my trunk had completely melted through, and one side of my suitcase was melted too. Inside that suitcase, were my scriptures, which melted. After finishing my panicking session because I was a little more than a month away from my mission with melted scriptures, we figured out what happened. My tailpipe had rusted through, and separated from the muffler, so the exhaust was blowing directly on my trunk, causing things to melt. I swear, they are going to start investigating me soon if more of my cars start melting or catching fire. To make it a little more dramatic, I might add that this was about a foot away from the gas tank...we are SOOOOOOO glad we went to the temple and had that little extra protection:) (Oh, and by the way, we were able to fix my scriptures with some duct tape and a little bit of love, now I don't have to break in a new set...whew!)Now I am back home, getting ready for my church mission. I gave my “farewell” speech at church last Sunday August 30. I report to the training center in Provo, UT for up to 8 weeks learning Spanish, then go to my mission in Seattle, WA. I’ll be working with the Spanish speaking population there. I won’t know my exact assignment or the area of Seattle I will be in until I arrive there. I will definitely keep y’all updated.

P.S. Yes, there will be some sort of going away get together before I leave for the training center. Those details will be sent when I figure them out