Last Pday in the States!!?

Oh my goodness, this past week or two have been absolutely ridiculous. So many things to do and not enough time to do them! I've had some appointments, had many teaching appointments (the last week is dubbed super teaching week), had my jaw killing me the past few days, and now I just turned all my white undershirts pink because I didn't realize my new red skirt would bleed so bad. I'm so smart.

Yeah, it's been... interesting. Right now I think I'm too stressed out to even think about writing anything, but I gotta! But I can't even think of anything to tell you, it's just everyone giggling and getting all excited to go to Argentina. I don't think it's really hit me yet. I think the best part will be getting out of here and actually going to serve. I have loved the MTC, but it's such a "me" experience that it makes it hard to focus on others and how they need help. Since I last wrote I've had good days and bad. I talked with a counselor and he told me "Don't sweat the small stuff!" like the book. He had some copies of pages from the book and gave them to me. I've been reading them and I'm trying not to let things get to me.

It's still really weird to think I'll be in a whole different CONTINENT in less than a week! Thank goodness I'll be traveling with my companion, because the chaos at the airports are going to be hectic! The one thing I will miss are those in my district. I'm so glad my companion and one of our elders are all going to the same mission. Although I won't be able to see all of our beautiful faces, Hna. Jones and Elder Smoot are a great consolation prize. Elder Smoot is fast becoming one of my brotha's. Yeah yeah. No really, he sometimes does the "I'm not touching you" because he knows that the boys do it to me sometimes and until I sufficiently threaten to rip off their fingers. But Elder Smoot gets it after the first time. But it's not a mean thing. It's a district family thing.

My Spanish? It's... Spanish. I'm slowly losing my enthusiasm for it. I'm not going to lie. I feel bad because I'm not really speaking my Spanish very much right now and I know I'm getting worse, I just find it so frustrating that I can't express myself and doing simple tasks take 10 times longer. I know it'll be like that in the field, and it's going to kill me. Slowly but surely. And Spanish, in my opinion, is one of the most ridiculous languages. I do not remember French having so many rules. Maybe because it DIDN'T. It's very frustrating.

I'm sorry I'm not very "yippee skippee" right now, my day is slowly heading down hill. My happy place is not here right now. I'm just very frustrated and very worried.

Thanks for sending the trail mix. You really didn't have to, but thank you anyway. I'll be sending stuff home soon, things I'm not taking with me to Argentina. I'm sorry about everything that's going on. Please keep praying, and I'm praying too.
This is the first time I'm writing and email and don't have anything more to add, and still have about five minutes left. Normally I'm scowering at the computer because I needed to say so much more and can't!

P.S.S. I didn't have to go to the dentist. They think it's TMJ and if it is then I would have to go to a specialist and would probably have to delay my departure, and they don't want that, so they gave me a handout and I'm trying not to cause stress to my jaw muscles. One of our sisters is a massage therapist so she worked on my face, God bless her. I'm feeling much better today, but the pain was totally random. I started happening at the end of the day for no apparent reason. Hopefully it won't happen again.

And I hope there's still all that money in my checking account. I need to make a withdrawl, so please keep it there!

Keep safe, keep warm, and keep the love going around! Those who feel it's affects will be sincerely thankful.

love, Hna. Georgeson for the last time in the U.S.!!!

Since this email was sent, Emily was notified that her Visa has been held up with the Argentina consulate. Like this should be unusual. Idaho sent it back once and California sent it back twice. She is very frustrated, but it means she doesn’t leave next week like scheduled.