Tori: Hi Everyone!
Mom: I want the letter - it isn't here... Just Hi Everyone!!! Hopefully it is a mistake and not the only thing you are saying today!!!
Tori: Haha, I don't know what happened, it just sent! :) real weekly letter coming soon!
Mom: Oh good - I was going to cry as it has been a LONG time since I heard from you. I will be patient!!! Love you
Tori: Love you too :) thanks for the cookies! I was super excited and a little sad all at the same time because I thought that it meant that I wouldn't be getting lackerlies, but since you told me that they will be coming I'm super excited again :)
Mom: I'm glad you liked them. You never know if they are going to be good when you order them online! The lackerlies are still coming. We are making them tomorrow so I will probably mail them tomorrow also. Can't wait to hear about your very long 1 1/2 weeks and about the temple and see pictures!
Tori: Yeah, we weren't sure if we were going to be able to go or not because today is supposed to be the worst storm that Northern california has had in 5 years, but we made it there and back safely (thank goodness because the kid that was taking us was a pretty sketchy driver!) haha. I'll send some pictures. I'm never sure if they'll send or not because only half of the pictures that I try to send actually end up sending for some reason. we weren't able to take any of the temple because of the rain, but we took some in front of the Christus in the visitors center.
Mom: Oh good. I heard about the storm on the radio and wondered if you still went. The radio said that the schools in the San Francisco area actually were closed today. Weird. Let them get some Utah weather and then they can close schools - haha!
Tori: haha, for real! I guess it's supposed to get worse but it wasn't too bad this morning. we've been told to stay inside if it gets too bad. :) hey! I have a request. Could you please gather any cute old pictures of me and the family and everyone? I want pictures! grab some off of my face book or just anything cute that you can find please, my companion's been begging me for pictures :)
Mom: okay - but can I log into your Facebook again??? I thought it was supposed to be "inactive" and I was supposed to stay off of it. Let me know. I will look for others and send them. Can you read letters daily again? Grandma and Grandpa sent a xmas package on Monday and I sent mine on Tuesday, so keep a watch out for them and don't cheat and open them early unless they are labeled to open them!!!
Tori: You can because we're not on facebook anymore. I would just say deactivate it again when you get the pictures :) I got grandma's package and one from aunt Kari as well. I was really tempted to open them, but I restrained myself, they're on our fireplace since they don't fit under our baby christmas tree :) I got the cookie package from you, should I be looking out for another?
Mom: Yes - a big box is still coming. You can open the box, but don't unwrap the presents unless they say to. There is one to open each day starting the 14th in the box and a extra one for xmas eve. How old of pictures do you want? Senior year or newer or do you want even older pictures?
Tori: Any :) I really like the ones of me at bear lake, and at the festival of color, and any other cute ones that you find. :) if you find any of our family I would love those as well!
Mom: K. I will try to find some now and get them sent today.
Tori: Yay! Thank you :) I'm so glad mandee sent me a picture of your tree! Every tree I've seen I've compared to yours and it's just been like, "ah, my mom decorates better" :) There's these two really cool streets in vacaville though! During the holidays they turn into "Candycane Lane" and "Lollypop Lane" and all of the houses on both of the streets are outrageously decorated, you can't even see there's so many lights everywhere! some of the members took us, it was really awesome :)
Mom: Cool - take a picture if you can and sent them to us next week.
Tori: Will do :) We took some videos but I still can't figure out how to send those :) A really cool less active member took us to this super expensive japanese restaurant last night where the chef cooks the food right in front of you and does cool tricks and stuff :) It was really yummy and we took some cool videos of that too :)
Mom: How fun. I love that type of a restaurant. That is way cool that they took the missionaries there. I guess I need to be better to the local missionaries!!! The way that we are able to send videos is through either the iPad or Mandee's iPhone. We just go to the video and then click on it and a screen comes up and we check e-mail and then put in your e-mail address. Hopefully that will work with your iPad also.
Tori: Sweet, I'll try that! I really like the 12 days of Christmas idea by the way :) I'm not sure I'd be able to wait until Christmas otherwise, haha! I'm so excited! By the way, whenever you get a chance, could you please send me some Crystal white acne stuff and face lotion? I'm not completely out so it's fine, but whenever :) My face is actually doing amazing, this california weather is good for me :)
Mom: I will get that stuff from Crystal. Do you need face wash also? I'm glad your skin is doing better!!! Do you have a tree in your apartment?
Tori: Nope I'm good on soap :) So funny story, we were cleaning out this random closet in our apartment that has the most random stuff in it (20,000 volt gloves, like 6 table lamps, golf balls, etc.) and we found 2 mini Christmas trees, 2 stockings, a nativity, and a strand of Christmas lights! It was the most exciting day ever! haha.
Mom: How fun!!! Did you share one of the trees with the elders or did you just put up both tree's in your apartment?
Tori: Haha, on of them is about 6 inches tall, so we just put that one on our fire place and the other one is the center piece for our kitchen table. :)
Mom: So they are REALLY mini christmas trees - Wow!!!
Tori: Yup :) haha, we found out today the the spanish elders are having their area closed down, so me and my companion are going to be teaching the spanish people, and they are going to give us another spanish speaking companion, so maybe I will learn another language on my mission, haha!
Mom: That will be really neat - so I take it that your companion already speaks spanish and that there will be 3 of you in your companionship. So you will be staying in Vacaville???
Tori: As far as I know, that's just what president told the spanish elders today, but I guess it's possible it could change. I hope I stay though!! I'm going to try and send some pictures and then I have to log off. I'm glad we got to talk :) I'll try and figure out when I'll be calling on Christmas and let you know :)
Mom: K. Thanks for letting me know. Find out about xmas day and the time and the mode that you plan on doing it (sorry if you already said that in your letter that I haven't read yet. Loved chatting with you!!!! Have a great week. Until Monday...
Tori: Love you! Have a good few days! Be safe!
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