Quick Hello

Hey everyone! I am staying so busy with school taking 4-6 tests a week then participating in church activities on weekends. looking forward to November and some upcoming breaks! :)) here is a picture of My mom and I after church in our matching outfits. We had some great services this weekend. wish i could have tAken pictures but i was on the organ. Hope everyone has a great week!!! By the way check out Alanas youtube channel "Presidente Alana" for a new childrens presentation she did for missions Sunday. Was good...

--Elisabeth

Oh Dear!

It all happened on Wednesday. I left for school at 6 AM. It was dark and foggy as usual but as I began rounding the curve near Vandenburg Village I thought i saw something moving. Thinking it was just the fog lifting, I just kept going until...OH DEAR!!! I hit a deer. It kinda bounced off my car and rolled to the shoulder. I didnt know what to do because my car was smoking--call 911, call AAA...??? My mom and dad were on a plane coming from Houston so I decided to call up a very nice family from our church. They came zooming to my rescue, we got the car towed away, and I made it to school just 1 hr. late! :)) I was quite shaken up and very sad to see my Honda hauled away for the appraisal. I am hoping to repair it and not replace it. Thank God the deer didnt come through my windshield!

August/School

I am so amazed to see that this blog has received over 18,000 views--thank you all for reading my posts!  I have not given much attention to this blog since starting nursing school--yes, nursing school!  I am soooooooooo excited to say that I finally got in!!!!!!  Thank God!  Now I just have to stay in! :)) 

Okay so Alana had to leave us last week to return to Washington for her last year at Pacific Lutheran University.  She will graduate in May with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science.  Here is her good-bye to the church: 

The dynamic duo has broken apart.  I miss my sister very much!

This has got to be the worst picture I have ever taken.  ANYWAY!  This is my Search For Truth student and friend, Anahi! :))  All summer Alana and I gave her a Bible study.  We finished the last lesson 2 weeks ago.  We are hoping she will get baptized soon! 

 

I was accepted into a nursing program in Santa Maria, CA, and started on August 6th.  It has been, so far, the most rigorous program I have ever experienced.  I love what I am learning and in 13 more months I will be a nurse--Lord willing!:))

 

My Aunt Laura surprised us with a visit. So nice.   

Last night's Youth Activity.  Our older youth went to Youth Alive and our younger youth had activity night with lots of.....surprises.  Ha!

Alana turned 22 on the 16th of August.

While my parents and Alana went up to Washington to get Alana all ready for another school year, I stayed behind with Bella.  Here she is.

 

 

Tomorrow is coming soon.  Hope everyone has some good church tomorrow! 

 

~Elisabeth Ann

 



Youth Blast

Hello! Just a quick update here: It has been a busy month for our youth department so far. Last night we had our first Youth Blast night. We had an opening in the sanctuary with music and a presentation then we split into 2 teams and had competitions until about 10 PM. We will never forget the baby food eating contest:)). God blessed our efforts and we had 8 first time visitors attend. Here are a few pictures...

Happy Birthday Mom

It has been quite a week of birthday celebrations around here!  My mom's birthday was on the 16th so we celebrated....and celebrated...and celebrated...

On Friday the church threw mom a wonderful surprise party.  The fellowship hall, er multi-purpose room, was decorated so beautifully.  We enjoyed Sister Kendrick's delicious potato cheese soup and Sophia's chocolate cake with fresh strawberries.  Brother Herman presented my mom with a cane...oh my. :))



On Monday we had a celebration in our trailer with many presents....



Promptly after presents we packed up our suitcases and drove to Anaheim!!!  Here is our hotel just a few blocks from Disneyland!

Arriving at the Hilton, headed to the check-in counter.  The hotel was massive--8 elevators, a Starbucks, 2 gift shops, and a UPS store...:)) There were other restaurants but I didn't have much time to explore. 

Yeay!  We arrived at Disneyland at 8:00 AM EXACTLY!!!  We wanted to get our fast-passes first thing and get on all our favorite rides before it got super crowded.



Here is the classic Disneyland picture by Walt Disney.  BTW this is a popular marriage proposal spot.  Ugh.  Why here? 



Hello!



 In line for Indiana Jones.  We only waited for about 20 minutes.

Autopia--got right on.  Im telling you, at 8AM the park is PERFECT!

 

Mary Poppins...Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down :))



Our last fast pass was to Space Mountain but while we were in line, the ride shut down.  We were given fast passes for 6 people to whatever ride we wanted.  We by-passed the 90 minute Splash Mountain line and were on this ride in about 15 minutes. 



Having tea at Minnie's house



Tea Cups--gotta love it



 We tried to take the classic in front of the castle picture for our wonderful blog fans, but it was way crowded.

Me, all worn out after 12 hours at Disneyland :))



Matterhorn



Me and dad but I'm not sure why my dad has his eyes crossed :))



For the birthday dinner we ate at the Blue Bayou Restaurant which is inside the Pirates of the Carribean ride.  It was dark in there so you can just barely see us.... 



Here is my delicious cajun-flavored salmon dinner



Happy Birthday Mom!

Yeay.  We had a great time in Anaheim.  We stayed 3 nights and had a lot of fun together.  Im glad my mom had a birthday.  :))  I love my mom very much. 

More to come....

~Elisabeth Ann



PCC

Fourteen of our young people went to PCC this year--yeay Lompoc! :))  Several said we were the friendliest church.  Whooo weeee! 





Here Goes The Choir



Group Shot After Service With A Few The I Could Round Up



The Weber Girls! Ha!



Myself and Sister Lambeth



The Lambeths



Sweet Emily--Always so nice to see her!



Well...I dont know why I can't delete the repeat picture



Us With Sister Lambeth Again



Sophia made it! Yeay!

Our girls--first time campers.  Just got the Holy Ghost since January.  I am so glad we got to spend time with them at camp 2012!

Winners! :))

Macys Brings In Brasil

This post is to all my Brasilian friends out there who follow me.  While walking through Macy's the other day I was suprised to see items that are generally sold at malls and supermarkets in Brasil.  What in the world?  Why didn't they have that stuff for sale while we were on deputation? :)) 

Ola Meus Amigos de Longe!!!  Eu estava fazendo compras no Shopping essa semana quando encontrei uma loja vendendo coisas que pertence ao tema, "Brasil, Uma Viagem Magical."  Gente ola quantas coisas eles estao vendendo do Brasil:

O Tema da Colecao de Verao:  Brasil 

Blusas, camisas, chapeu, chinelos.... tudo que se encontra na rua no Brasil aqui no nosso shopping! :))

Tambem aqui achei uma bola de FUTEBOL com "Brasil" escrito nela.  $10.00.  EU SEMPRE QUIS comprar isso NO BRASIL mas soh achei la por $75 Reais(!!!!) naquelas lojas de esporte e de sapato.  Eu ate fui no centro tentando. Gente.



Nao dah pra ver aqui muito bem mas tinha papeis pra pegar com receitas de FEIJOADA.  Panelas em promocao aqui do Brasil...

Okay uma blusa aqui tudo escrito em Portugues.  Eu nao entendi muito bem....

Voces entendem?

Chapeu de Ipanema...nao sei se dah pra ver isso escrito...

Guarana, Acai em Chocolate, Cafe Pilao, e Cafe "Starbucks Brasil"

Tudo de promocao aqui.  Do lado tinha copos de cafezinho. 

Cafe "Starbucks Brasil"

Um vestido de Sao Paulo