Brazil.....in t minus....!!!

I can't belive there is only 12 days!!!!!

OH

MY

GOSH!!!!!

It is so soon. I hope that I will have the things I need, that I will be prepared, that my visa will come on time, that I will be the greatest missionary ever!!!! I hope so many things.

I am close to being ready. I still need a camera and some warmer clothes. I think it will be fall when I get there.  I feel good in that I am on the last chapter or Preach My Gospel, I read the Book of Mormon last semester, and I have been studying Portuguese. Meu Portuges e melhor. :) (My Portuguese is better)

Everyday I get more and more excited!!!

People have been asking me about the flooding in Brazil lately. Yes, Sao Paulo has gotten hit at least once with some flooding. A few people have died. I understand that some city streets were flooded and it caused a lot of traffic problems. I don't think the floods are as horrible as the ones in Rio de Janeiro though.

I have been cautioned by many to be safe, warned of the crime in Sao Paulo. To those people I must say, I will be very careful, but I am really not worried about it. I will have a companion with me 24/7 and we have lots of rules for our safety. Don't worry about me!

I will post my address next time I blog!

Peace.

Coos Bay Holiday Happiness

I am home once again in rainy Coos Bay! I love the buckets of rain so much more than snow.

Since I've been home I've attended a fantastical-New-Horizons-reunion-party-thing, slipped off the front porch and landed on my face, went Christmas tree shopping and decorated it (a most beautiful noble!), went to the Portland temple and took out my Endowments :), sang Christmas carols for old folks and friends, CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS, saw the beautiful light at the Shore Acres Gardens, had a spontaneous 2:00 in the morning excursion to Kozy Kitchen with a friend, and spent today with a Friend!!

This is Shore Acres:

Of course, I also spent ample time shopping with my sister, Willow, and brother, Ross.

Oooh, I found this cool little shop here in Coos Bay called "Time Bomb"! It is like a small Buffalo Exchange. Anyway, note to all, it is a neat little shop right off of Broadway! 

I still need to go to the Beach and Hall lake, as well as see a lot more friends while I'm here. * P.S- I am staying in Coos Bay till the end of January.

As you can see, it's been a very eventful Christmas Break so far! VERY. I will actually be happy to have the Holidays out of the way, then I can relax and figure out what else I need for my mission.

For now, I am going to enjoy the time I have with my family. It has been a blast with Willow and Abigail, my almost 3 year old niece, running about the place! Also, Ross and Jacob are home! That means that all five of us kids are here and pictures are therefore soon to be! :/ Those can be an interesting experience .

Angie and I are separated now, which is sad, but it has not stopped her from joining in the fun. We all had a Skype date with her in which we played Taboo. Haha! It was great. Willow was her designated card holder and put them up for her to read. It was pretty fun.

I pretty much can't tell you how awesome everything has been, since so much has happened! I just couldn't choose what event to talk about, so I just listed them. If there are any requests, just shout them out and I'll expound on something. They could all be quite interesting in their own respects. :D


over and out.

Sno Tactics 201

As the internet says at times, "well, this is embarrassing!" Looks like I'm gonna cancel the Sno Tactics class.

short story even shorter: I slipped today on account of converse and black ice.



Looks can be deceiving.

Snow Tactics 101

As I am a student at BYU- I.  I know a thing or two about snow. I haven't ever fallen in the slushy, icey, or snow covered roads in the Burg(as Leslie would say, "A Christmas miracle!!").   Here are a few things I've learned:

1. Never lock your knees. Keep them slightly bent and walk with higher knees/legs than you normally would

2. Look where you are going!!! Looking down not only helps you see where you are going, but keeps your chin closer to your neck which  makes you slightly warmer, and also it prevents snow from getting in your eyes...cold. not fun.

3. Wear boots with tread!! Shoes with out tread is a mistake you will not likely live to make again. Ok, that was a joke, but seriously...

4. Wear gloves. This will prevent you from always having your hands in your pocket so that if you DO slip, you will have better sense of balance.

That's all for this class. There may be a snow tactics 201 later. :D

Don't slip out there, and keep WARM! 
brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Rexburg.

Here To Stay

WELL.....

It has been quite a ride.

I arrived two or three weeks ago thinkin I was getting my storage to go home and prepare for the miss. when LO and BEHOLD! My mission call came the day I left for the burg.

I'm

Going
To

BRAZIL!!!!!! Sao Paulo North, Baby! Pretty sweet deal. I'm going to this town!!!!!


That's the awesome news. The not so awesome news: I don't leave till Feb. 2nd....So, I am enrolled in school for the semester! WOOhOOO! or not...idk. It was a surprise.


I ended up in this town for the time being.

With no hopes of returning to THIS town until December.




Life is full of surprises.

I am now enrolled in 12 credits, found housing at my fave place(American Manor). I only came prepared for a weekend, so I currently have two pairs of pants, 5 shirts, a swimsuit, and don't even ask about socks or underwear....

I just got my lap top today, and I am sooo thankful!!! Won't be getting clothes in the mail though, so looks like a shopping trip this weekend. yaya! But then...money to spend, not so yaya.

P.s--my b day was awesome! I'm officially 21 and an adult! Angie came and made me breakfast with my friend Michelle. They are so sweet! <3 AND....Angie made me dinner that night and a BTS cake! So yummy! Plus, my room mates were awesome and put cute little decorations all over the walls and mirrors!! Love them.

And that's all for now.

Back to the Burg!

Little tiny car
A picture mailed to me of my storage
yikes?

15 hours
audio books
just me
snacks is a must
hopefully only one day

Tomorrow morning. :D

A cashier's date executed to the finish

A couple of days ago, a nice young man came through my register once, then agan to buy a couple of items. I was friendly, the way I'm paid to be, and the next day, he came again. This time he didn't have any items to buy and so I thought, "he must have a question." Well, he put both hands on the counter, as if to steady himself, took a deep breath, all the while looking at me a little lost, but determined.

He opened his mouth and said, "Hi, my name is Christian."
"Hi, Christian, nice to meet you..." I said waiting for what would come next.
" I'm new in town and I was looking for people to meet. Do you want to go get coffee sometime?"

Well, I was a little surprised, but this has happened before when I was a waitress. Immediately I started to say, "I don't drink cofee..."but then I looked into his eyes and started to think. Of course I can't be totally rude and shut him down, "NO I don't even know you! You could be a freak that stalks poor little Ross girls like me!" And, I am aware that it is difficult to get up the courage and ask a person out. Especially when you don't really know them. He really took a chance. So, knowing what he must be going through, I decided to put him out of his misery and prevent an ulcer from coming on by finishing the sentence this way, "...but I do like hot chocolate. We could go for coffee and hot chocolate ."

Relieved: "That sounds good. When do you get off work?"
Uneasy : "Around 2, but tomorrow might be better"Not wanting to give my number: "Do you have facebook? Look me up. My name is Hillary Adamson."

And then it was over. Thank fully no one was in line. PHEW. I was rather embarrassed to find a co worker had walked up just as I had said "look me up on facebook." How stupid can I be!? This ISN"T IDAHO!! I forget that the world of YSA doesn't exist outside of BYU-I.

I got off work and was wondering what I should do. I had a list of excuses I could use to call the whole thing off, but after talking to my dad about it, I decided it would be best to honor the "Date". He deserved that.

Today I went at 2 to Kafe 101 and had a muffin and hot chocolate with Christian (I did NOT befriend him on FB just fyi! Just used message thank you very much.) We had a good time. We talked and I found out he just graduated high school, lived in Hawaii and now was going to SOCC among other things. It was very relaxed and I don't know why I was so worried before. We walked on the boardwalk and at the end, I said good bye, and good luck in school, and that was it! TA-DA!! A cashier's date executed to the finish. BAM.

Afterwards I went shopping for some mission clothes. You won't believe how extremely hard that is! I need some cardigans, sweater sets, long skirts, and button up shirts, tees....man. I didn't get far. I finally decided to just check Good Will. I found two skirts there and a sweater vest. Haha, one of the skirts was pretty huge! Me and my mom BOTH fit into it zipped up! I sewed it smaller already, but I'll post the pictures. :D

Siamese twins connected at the rump!

hehehe...don't tell my mom, but she really doesn't want this picture on the internet. I think it's funny though. SHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... ;)

<-- Me sewing the fat butt dress.
Hey, if anyone reading this has some of the clothes mentioned, or knows where to get them at good prices, LET ME KNOW!!!!!