2 transfers ..

today was the day for missionaries to go home in the WMM ..

as of today i have been home for 2 transfers ..

ONE DAY I WILL STOP COUNTING IN 6 WEEK INCREMENTS!

but right now i am NOT yet.

it is crazy how time has flown and yet at time seems slow.

i left my beloved Barretts ..

BUT ..

came home to my beloved WARNERS!

they are SO good to me. 

i heart them to the moon and back. AND MORE!

WARNERS = LOVE

sweet. sweet. love.

and i get to be in the GREAT state of CALIFORNIA!

the city of LA never sleeps. wait isn't that NYC motto?!

whateves.

but MONROVIA is the best. seriously.

look at this GREAT family.

and YES the brown guy is a part of my family.

BFFL jose romo jr is part of this crew!

AND we can NEVER take a NORMAL photo.

this is another reason WHY i love being home with my family.

FOR 2 TRANSFERS NOW!

its great.

WISCONSIN will NEVER leave my heart. 

never. ever.

one day though i will STOP counting in transfers .. promise!

[and to my mama hood i WILL make a post about YOU. just wait!]

more to come LATER about what i have been DOING in my 2 transfers home!

the time goes on ..

life is moving along ..

i decided i LOVE the month of MAY.

here are a couple of reasons ..

#1 .. i received my mission call for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on MAY 8th, 2008 !

#2 .. its Mothers day ! i just love my marmie and the fact that i can and hopefully will be a mother one day !

#3 .. SPRING ! enough said.

#4 ..  end of school .. beginning of summer time !

#5 .. i went to the Temple for the first time on MAY 30th, 2008 !

there are many other reasons for me to LOVE the month of May but those are my top 5 that i can think of right now.

something else that i LOVE are MORMON MESSAGES.

this one is very touching to me and i know the many others who have seen this already or who know of the nie nie blog. i LOVE her strength and love for the gospel of Jesus Christ. her and her husband are an inspiration to me.

MARMIES DAY !

this is my marmie. she is the best MOTHER ever.

seriously.

i know EVERYONE says that about their mothers but this is the truth.

just look at her !

i was so HAPPY to hug her tons and tons after NOT being with her for 1.5 years.

I LOVE MY MARMIE.

cinco de mayo !

this is my mexican friend jose romo jr.
he IS mexico !

this was our conversation a couple days ago ..

melanie : "jose, we should have a fiesta for cinco de mayo ! you are mexican !"

jose romo jr. : "cinco de mayo is just a holiday made so white people could get drunk."

i agree with that fact. in case you were wondering we did NOT celebrate the 5th of may.

[btw .. it has been 2 months since i returned from the great state of WISCONSIN.
i miss it everyday, oh so bad.
also 1 of my Wisco YSA went into the MTC today to start HIS mission ! guess to where ?!
SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA.
looks like WISCONSIN is meeting CALI NATION this time !
go > fight > win > ELDER CLIFF MILLER !]

let the summer begin !

this guy is home for the summer ! my best friend for lyfe. jose romo jr.

CALI NATION !

we will rep it and live it ! let the good times roll.

SUMMER 2010 !

ONE MORE DAY !

REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD ! 

tomorrow is the reuniting ! APRIL 16, 2010 !

this is the first time [picture below] i ever met my sweet SISTER PAMELLA JO BLACK.

we are family. best friends. sisters.

i met her November 26, 2008 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

i am her mama warner and she is my baby girl black.

this is the day we met.

all my mama hood said to me was, "HOT PINK POLKA DOT SWEATER !"

that meant her. sister black. i was going to be her trainer in the WMM. 

grandma hood called it and i was oh so proud !

we saw so many miracles together while we served faithfully in GB&SB !

this is the last time i saw my sister black.  [picture below]

March 2, 2010. i was going home in 3 days and she was starting her last 6weeks in the WMM.

she was on her way to Milwaukee to become a mama herself ! 

in honor of the LAST time i would see her as us both being missionaries she wore her ..

HOT PINK POLKA DOT SWEATER !

just for me.

for our memories. for our sweet relationship. for us to smile.

she is AMAZING. hardest worker ever.

i LOVE the black family and i am so excited to get to be waiting at the airport with them for this wonderful representative of Jesus Christ when she steps off the plane in Phoenix !

she makes me smile !

  

california love !

this song sums it up the best.

i have A LOT of cali pride !

excuse the crazy intro ..

CALIFORNIA LOVE

[i cant figure out how to upload a video ! help please. hannah i know you would know !]

one month !

it is now april 5, 2010.

one month down.

i cant tell whether its gone fast or slow.

i am really grateful to be reunited with these two wonderful ladies.

big sister & sister.

they are my life. they keep me grounded. they keep me going.

and also i have FINALLY met the boys in their lives.

brother alex & brother braden.

both who i have only known for one month now.

they have both been in the family for over 16 months though !

they are keepers. good for my sisters. very nice to me. good brothers. i approve.

see.

Easter Morn ..

what a glorious day.

it is the day we celebrate the RESURRECTION of the Savior Jesus Christ.

i know we have a Prophet and Apostles on the earth today who are special witness' that the Savior Lives.

i know with all my heart that HE LIVES. it is true.

i KNOW Jesus is the Christ and that only through Him can we return to our Heavenly Father.

what a gift He gave us.

i love the gospel of Jesus Christ.

april 1st, 2010

today is april fools day.

i really don't know why we have a day to pull pranks on each other.

maybe i should wikipedia it.

i have no good pranks to play.

all i have is this ..

april 1st, 2009 .. i was in Wisconsin and i met my 4th companion .. Sister Virginia Johnson !

that was a day to remember. not in a joking way. it was a really good day.

especially b.c. gary did not cancel or april fools us.

thats all i got. no jokes. just memories.