Email from Austin

My little brother is serving his mission in Illinois. A couple weeks ago I got this email. Its totally Austin. I copied it exactly and hes a terrible speller just like his sister.

"elder, how old is that?"‏

one day following church i felt myself famished and decied to remidy the situation. the only thing i could salvage out of the infested missionary cabinets was this mac & cheese. while i proceeded to cook said pasta a very distubing smell invaded my nostrils with great force. i quickly read the experation date on the box to find even more unsettling information.........."FEB 15 02"...........my mind stated "NAY" but my stomach proclaimed "YEA"................many moments later, after consuming pasta that expired when i attended middle school, i came to a conclusion that forbids contestation.......MISSIONARIES CANNOT BE POISONED i hope you enjoyed that. its a true story it happened a few days ago and i'm still alive. well i love you and hope to get some letters soon. love elder thornhill

PHONES!

They say it comes in threes and I believe it does. So 1st my phone died and I lost all my info, 2nd (last week) I cracked my screen, 3rd they messed up my PLAN at Verizon and they took off text/pic messaging off my plan. So that means I have $450 in charges. LOVELY.....I realized today I received 2 pic notifications that I had to go look online to view my pics. I remembered the last time that happened they had screwed my PLAN up so I called. Jason, from Verizon (a gay guy with a lisp from SLC) was very helpful to get that all taken care of. I dont know what it is about gay guys. You just feel like you can trust them. So HOPEFULLY that is the end of my phone saga.....fingers crossed.

Movies

I love old movies and musical are my favorite! I wish life was more like a musical. Dont you ever feel the need to break out in song and dance when something really great happens? In old movies it always works out in the end. The guy always gets the right girl, the farm is always saved, the small town beauty get the modeling job, and the villain never wins. Often when I watch movies and TV I am disappointed. There is so much crap we are forced to watch. Actors used to have talent. Not only could they act, but sing and dance as well. I guess I will continue to watch TCM and my old movies and be content.

Yes, I did it again

While at the gym this evening I broke my phone. The screens cracked. It must have happened when I dropped my bag on the floor. I think my lock or keys cracked it. Luckily I am using my moms old phone till they ship me a new one thursday. I really am starting to hate phones.

I might be losing my mind

Today at church after sacrament mtg I went to the restroom and after finishing my "business" I washed my hand and started to walk to Relief Society. Then I noticed my favorite Silpada ring (the silver cuff one) was missing. I went back to the bathroom and thought it maybe fell in the trash when I threw the paper towel away. It wasnt there. Bonnie thought it might have been in my purse so I went through that. Nothing. I Went back to the Chapel to the pew I had been sitting in. Again nothing. I even got down on my knees and looked on the floor. Finally after RS I decided to go through the trash (bonnies suggestion) NOTHING!!! My friend Limhi even took pics and a video of me doing this and it is now posted on Facebook. I was SO upset! I finished out church and did another once over on the floor in the chapel. Again nothing. I went to my families for dinner and started playing around with Mckenna, which involves me hitting her in the boob (seriously I didnt look like that when I was 14 yrs old!) Then she hit me back of course. It was then I noticed it hurt which it doesnt normally. So I looked in my bra....and guess what I found?!? Yep...my ring. Earlier, while in the restroom I had adjusted my bra and it must had slip off and landed in my bra. Im so happy I found it but a little embarrassed it was in my bra the whole time. Funny thing is, when I text my friends to tell them I found it Hillary guess It was in my bra. I asked how she knew. She said she always finds things in hers....

men and cars

Last night I learned a very important lesson. Never, NEVER tell a man where to go when hes driving(even if its your car he's driving). I realized last night that you cant EVER help a man with directions even if he has no idea where he is going. Its just best to keep your mouth shut and act dumb. You cant even make hand gestures where to exit. They (men) get so upset! It doesn't matter you were just trying to help. You have to resist the urge and keep quiet. Also when they finally need your help they don't ask for it. You're just suppose to know its time to open your mouth and tell him where to go. This is probably another reason I'm not married.