Missing Chris

Here's Chris right before he enters the MTC.

I don't even know what to write. I guess I should write about what's been going on in life...

Well, Chris left for the MTC (Missionary Training Center) on Wednesday. It wasn't hard saying goodbye to him. But it's hard now. I'm lonely and I worry about how he feels. Is he happy? Excited? Homesick? I just want to hear from him already! I was so excited to be able to hear from him on Monday (tomorrow) until my sister informed me that not everybody has Monday as their P-day (preparation day... the day they can write home).

Last night we had the ASL sister missionaries at the house for dinner. One of the girls was just in the MTC in November and was in the same branch as the missionaries going to the Washington Kennewick Mission. She said her P-day was Thursdays. So I'm hoping to hear from Chris no later than Thursday.

I miss him so much. He worked for my dad (here, our of the house), so even though we weren't hanging out all the time, he was always close. I always had the chance to see him, hug him, kiss him, talk to him, call him, if I wanted. Now I get bored a lot and don't know what to do with myself. I definitely have enough to do. Who doesn't? I have books I want to read. I have the Spanish language to learn. I have The Book of Mormon to finish. I have Preach my Gospel to study. I have a class to take. I have family to be with. I have exercising to do. I have the piano to master. But instead I find myself procrastinating. Nothing too unfamiliar really, but it's different because I spend my procrastination time laying around doing nothing instead of spending it texting Chris (like I do with my normal procrastination time).

It's not as bad as I might make it sound. I'm sure he's happy. I'm sure he's having a great time. I'll be leaving soon myself. I report to the MTC on February 16th. I guess Heidi and my mom are gonna drive up with me a few days early. Bradley and Hope's brand new baby, Addie, is going to be blessed in Utah. So I'll be there for that and then I'm off. And no, I won't get to see Chris in the MTC. He leaves a week before I get there. I can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

I feel like I love Chris more and more as he's gone. I think that's the whole "you don't appreciate what you have till it's gone" thing. Okay, I'm thinking too much for tonight.

I guess what's most important is that I'm very happy for him. I'm so proud of him. And even though a lot of people think that I have been an example to him, HE has been an example to ME. I love him and I love what he's doing.