It's Obviously Been a While....

Elder Woodland has officially been in the field for 6 months! WHOA. Time is flyin. But that's a good thing...I think.
For Christmas he sent me an assortment of........stuff, for lack of a better word. All of this "stuff" explains him and me in a nutshell for the most part. I love all of it, don't get me wrong. It just shows how much of a dork he is. :)

A stocking with a picture of me and him that says I love you!, a Transformers coloring book, Ironman crayons, hot wheels (Mustang, Challenger, Corvette, and Camaro), Chips Ahoy, balloons with my name on them, a window marker, a can of silly string, a rubix cube with pictures of us on it, superhero books, a keychain that has hearts and says love, a bubble bath Cars book (?), and money for a ring. A gorgeous CTR ring, shaped like a heart. I just got it today. I was soooo excited that I went to the mailbox in the dark and rain at 12 am to go get it. I was excited, OK?
So funny thing about Brandon being out for 6 months. He gets to burn an item of clothing every 6 months. Here's the schedule (according to him...)
6 months: a tie.
1 year: a shirt.
18 months: a pair of pants.
2 years: a full suit.
I laughed. And laughed. I asked him if his mom knew about it. He said no, it's just gonna be crappy stuff we burn. I laughed...some more.
Brandon got transfered for the first time not too long ago. He seemed a bit uneasy about it at first but he settled right in and is doing well.
If I remember right, Elder Woodland has another baptism this weekend! I'm not sure what number this is but he's had a few since he's been out. I'm excited for him and proud of the work he and his companion are getting accomplished.
I got to talk to Brandon on Christmas this last Sunday! I went over to his parents' house at about 7 and his mom was already talking to him. Then his little sister got to talk. Then his step dad got to talk to him. They saved me for last because they knew that if they gave the phone to me before they had all talked that he wouldn't want to talk to anyone else. This is most definitely probably true. :) So, after an AGONIZING 45 minutes or so, Brandon's step dad hands me the phone and I finally got to talk to him. It definitely made my Christmas and he said it made his too. We talked for about 45 minutes (probably more). His little sister, she's 5, came over by where I was sitting, talking, and told me that I'd been on the phone for FOREVER. I had to disagree...it'd only been about an hour! I could have talked to him for days. We talked about anything and everything. It was just good to hear his voice again. His sister and mom said that he sounded different...at first I didn't think so. But then realized that he'd really matured while being out on his mission and that he sounded more grown up, they were right. It's not a bad thing at all...the opposite actually. I hated when he had to go but that was the best part of the whole thing. I missed hearing "I love you" from him almost everyday before he left and I finally got to hear it after 6 months of just reading it. I fell in love with him all over again just through those 3 words. It was good to be able to say it to him back. Ok, I'm done with the mushy stuff. Teehee.
I'm off to Las Vegas for school in about a week! Me and Brandon will be closer (in more than one way) and I'm excited for letters to get to me in about half the time. :) I'll be mucho busy with getting ready to go to school and finding a job but updates will (hopefully) come more frequently about me and Elder Woodland.