Ungbrajiankian. that about sums it right up. Ungbrajiankian means
that Life after school has been a bit scary. Dad told me about
insurance and that I have to fill up the tank for gas and other such
terrifying prospects. I need to get a job but it is seemingly
hopeless. It kind of feels like I am slowly disappearing. Mom and Dad
think I am eccentric, but its whatever. I am going to start being a
better person, I am going to start exercising and eating better. Any
way matt is going to write you right now before he leaves. Keep being
a stud brother. -Alex
______________________________
Hi.
I am considering becoming a vagrant. Semi-vagrant at least, seeing as
how I still have a job. It is really bothersome to find a place to
live in Chandler. It's not like I don't have money, but nowhere wants
to give me a 4 month lease. The place that did wanted about $950.00 a
month. That's just silly. So I am going to look a bit more tomorrow
and move in with Sam and Matt (if they allow vagrants) as a backup.
Guess I'd at least be paying rent to people I like then.
Anywho, we just wrapped up a very lengthy game of Cities and Knights.
My victory was oh so very narrow, but it was secured just in time. It
usually doesn't take that long - I feel like I just played Risk or the
Starcraft boardgame. I am dog sitting for John and Allison and have
decided I can tolerate all the other minor annoyances of their dogs,
but I just can't get past them peeing all over whenever they get
excited or scared (which is often). I have been careful though and am
minimizing the incidents.
Anywho again, I am getting tired of living in the old house. The place
is all empty and gloomy. It'll be nice to finish moving our stuff next
week and leaving it all behind as memories. I think Alex is going to
have a wakeup call in some ways now that he is graduated. He'll be all
right though - his friends are still around. Ma and Pa are mellowing
out - they take a lot of naps.
I don't have much else to say this evening. Live life abundantly.
-Matt
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Hi Nick,
So Alex didn't brag and say that he did a great job of speaking at
Seminary graduation - he did though. Thoughtful yet a bit
entertaining. So, I need to tell you about his date last night. A
couple of weeks ago, one of my friends from work (the one who got us
conference tickets) had her 18 year old daughter bring her lunch. The
daughter was in our breakroom and noticed the picture of Alex I have
on my locker. (If that seems a bit strange, it isn't, lots of us put
pics of our family and/or pets there) She saw his picture thought he
looked cute and told her mom she wanted to be set up with him. Her
mom told me the next time I worked and texted me a picture of her that
I sent on to Alex. He liked it. She is really cute. Kevin and
Parker wanted to know if I would put their pictures on my locker also.
Anyway, the date happened last night. Yeah, I know how to pick them
for my sons. He really had fun with her. Too bad she is gone for
most of the summer and then going to school in St. George. Oh well.
So, about Graduation. It's over. Seats on the field. Even got to
stand up when they did the last and fifth list. Also had reserved
parking. Sweet. So, then we came home and watched a movie, took a
little nap, and went to Sunsplash at 1am til 3:30. Seemed like a long
time. Mostly patrolled the golf courses. A bit boring. Dad
evaluated all the cute girls in swimsuits. Only found 1 he really
approved of. Jasmine Taylor. At least they supplied us with free
diet coke. So, if Kevin and Mary were just sort of an item before,
they are really one now. Alex just might need to find him a girl,
work a lot, or become really bored.
So even though tomorrow is supposed to be Memorial Day, Dad is
confused and thinks its Labor Day. Plans to get us up at 5 am and
clean and pack a few odds and ends at the old house. Then on to Sam
and Matt's to help them pain their living room. Much of it was done
on Saturday by Matt, Alex, Dad and Sam. After all that, we are all
gathering at Cinemark for MIB III. By the way, saw Avengers again,
and you will probably need to put that on the top of your post-mission
viewing list. Just saying….
I worked last night, came home completely wiped and didn't make it to
our new ward. Dad and Alex did. Alex went to Sunday school with Dad
and then to Elder's q. Learning a new level of boring I guess. We'll
have to see how future weeks roll out. I'd think they'd have a class
for single adults. Wouldn't you? Maybe they can put him in the
primary if they don't?
Grandma had a cousin in Idaho die and Jerry and Cindy are taking her
and Gpa to Ida on Thursday. Otherwise same oh-same oh
Have a great week. Walk around a bit and make some new friends. Love You, Mom
Nick,
Went to new ward Sunday. It was really scary and no one talked to me
except a guy called Bishop.
Mom gave you the news of or lives. Hope all is well. the words for the
week are ponder & perseverance.
Love, Dad
From Nick to the Family
Dearest family. How art thou? Doth thou well? Dare say I, verily so? It's only slightly entertaining to write like that. More fun for my brain, less fun to actually read. Speaking of brains, things are well here. I was told that you'll already know, but maybe something strange happened. Because yes, I have a visa now. I'll be heading down to Argentina next Monday, the fourth of June. Beyond that I am fairly clueless. We're not even certain what will happen to the area here in Columbia. Likely it will close for a while, which is sad for the little group here. They'll just need to keep on keeping on. But you know the song, happy day, all is well. Not sure quite how that fits that, but it's fresh. It's getting hot over here. Humid, sticky. It's been over 90 for the past few days. I got a little bit tan, but not much. Because, you see, you don't get tan if the sun isn't shining on you. There are occasions where the temperature is still around 90 degrees, over, but there isn't sun. So no tan. A sad thing, I'd say. But as it is. Time to start packing up my stuff here, and clean the apartment this week. Woohoo.
Alex - That word actually seems like it could come right from Animorphs. The very first thought that popped into my head. It sounds scary. But don't be fooled by first appearance. You'll pass through that small crucible without a problem, once you actually find a job. And there is no doubt, you are eccentric. Number one on being a better person is reading the scriptures and praying. Read the conference talks. In order. All of them. The first talk is my favorite. President Packer is a stud. You can also read the talk by Elder Scott. He talks about how taking care of your body is another way to improve receiving revelation. Very interesting talk. My mind is still working through that one. Take notes, too. I think it's pretty sweet to read the notes I wrote before my mission, because they are so cool, some of them. And the way I take notes changed. I have the system all worked out with notes.
Mateo - In Spanish, homeless people are called vagabondos. The word vagrant sounds nice too. And isn't it somewhat expensive to live in Chandler? I thought that area was more costly. If you want you can move out here. One of the Spanish members owns three houses. He's trying to kick out the white people that moved in next door because they trashed the place and have stopped paying rent. It's $500 a month, plus water and electricity. Has kitchen, bathroom, and three more rooms. Plus, one of the creepiest basements I have even seen. Have a door to it in the house and outside the house. Leads to a dirt floor, no light, filled with junk, has the pipes and insulation from the bottom of the house right above you. Thankfully, it's a bit taller than 6 and a half feet. That's the more costly option. There's another place, but it's a little more difficult. You have to climb stairs to get to it. But it has a bedroom, kitchen/dining/living room area, and another room. It's true, it'll be like living in an attic and it doesn't look the greatest, but at $200 a month, what's to complain about? Plus, if you're nice to him, he'll probably invite you to some barbecues sometime. Pretty good deal, I think. I want to play Risk again. The game is actually here, but we don't generally have three hours to lay down on a game, even if everyone was willing. We have a little game called Blokus. It's shorter, like 30 minutes. Not bad, but it can lead to companionship disunity if you're one of those competitive people. Pretty funny, because the strategy to win basically is to maim others from moving. I quite like that part of it. Time for you to buy a good tent, huh. I find it quite funny, your statement about Mom and Dad. Yes. Quite funny.
Mom - Good to hear he did well. You mentioned last week about the girl, but it's funny he actually went on a date with her. Hopefully she was taller than him. I know you've been waiting for that spot on the field, as well. Looks like only the first and the last of the kids did the trick. Perhaps you can find some kind of doctrinal teaching in that. Oh Kevin, that bum. He's following Bryce's bad example. Not that they're not good girls. But it just makes life harder pre-mission. It's good to have a clear ability to focus without these strange ties back to home. So Alex definitely needs to just work a lot. I enjoyed your little play on words with Memorial Day. MIB III looked pretty good. Quite funny. It also makes Will Smith look young again. And I've heard that it's pretty sweet from a few people here. That comment was referred to Avengers. Oh, Mom. You're not allowed to badger Aunt Jeanne about not going to church after moving unless you go too. Now everyone at church probably will look funny at you. Alex and Dad were probably embarrassed. But I'm really just kidding. Elder's quorum isn't that boring if you're involved. I was only vaguely involved. And they sometimes have classes for YSA. Only if they have a good number of kids graduated from high school though. Otherwise I think they just give YSA over to the YSA wards. Which Alex should probably avoid. But that's my advice. Maybe they can make him a Sunday School teacher. And I believe the phrase is "same-old, same-old." Oh same oh. Hehehe.
Dad - New ward. Ooh. Nice that the bishop actually got to you though. Or did you get to him. Enjoyed reading this entry. I found it quite funny. Ponder and perseverance.
In the process of writing this I thought of some more things. First, apparently the area here in Columbia will be kept. It remains. Also, last week the English companionship changed. One elder left and an elder from New Zealand came in. Elder 'Ahokava. He's pretty cool. Speaks Tongan and English. With the accent, of course. Also, what ward and stake are you in now? I think I need to know to notify the mission so they can change it. It would be well appreciated. Besides that, I would just exhort you all to be, in the words of Elder Bednar, good boys and good girls. And similarly, in the words of one of the seminary teachers, Brother Janes, don't be naughty. That should be well enough.
Love,
Elder Hansen
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