From the Family to Nick:
Dearest little big brother. How farest thou out there in Argentina?
I have not heard much from you in a while. Perhaps its my fault for
not checking my Gmail. People around here have been asking how you've
been, and so I need something with which I may answer their inquiries.
I have been working hard each week, climbing and cutting trees,
hauling away the debris. My first check was for aprox $500 dollars. I
went to the bank to start my account. It has occurred to me that this
whole growing up thing has been forth-coming for a long while but
nevertheless is it still a odd, and unexplored future with which I am
confronted. Anyway there is a calling of pizza chef master to which I
must answer. Do good little big brother. Carry On. -Alezander
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Dear Nick; granddad and I have been traveling! Cindy got a new little
Ford Focus, it's candy apple red, so she and Jerry took us to Idaho
for a funeral. My cousin Myrle died, she is the one I lived with so
many summers and where I met Granddad. anyway I was so glad that we
got to go. We stopped every couple hours and walked around or ate or
shopped. I shouldn't say it was a fun trip up to a funeral, but it
was. Jerry slipped off to the Soda Springs and filled himself a couple
of bottles. Granddad picked one up and took a big swig and yelled
like crazy, apparently he is not a native and doesn't appreciate the
awful stuff. (it is only good with lemonade) while there we saw
several old friends and even a schoolmate, if you can believe another
92 year old still wandering around. we went out to my grandfather
Beus's old homestead, a great grandson is still running it, but I
understand it has been sold, so I was glad to go out and take a few
pictures. On the way home we stopped at Cache Valley Cheese in Beaver
Utah and purchased "squeaky" cheese to eat on the way home. Still
enjoying our mobile home, had our first abooud last night , our pizza
is ready, gota go, Love you, Grandma
Nick,
I'm trying to think of something worthwhile to say. Been tired the
last couple of Sundays - I really need to start writing you a letter
during the week. I should follow your lead an order my thoughts.
Church was good today. I enjoyed the High Priest lesson today - We
went over the fact that we can receive revelation....
I'm going to take a break now perhaps I'll be back to expand on the lesson.
Nick,
I'm going to take a break from all this heat and go visit Bill and
Jeanne in San Diego. Should be a nice change of pace, won't be boring
though because we're going with Jerah and her kids. Not sure what
else to talk about.
Matt (brother) cleaned our pool for us and just as we were getting up
a haboob (a big dust storm) blew in. Matt was a bit ticked off at it.
Not much else going on. Hope all is going well.
Matt & Sam
Saludos saludos amigos! Hello to our friends!
Nicholas, I assembled my dresser last night. I think I did a right
fine job of it. Cherry wood finish, but it is fake. I now have
somewhere to put my clothes and have completed my current housing
needs. Alex is gaining weight, which is probably why he fell out of
the palm tree into the bougainvillea.
I broke in my Ninja blender and made some smoothies last night for Sam
and myself. I also went to my new singles ward, except it wasn't my
singles ward. They told me they just restructured everything and the
ward I am supposed to be in is brand spanking new and just had their
very first meeting today.
Mom is trying to get me to quit my job and run off to Nicaragua with
her. I'm thinking that would be swell, but it is still dependent upon
if they will allow me to come. It would be cool to go on a relief aid
trip down there. I also have enough reward points on my credit card to
get a roundtrip flight to Boston or Hawaii. Which one do you suggest?
I was thinking Boston in the fall, maybe September.
Hopefully there are some girls to date in this new ward. I think I may
preemptively buy some tickets to Les Miserables since they are coming
to town. Girls like to go to plays.
It think it is pretty awesome you got to baptize the kid - was she
frightened of getting baptized by the BFG? Also, do they have coconuts
there? I highly suggest you mix Kool-Aid in with it if they do. (green
ones are my favorite). Keep living la vida loca nge dab kum balyang
eh?
Ciao - Matt
Nicco, Nicco,
Good Morning!! Everyone else wrote yesterday (Father's Day), however
I waited until this am to finish off your letter. Cindy & Galen came
up for Father's Day and came over with G&G for pizza. A bit of an
informal meal for Sunday, but I worked the 4 days previously and it
was a good way to go. So, as Nick alluded to, I may be going to
Nicaragua. I will if they can still take me that is. I offered up
Matt's services but they might not want him as his Spanish is no where
fluent. I told them he is good at handyman stuff, (equipment always
breaks down etc.) and that might get him a slot. If it comes about,
we'd leave at the end of July for about a week.
Summer doldrums are pretty much settling in. It's too hot to want to
cook in the evenings. Dad got up and went for a walk this morning,
but I didn't hear him and he didn't wake me up. Oh well. Had to get
new shoes for walking. Tried on 10 pair at the store, only 1 really
fit so I bought them. Sam told me they are ugly. Perhaps she's
right. They are black with neon orange accents. Not exactly what you
all are used to for Mom shoes.
I guess I need to sign off. I have a skills lab at the hospital I
need to go to to re-demonstrate I'm really a nurse. Sort of a little
silly..... Love you, Mom
I have not heard much from you in a while. Perhaps its my fault for
not checking my Gmail. People around here have been asking how you've
been, and so I need something with which I may answer their inquiries.
I have been working hard each week, climbing and cutting trees,
hauling away the debris. My first check was for aprox $500 dollars. I
went to the bank to start my account. It has occurred to me that this
whole growing up thing has been forth-coming for a long while but
nevertheless is it still a odd, and unexplored future with which I am
confronted. Anyway there is a calling of pizza chef master to which I
must answer. Do good little big brother. Carry On. -Alezander
______________________________
Dear Nick; granddad and I have been traveling! Cindy got a new little
Ford Focus, it's candy apple red, so she and Jerry took us to Idaho
for a funeral. My cousin Myrle died, she is the one I lived with so
many summers and where I met Granddad. anyway I was so glad that we
got to go. We stopped every couple hours and walked around or ate or
shopped. I shouldn't say it was a fun trip up to a funeral, but it
was. Jerry slipped off to the Soda Springs and filled himself a couple
of bottles. Granddad picked one up and took a big swig and yelled
like crazy, apparently he is not a native and doesn't appreciate the
awful stuff. (it is only good with lemonade) while there we saw
several old friends and even a schoolmate, if you can believe another
92 year old still wandering around. we went out to my grandfather
Beus's old homestead, a great grandson is still running it, but I
understand it has been sold, so I was glad to go out and take a few
pictures. On the way home we stopped at Cache Valley Cheese in Beaver
Utah and purchased "squeaky" cheese to eat on the way home. Still
enjoying our mobile home, had our first abooud last night , our pizza
is ready, gota go, Love you, Grandma
Nick,
I'm trying to think of something worthwhile to say. Been tired the
last couple of Sundays - I really need to start writing you a letter
during the week. I should follow your lead an order my thoughts.
Church was good today. I enjoyed the High Priest lesson today - We
went over the fact that we can receive revelation....
I'm going to take a break now perhaps I'll be back to expand on the lesson.
Nick,
I'm going to take a break from all this heat and go visit Bill and
Jeanne in San Diego. Should be a nice change of pace, won't be boring
though because we're going with Jerah and her kids. Not sure what
else to talk about.
Matt (brother) cleaned our pool for us and just as we were getting up
a haboob (a big dust storm) blew in. Matt was a bit ticked off at it.
Not much else going on. Hope all is going well.
Matt & Sam
Saludos saludos amigos! Hello to our friends!
Nicholas, I assembled my dresser last night. I think I did a right
fine job of it. Cherry wood finish, but it is fake. I now have
somewhere to put my clothes and have completed my current housing
needs. Alex is gaining weight, which is probably why he fell out of
the palm tree into the bougainvillea.
I broke in my Ninja blender and made some smoothies last night for Sam
and myself. I also went to my new singles ward, except it wasn't my
singles ward. They told me they just restructured everything and the
ward I am supposed to be in is brand spanking new and just had their
very first meeting today.
Mom is trying to get me to quit my job and run off to Nicaragua with
her. I'm thinking that would be swell, but it is still dependent upon
if they will allow me to come. It would be cool to go on a relief aid
trip down there. I also have enough reward points on my credit card to
get a roundtrip flight to Boston or Hawaii. Which one do you suggest?
I was thinking Boston in the fall, maybe September.
Hopefully there are some girls to date in this new ward. I think I may
preemptively buy some tickets to Les Miserables since they are coming
to town. Girls like to go to plays.
It think it is pretty awesome you got to baptize the kid - was she
frightened of getting baptized by the BFG? Also, do they have coconuts
there? I highly suggest you mix Kool-Aid in with it if they do. (green
ones are my favorite). Keep living la vida loca nge dab kum balyang
eh?
Ciao - Matt
Nicco, Nicco,
Good Morning!! Everyone else wrote yesterday (Father's Day), however
I waited until this am to finish off your letter. Cindy & Galen came
up for Father's Day and came over with G&G for pizza. A bit of an
informal meal for Sunday, but I worked the 4 days previously and it
was a good way to go. So, as Nick alluded to, I may be going to
Nicaragua. I will if they can still take me that is. I offered up
Matt's services but they might not want him as his Spanish is no where
fluent. I told them he is good at handyman stuff, (equipment always
breaks down etc.) and that might get him a slot. If it comes about,
we'd leave at the end of July for about a week.
Summer doldrums are pretty much settling in. It's too hot to want to
cook in the evenings. Dad got up and went for a walk this morning,
but I didn't hear him and he didn't wake me up. Oh well. Had to get
new shoes for walking. Tried on 10 pair at the store, only 1 really
fit so I bought them. Sam told me they are ugly. Perhaps she's
right. They are black with neon orange accents. Not exactly what you
all are used to for Mom shoes.
I guess I need to sign off. I have a skills lab at the hospital I
need to go to to re-demonstrate I'm really a nurse. Sort of a little
silly..... Love you, Mom
From Nick to the Family:
Oh, another week has passed. It is crazy how quickly one can become accustomed to something so different. Right now I feel I more or less have my bearings about me. Things are still going well enough. This week it got pretty dang cold here. The humidity makes it far far far worse than it should be. I really have no numerical value for the cold, because I never see anything like that, and no one pays attention to it anyways. They use the cold as an excuse though. Everyone does. Even the people under 60 who really should not be bothered by it that much. But there are ways to fix that. We have also done a lot, a huge amount of walking this past week. Miles of it. It really is not that bad. Your legs feel really tired, but so be it. It is somewhat like hiking, because the roads are occasionally a bit iffy. The scenery is not quite so nice all the time though. A good amount different. I really cannot think of much more to write about in just general, so I will let it chill right here for now.
Alexander - Bum. These emails are meant to be read. And I only send out one every week. So your words were just right. Cool you get to climb trees and all that though. Sounds like a fairly fun job. Well, minus the blazing sun, and the dirt and scratches and all that. There is some guy near us who wants us to come by and cut down a tree. It is a bit tall, and would be an interesting experience. It is iffy that we would do it though. But continue on in your work. You all also made me incredibly hungry, and jealous. I have not eaten lunch yet. And the pizza here is not bad. The branch president makes it pretty darn good. They have weird toppings though. But it is not bad with eggs on top. It just is not the wonderful pizza we made at home, with barbecue sauce and ranch and all of those wonderful meat toppings. Oh, goodness. Carry on, as well.
Grandma & Grandpa - It is wonderful you were able to travel around with Aunt Cindy. Also good that you were able to go to that funeral. And especially good the trip was fun. Funerals can be sad, but they do not need to be a bad time. I would have to agree with Grandpa on the soda water. I also did not really like the taste of it. Weird. Nice you were able to visit so many places. That is the way to go for road trips.
Dad - That could be good. The last few days I have not really written in my journal, and there are various things I just will not be able to write as well now in it in a review. I generally think priesthood quorum meetings for Elders and High Priests are the most interesting, if just for all of the opinions given during the lesson. Makes me laugh sometimes. Hope you can begin to feel a bit better, though.
Sam & Matt - Vacation!!!! Fun fun fun fun fun. Also, I enjoyed the story of the pool and the haboob. I have told some people about haboobs that we have had there and they did not really believe me at first.
Matt - I always feel like I want to fix up the missionary apartments, or make things. But frankly, there just is no time so I never do. My time is nigh out, so I will have to end earlier than desirable. They do not really have coconuts here, either. They have the fruit you generally see in the States, available all the time. We will see as it gets warmer. Today is Walmart day, as well.
Mom - I almost did not get this. When I first logged on it was not there. I was worried. But it came, so that is good. I would love to write more, but I did not notice this until late, so I was focused on writing the letter to the mission president. I almost feel like I forgot something, but we will have to see next week.
You people, family, are wonderful. I miss eating home made pizza. But so be it. I will eat some eventually.
With looooove,
Elder Hansen
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