Mad Scientist Baby

When I hold mad scientist baby:


When Sarah holds mad scientist baby:

...I see how it is Anna haha

THE WHITE ENVELOPE CAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So last Thursday, April 15, I came home from work and rushed to the mailbox with Andrew. I opened the door...AND THERE IT WAS! The big white envelope I had waited for :) I couldn't wipe the smile off my face...and wished I didn't have to wait an hour until mom came home to open it. Well five o'clock came around and Mom, Dad, Sarah, Andrew, Anna, Deerwesters (on skype), Grandma & Grandpa Palmer, Nikki, Rachelle, Esther, Larry, Jon, and the exchange students were all gathered in the living room to hear the words:

TEXAS MCALLEN JULY 7TH SPANISH SPEAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Hahah I was laughing so hard. Never in a million years would I have guessed Texas. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited though. I am happy with where I am going and have a good feeling about it. I think Heavenly Father knows I like surprises so He picked the last place I would ever think and go at the time I never expected...the day after my birthday. Good times...if you want to see a video, my sister Debbie took this one over skype:

http://deerwesters.blogspot.com/2010/04/marys-mission-call.html

haha at 5 seconds you can hear me ask Nikki "is Lyndee on the phone??" wayyyyy to go Lyndee.

C.S. Lewis

"At first, perhaps, you can understand what [God] is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof. . . . But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that . . . does not seem to make sense. . . . He is building quite a different
house from the one you thought of. . . . You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace."

MISSION PAPERS SUBMITTED

As of last night, my mission papers are submitted! I am SOOOOOOOOO EXCITED. I was a little nervous for the Stake President interview. I said a lot of stupid things to some of his questions :/ it is frustrating when you are nervous and can't express yourself how you want to... but he was nice and helped me to think about what I should be doing to prepare. He gave me some conference talks and the 2007 New Era magazine on preparing for a mission. I wish I could go back and talk to him and answer his questions now... but it doesn't matter because the questions were for my benefit anyway - not his. To prepare I am going to study Preach My Gospel like crazy! I also want to go out with the missionaries back home and give a Book of Mormon away. Oh and role play teaching more.

I'm excited to help others come unto Christ :) Nothing is better than that! What I will be looking forward to getting in the mail during the next two weeks:

I am NOT giving up.

Lately, all my friends that I have been talking to are giving up on going into Nursing. They have been wanting to do nursing since I have known them, but it has been hard for them to get into a program. They are switching to other careers...which is totally cool if that is what they want to do but I AM NOT GIVING UP. I know that is what I am supposed to be doing and what I want to be doing. Its the best of both worlds - SCIENCE and getting to be around people all the time...now if it was outdoors, it would be perfect. It is going to be hard. I am determined in this. I don't care how long it takes for me to get into a program, IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN! As they would say on Galaxy Quest - "NEVER SURRENDER, NEVER GIVE UP." haha

Not my teeth but they looked like these^^^

In other news I GOT MY WISDOM TEETH OUT!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I have heard many horror stories so I was a bit apprehensive walking to the dentist. Everything went great though! Thank you for your prayers, it worked :) I know God hears them that is for sure. My wonderful angel of a roommate Lyndee picked me up afterward and made me pudding :) Mmm I love pudding...but I sure do miss my vegetables...two days is too long to go without them. It has been hard for me to stay inside and stay in bed. That is the worst for me. I want to go run and get my homework done but my swollen mouth and cheeks tell me otherwise. IN TWO WEEKS I CAN TURN MY PAPERS IN!!!!!! OH YEAH.

Well I am going to go back to bed. I hope I don't get an infection or dry socket - please oh please oh please just heal well!

Pathophysiology

Sometimes I study so much I want to cry because of exhaustion. Haha but I think I'm over that phase now and on to silliness because of lack of sleep. It is my fault though. I played all last weekend - hiking and going to Relief Society things. I just need to remember WORK before PLAY! Pathophysiology is the hardest class I've ever taken. SO MUCH MATERIAL - SO LITTLE TIME...but it is definitly interesting. My favorite word from tonight's study session (yes I spent all friday night studying) was - ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY. Cool eh? Okay it is time for bed. I will have sweet dreams about hiatial hernias, gall stones, and jaundice :)

Oh yeah! I had my missionary physical today... and we are good to go!!!! Healthy as an OX! Haha well good enough to go anyway. Next thursday I get two cavities filled and three wisdom teeth out at the dentist. OH BOY it is going to be a fun time haha but its free after insurance... who can pass that up? Yay for Idaho cheapness. After all that dental work is done then I can meet with the bishop and stake president and turn them in!!!!!!!! SO EXCITED!

All in all, life is challenging but good :) soooooooo good. I've got a SUPERB Heavenly Father, an AWESOME FAMILY and sweet friends. What more do you need?

Watch this...

"You've been talking to the Mormon's haven't you?!" haha