Singles Awareness Day…. and other things
by Christopher on Feb.15, 2009, under Mission, Personal, Reflections
Alright, so in light of the fact that yesterday was Valentines Day.. I figured I would post something. I begin with an excerpt from my journal exactly one year ago. At that time I was serving in the city of Pescara, Italy; which is located over on the eastern coast of the country that I love dearly.
Happy Valentines Day? Those words mean next to nothing to me since I’ve still got a tag on! Next year, however, there will be a valentine…
Happy Singles Awareness Day!
Those were my words, verbatim. However, I do not have a valentine this year and so my words, penned by a hopeful heart, go unanswered.
As I was explaining to my Elders Quorum today, the closest thing I did to being romantic was that I spent an hour and half or more pruning roses in the garden. The roses “kissed” me with their thorns, and left their red lipstick (read my blood), on my hand.
In other news, my parents were in Hawaii for a week and a half and so I was left to watch my brothers in their absence. All in all, we had a good time together. There were a few instances where things didn’t go as “smoothly” as I had hoped, but boys will be boys and you can’t expect anything more. My parents did however, much to my suprise, bring back a Koa wood Ukulele for me. Ever since I went to Hawaii back in ’05 I have wanted one. When I was in Italy, my second to last companion was hawaiian and had his uke with him. We would take it with us to various appointments and would sing to investigators and members alike. One night as we were waiting for a ride, he taught me how to play. We were sitting at the top of a hill in Chieti (near Pescara), near sunset and he and I just sat there jamming to “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.” Naturally, when I got my uke on Wednesday night, the first song I played was “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.” Good times and even better memories.
So there you have it, quick update on my life!
Ciao!
