I never really had that much of a reason to look forward to Mondays, until recently when we have been awaiting letters from Sean's sister Jenna who is serving a mission in Peru. I was hoping to get one from my sister Kassidy today, but I realize that her P Day might be on a different day than Mondays in the MTC, and we still have a whole rest of a Monday to go! It has been an emotional week for me, sending her off into the world. I really really wanted to be there in Idaho to see her off, but decided it best not to travel so far into my pregnancy. None the less, it's been difficult saying goodbye for a while, even though I haven't been living near her in general, communicating with her daily has been a big part of my life, whether it is through Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, or phone calls. When a LDS missionary serves a mission the only form of communication they have with their family is through letters or email. A missionary gets one phone call home on Christmas and on Mother's Day. I cried like a baby when we hung up from our Skype Call last Tuesday night, I know what she is doing will bring her and our family many blessings, I know Heavenly Father is looking out for her, I'm just going to miss her, and I'm a little sad she won't be here when her niece is born.
I am grateful my grandma, aunt, and mother in law were there to see her off. After she left we all waited and waited to hear from her. I started getting nervous, she didn't have a phone or any form of communication if something went wrong. I knew she had a long layover in Tokyo, I'm curious to know how that went for her, and then she was to report to Manila. We got a short, but sweet email from her saying she made it, that the driving is crazy, and that she loves it there! I hope to hear from her soon, hopefully with a little bit more detail.
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