As we pulled up to the curb, nothing really felt real..or even surreal. Mostly I was just numb. Jessie came around and opened the trunk, I handed Penny to her and then grabbed my bags from the car. By then my host was there so our time was basically up. I gave Jessie and Penny a hug and then grabbed my bags and walked away. I was astonished not to have cried and even more astonished that Jessie did cry!
As I walked away I just made small talk with my host..way random but it was an Elder instead do a Sister which apparently doesn't happen. As we walked up the hill away from my family and everything I knew I got choked up for a hot second before seeing a green skirt that I was jealous of. And then the green skirt was suddenly running towards me..and who was wearing it? But the one and only Sister Richmond. She had convinced her companion to be late to class in order to see if she could randomly find me. And coincidence of all coincidences..I was walking up the hill! I insisted that she take a picture with me right that instant because in my crazy mind I was potentially never going to see her again the whole of m MTC stay. Well my camera wasn't working because I had put the battery in backwards ( you better believe that caused some serious stress until I figured out the problem. ) and S. Richmond was on the move so I quickly said goodbye and continued hauling my suitcases. Heavens they were heavy.
Post-checkin I had to go up to my classroom (they really didn't mess around with any downtime in that schedule of theirs) to meet my district and the like. Well wouldn't you know it- I was the first one there so I was obviously that awkward girl who sat in the room by herself before a teacher found her and made small chat.
Well they all came in one by one and everyone seemed real nice and all but I totally felt like I got the short end of the stick. How terrible of me! As each of my companions came in I got satisfaction out of the fact that I had cuter clothes and I felt like I was prettier. Wow how much more shallow could I be!? None I don't think! Then the Elders came in..comprised of another trio. One was from Wales, one was a dwarf, and the third had Aspergers. You would have thought the world was ending by the way I reacted in my mind. How embarrassing! Can you tell how much I have yet to grow!?
My first impression of my companions, Sister Tripp and Love was: "I don't know that we would be great friends outside of the mission experience but we get along well enough. They are both rather enthusiastic though.."
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