Devin & I

Devin & I

Monday, July 13, 2015

Nicaragua, Managua South.


OK…so I am WAYYY BEHIND!! This should have been posted in March, but life happened.  So here it is..9 days before she leaves..

My baby sister got her mission call.  I have quite the mixed feelings about her going on a mission.  We had friends and family over on March 8th (2015) for a “opening party”.  Grandma and Grandpa Jackson, Grandma Karen, Jaden & Julie and their family, Kenny, Jason and their family, Meg, Miles, Bryson, Jared and Shelly and their kids all came.  A bunch of people that Allie knew also came to the grand opening.  At 3PM we ate Mexican Hay Stacks (just the family) and then we waited for people to roll in.  We had Krey and Brandy’s family as well Amy Rojas on a “skype” call.  Then the moment came.  Allie read her mission call and she says “NICARAGUA MANAGUA SOUTH” mission.  WHAT!? I instantly look at Devin, who’s behind me while I’m videotaping, and I see his eyes looking back and forth trying to figure out what the heck is happening.  Then he screams like everyone else.  Why is this so important that I look at him? Well, that was the exact mission that he went to.  How the heck did that happen?! Out of all of the missions in the world, plus all the Spanish-speaking missions (we knew she had to go Spanish..) HOW DID SHE GET CALLED TO HER BROTHERS MISSION?!  Now that we are 9 days away…I am seriously just numb. Devin is soo excited for her to go to the country that he loves just as much as America.  I of course, am still numb.  Allie and I fight and we don’t agree on everything, but she’s my baby sister.  I will always love her.  She’s been my best friend since I was 2.  That’s a long time to have a best friend.  I know that next Wednesday I will BAWL.  Its going to be bad.  I will bawl. And I will bawl. And I will bawl!!  Im not looking forward to it.  But I am looking forward to the adventures that she will have.  I keep saying hopefully I’ll have more time to post and this time I think I mean it.  And I’ll let you know why in my next post.  BUT for now: Felicidades Allie.  Estoy muy orgullosa de ti J Devin y yo te amamos y te esperamos lo mejor.  Yo se que tu vas a hacer cosas increibles. 

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