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days til mexico: 10

we had our first snow fall last night. there is nothing more romantically beautiful than the first fresh snowfall. everything is hushed and clean and sparkling. and it always happens at night. those are the moments that paradise will be made of.

the following twenty-four hours of snow, however, have not been quite so magical. at first i was excited that i was still here for a little bit of snow. that lasted approximately fifteen minutes. after that, i was ready to fly out immediately. i already went in the ditch. this morning, on the way to the group. apparently i have no tread left on my tires. hm. no harm done though. and it wasn't the first accident of the season... kandis confessed that she bumped into my car last night. morton's fine, but franchesca (i've decided i like that name best) is a little bruised.

the past few days have been pretty eventful. it's starting to dawn on me how soon i'm leaving. there's been so many goodbyes already. i am now officially unemployed. i went in to work tonight, and there was already someone there covering my shift. that was a relief actually.

and on saturday we had a mexican fiesta dinner. just had some of the people over that have encouraged me the most over the past few years. it was nice. great food. and monica brought me a pinata. that was the highlight of the evening. i think the concept is genius. i got to beat a tiki head with a large stick until candy poured out. then i ate candy until i felt sick. it was fabulous.

and on friday i had my very first pioneer meeting. it made me wonder (even more than usual) why everybody doesn't do this. the information was beautiful and encouraging, and the atmosphere was so positive. Jehovah's spirit was definitely there. unfortunately, i was still horribly sick, and spent most of the afternoon hacking and snorting, which was lovely. especially for the people around me, i'm sure.