I cant believe it is already pday again, this week flew by! I am so glad you got my package but you were not supposed to open it til christmas! thats why I wrapped everything!! like mother like daughter I guess. Did you give grandma and grandpa their presents too? Loved the pic, dad looks like such a goof ball, I love it!

    Well I got two more birthday packages this week so my zone thinks I am so spoiled and I just tell them, well what do you expect from a barbie and then they nod in agreement. We all know that Kasi always nails it with the gift giving thing and she sure didn't disappoint even when I am far away in Guatemala. She sent me super cute shoes and some nail polish for my birthday. I also got a birthday package with some sweet african jewelry that I love! I am glad I got jewelry, shoes and nail polish to remind that I am a girl because sometimes I forget because I am always so dirty, sweaty, and stinky. 

    

    So in Guatemala to celebrate the christmas season kids do fireworks in the streets every night. They are not cool pretty fireworks. they are just piercingly loud and hardly light up at all. For the first 2 weeks my comp and I were convinced that there was a giant shootout  outside our house because it is so loud but turns out it is actually just christmas. 

    Speaking of Christmas, I am going to Skype you all at christmas and I can hardly wait! I am glad Max, Sam and their little doves got to go to the devotional last night! It was so good! I watched it on tv in english just like I we did for conference and it was fabulous! It was so weird to finally come to the realization that it is christmas season and not dead of summer.  It is so hot here and I feel like it is still July. It does not feel like christmas at all here! 

   My comp. is still super fun! her name is Audrey Prince and she moved to utah when she was 17 and went to high school in Duschene where ever the crap that is. She told me it is the armpit of Utah. She is super sarcastic and crazy and we have a lot of fun! we tell nine mile stories and memories like everyday. I am glad I get to spend christmas with her! well I hope you all have a wonderful week! I love reading your letters each week! Love you to the moon and back!

Love,

hermana Outsen