Travis flew to Canada yesterday! He woke up bright and early to get to the airport, and during his lag time he got to call home- yay! It was incredibly good to hear his voice. If I could bottle it up and replay it every now and then I would... Such a little piece of treasure :) Trav is doing really well. He said a little somethin somethin to me in French, and I couldn't tell you what on earth he said, haha. He is really excited to get to speak with people in French and is working on how to introduce himself in a different language. He wrote us a short email and said that it was cool to hear people speaking French and to see signs in a diff language. He has an eager spirit, and is willing to do the work requisite to be an effective missionary. I hope for his sake that he gets along well with his comp and that the members in the area love him and treat him well (he'll have to earn it...).
Talking with Trav felt completely normal, just extra special. I was happy that he had time to call me and that we could share a laugh or two together and got some quick questions answered. He is rock solid, I just love my baby bro!
I'm dying for some pics! We're still working on that one... But they'll come!
-Jessi
Lynn and I got to talk to Travis for about 45 minutes, and it was pure delight! I was on cloud 9 all day from it. We loved being able to hear his voice and to get answers to the many questions we had for him. Had he gained weight - yes, but then he felt fat so he quit eating as much and lost it, so he's about the same as he was when he entered the MTC. Does he feel like he gets enough sleep - no, he always feels like he's awake for about 50 hours and sleeps for about 2 (ouch!); but he wasn't complaining. Did he like the food - he can't wait to not be eating cafeteria food any more! Did his comp get to go with them - no he has to stay for 2 weeks for medical testing. How does he feel about his French - pretty good with MTC French; he's sure he'll get humble pie as soon as he steps off the plane. How many missionaries were traveling that day to Montreal - 16! There will be a 70% turnover of the missionaries in his mission in about 3 months time, with his group being the last of that 70%. We just ate up every moment of conversation with him. Pure joy.
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