Hey family!
This week was nuts.
P-day. We went to a crocodile
farm. Then a giant statue garden. Yes. According to the handout they gave us
at the entrance, the sculptor was half-animal and half-man. Classic. Whether
he is 100% human or not, I don't know but his statues were big. Real big. We
snapped some sweet pics, don't even worry.
The Tangled-Festival: After
Disney released Tangled, Thailand went crazy. They loved it so much they
decided to make a holiday for it and launch off lanterns like in the movie.
They take their Disney movies very seriously here. Well anyway, the night of
the festival came around and so did a fat rain cloud. #thathurtstheteam. So
the armada of lanterns that was supposed to drift up to heaven turned out to be
about 20 spread out all over the city. Yeah we were bummed. There were tons of
water boat things though. That was pretty sweet. They make these floating
candle boats out of bamboo (I think), leaves, flowers and other colorful things
then float them down the river. There were a ton. It was sweet. The next day
we sent up some lanterns of our own after dinner. If you minus my companion,
the other elders, and the random Thai people in the background, and sub in my
future wife...it was probably the most romantic thing I've ever done. Well
there is always next year.
Highlight of the week: Sunday. We had a good
day. Committed 3 people to be baptized in the end of December. Yeah buddy. We
were feeling great and pumped to eat E. Tzanis' high class Sunday dinner. We
had just pulled our bikes into our house when 3 cockroaches scurried under the
door. Game on. E. Barfuss grabbed a broom/sweeper/scrubber thing and swept one
right out the door. The other 2 were too fast. One took cover under the
cabinet by the giant garage door. I smoked him out with the pest spray.
Sweep. He's outta here. The last guy brought his A game. He had sneaked into
a corner and was not going to leave. This is when it gets good. E. Barfuss is
trying to sweep him towards the door when it runs right by his foot. He lets
out this high pitched squeal. I'm thinking, "I've never heard my sister scream
like that...was that for real?" Two seconds later when I heard it again I knew
he was serious. This is when I bust out my camera and start capturing this
encounter for posterity. E. Barfuss Vs. The cockroach. E. Barfuss' weapon of
choice: a sweeper (for lack of a better word). The cockroach's weapon of
choice: pure fear. Round 1: They face off in the corner. The cockroach
charges. E. Barfuss tries the sweeper. It's not very effective! Fear
overcomes him. He screams. Loud. And high. 1 point to the pest. Round 2:
The cockroach dives under the laundry basket. E. Barfuss summons his bravery
and tilts it up to settle this silly game. His courage crumbles. He screams.
Loud. And long. 1 point to the roach. I'm dying with laughter. Final Round:
E. Barfuss tries the sweeper again. It's super effective. He exclaims, "I
think I killed it." He approaches warily. The cockroach lies still. Dead.
Psych! It jumps up and scurries to the corner. E. Barfuss screams again. 2
points to the pest. He sweeps it towards the door finally and I follow up with
the spray. Victory. Best video ever.
Well I love you all!
Elder
M. Riley Creer
The Only
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