Hospital Visit.

Well here is the newest update for everyone! My ward went to the Palisades reservoir in Wyoming and we all went tubing and wake-boarding. We had soooo much fun! Brother Floyd is pretty much the most amazing leader ever. He is crazy and a very funny and spiritual man but he knows how to have fun. We went tubing first and swam in the lake we caught so much air it was crazy. Brittney ended up flying off the tube and doing a back flip into the water (that's how fast we were going). We went wake-boarding after that (which is struggled greatly with) and then I decided I wanted to go tubing one more time before we had to leave. As we started to gain speed, we hit a huge wave and I flew into the air and came down onto my friend, Joel, knee. I almost passed out and my mouth was bleeding a lot so they stopped the boat and I felt a hole in my cheek, where I bit through. I started to feel better and kind of be tough and so I drove home. When we returned home, I was completely fine but my head and my mouth were hurting a lot. I tried to sleep and I took some medicine but all of a sudden I had extreme pain in my ears and my head and I could not move or get up. It freaked everyone out (especially Brittney because she balled her eyes on on the way to the hospital) and we drove to the hospital. I found out that I had a minor concussion and I would just be really sore for the next few days. I am feelings a lot better and now I just have a lot of sores in my mouth from biting through my cheek. So everything is really great here. It is pretty much my last REAL week of school and then I will be on my way home. I am really ready to leave and have a great summer. I miss my family and friends so much. I love you! X O. E.

Surprise!

Just to catch everyone up, I tried to surprise my family by going to California last weekend. Too bad I cannot keep my own surprises if my life depended on it. I told too many people in my extended family and in my immediate family that my mother found out and when she called me last Thursday to see what I was doing...well our conversation went a little like this:
Mom: Hey Erin, what are you up to right now?
Erin: I'm in class.
Mom: You are talking on your phone in class?
Erin: Yeah. I will call you later.
(an hour later)
Mom: What are you doing? It sounds like you are driving on a highway.
(And by the way, the whole time this is going on Ammon keeps repeating "Erin she knows. She knows.")
Erin: Yeah, I am driving to Ammon's house....
(here is where it gets good)
Mom: Erin... I know your secret.
Erin: What secret?
Mom: I have my sources Erin, I know you are driving home this weekend.
DANG IT. Yeah.. It went down like that. I am so bad with surprises. When Ammon and I decided to drive home, he told me not to tell anyone because we were going to surprise them! And of course I am so excited to surprise everyone... Every SINGLE day Ammon and I would have this conversation: (This is not an exaggeration)
Erin: Ammon... I told Crystal we are coming. But don't worry I won't tell ANYONE else.
Ammon: Erin you might as well tell your mom. She is going to find out.
Erin: No.. She won't! I am not going to tell anyone else.
NEXT DAY: (literally)
Erin: Ammon...
Ammon: Let me guess, you told someone.
Erin: Alright so what, I told Jordyn. She won't tell anyone, don't worry.
Ammon: Erin. Why don't you just tell everyone. It doesn't have to be a surprise.
AGAIN... NEXT DAY:
Erin: (breathing)
Ammon: Who did you tell?
Erin: I told my grandparents. But don't worry! I told them to swear not to tell anyone!
Ammon: Who else do you plan on telling? I guarantee your family already knows.
This literally happened every single day for a week until we arrived in California. The only person that was completely oblivious to me arriving was my father (no surprise). Haha. Great weekend though! I am done with school in exactly 12 days! I will write more later! X O. E.