Well now. I'm sure you've all heard the news, but in case you haven't.... The time has come officially. Effective immediately, all missionaries are able to actually CALL HOME on P days. Now, what I suspect that means is that for the most part, emails aren't going to be all that common for much longer. At least, not missionary ones. But you see that's the Rogers Difference™. I don't know about the rest of these guys, but as for me, I'm still giving out an email a week. Why? Well, because I've come this far already, and if I can go 19 months of weekly email updates but then shut down after that, when we're all so close to the 24 month total, well what are we fighting for, am I right? Of course I am. You know it and I know it. But anyway, dramatic news and changes aside, what's the latest in good old Kekaha?
Well first things first, the attic. It began as a joke. One of those "Hey, wouldn't it be cool to build a fort up there?" kinds of things....But now it's actually happening. We're building a fort up there with a little help from Ace Hardware. It's going to be legit. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of it at the moment, but I guess you can wait until next week to hear more about that because like I said, you will continue to get updates weekly, even though the new announcement makes it kind of unnecessary. I figured there were a few of you who'd still enjoy updates. So yeah, don't worry you'll get an answer to the question of what the fort looks like. But there's more than just that question to answer, so moving on.
“What about the weather?” Is the most common one. Well, the windstorm may be over but the cold has decided to stay. I'm keeping warm though. In fact the other day I got to break out that alien hoodie I've been waiting to wear since last January! It was a very exciting day. I wore it because we've been going on morning runs lately, so the morning chills are a real issue for us. At least they were. You'll be happy to know that the cold weather of about 59-60 degrees and 56 degrees with wind chill, is on its way out of town, and it won't be long before the usual melting heat has returned, making things more or less back to normal again.
Walt is still doing fantastic, we saw him just yesterday in fact, and we set up an appointment with him for later this week, helping him out with a service project. We're very excited about it. Elder Atwood and I are getting along better, and we are slowly learning how to work with one another. All in all, it's not been that bad of a week, all things considered. The only thing left to talk about now, is the car.
That's right folks.... THE CAR!
Big Z is back in town!! Well.... I guess it's a bit delayed because we've actually had the car for a little while now, and it's not even temporary, it's here to stay. We had to go get an oil change in Lihue, and thanks in no small part to poor planning skills, that simple oil change took all day long to get done. Yeah, it sucked. But what sucks even more, is that while I was there, there was a Hyundai dealership next door, and I beheld what I consider to be a true sin-the 2019 Veloster Turbo. It looks horrible. And now, I'm left with the 2017 Veloster Turbo as my car of choice. Not that it matters considering the amount of time before I'd be able to get one, because my goal is to one day walk into the dealership and pay for the whole car all at once, and then drive away debt free. It's not an imminent desire, but a wish for someday. Problem is if all future Veloster models look that bad I'll have to choose a different car. My favorite part was the front headlights-but anyway, 2017 aqua blue Veloster Turbo. That's the dream car. After the whole thing was over though, the oil has been changed in Big Z, so he's happy. I don't have to worry about it anymore. All joking aside I'm grateful for the car, even though we still end up biking most of the time anyway, because Elder Rogers is a terrible planner.
Lastly, I'm pleased to say that our food situation has improved somewhat. I've been trying all sorts of new recipes and it's been fun, though I doubt I'd choose it above other hobbies. I like to think that I occasionally make food that Gordon Ramsey would approve of. Ha. Haha… as if that could ever happen.
That's about all for this week. I'm not sure what else to say at least. Despite the news, you'll still be able to get updates every week here, until the end of my mission in July. (holy crap that's getting close... ((((；ﾟДﾟ)))))))
Until next week guys.
Aloha!
Pictures:
Broke out the hoodie for the first time since I got it. I was so excited.
This is a grilled porkchop lightly seasoned and buttered, with grilled asparagus and white rice on the side. Looks good eh?
This is the magic dressing. It's my favorite thing, because it makes vegetables and salad taste good somehow.
I discovered that Sour Patch Kids cereal is a thing. I've been eating it for breakfast for about a week. I still can't decide if I like it or not, but it tastes better than I thought it would. I wasn't even going to get it, but while I was at Walmart I saw it and had to do a double take because, I mean come on its Sour Patch Kid cereal, and you just have to sit back and wonder what on earth led to the creation of such a thing. So I stood there looking at it, trying to figure out what kind of insane mastermind came up with this, and how he was able to get it to happen, and whether or not this is actually worth the purchase, when all of the sudden this lady comes up behind me, hands me five dollars, and says "Splurge Elder, it's good". So at this point I have no choice but to try it out and see if it tastes as weird as it looks. It does. In fact you might say it tastes even weirder than it looks. But it's not bad either..? I dunno. It's beyond explanation yall are just gonna have to try it yourselves. I also love the picture of me eating it, because it looks like it came straight out of a 90's ad. You might say it's, well, "rad". *flees immediately from the Mob of booing readers who hate the word rad*
The most interesting thing is this sign. We found it near our house. Apparently the wind helped it take flight like a helicopter and it landed 5 streets down. Couldn't resist taking a picture with it. Consider this the aftermath picture.
Every now and again, I have to remind myself how blessed I am to serve in Hawaii. Kauai even. It's a great place guys. Even if it sucks sometimes, it's a great place.
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