. . . guess what . . .

. . . came in the mail today? . . .

a very important {& scary} envelope

& yes, i cried when

i took it out of the mailbox . . .

. . . wouldn't you? as you know,

important occasions call for

certain preparations.

of course, lots of people

would be coming to our house

for the opening of this envelope ~~

so, of course,

there must be food,

or at least snacks & beverages.

since the call came

at around 2:30

& the opening was to be held at 6:30,

there was not much time

~~ chips & salsa it is!

see, i told you

lots of people would come!

everyone made a guess

as to where

elder romney would go

here's elder romney

{with shaky hand & letter opener

passed from friend to friend

expressly for the purpose of

opening these important envelopes}

elder romney beginning to read

{note the envelope covering the letter ~

exposing only one line at a time}

the letter & the call . . .

. . . to serve in the

mexico city north mission

beginning wednesday 2 april 2008

{i swear i didn't know where he was going

when i made salsa this afternoon!}

happy sisters

{& snickers in her christmas sweater}

really excited dad & sister

{she was playing the part of the

"cryer" tonight since

i'd already had my own episode

when i went to get the mail this afternoon}

addi was excited since her guess was . . .

mexico

{side note . . . she was not so excited

when i handed her the prize money

~ $1.00 ~

her comment ~ "just one?"}

happy grandparents & preoccupied aunt

katelyn looks excited

so does kenzi
& all the fackrells for that matter
question . . . how many people

are texting in this photo?
answer: three {at least}

most importantly . . .happy

elder andrew davis romney

note from mom: i would advise against

having an only boy be your youngest child.

i can't even describe how much

i'll miss this wonderful son

who always behaves & makes us laugh.

we are so proud of him!