Everyday's a Good Day

Hello west coasters!

How's the weather? Probably not as nice as it was here this past week!

Average temp: 50 degrees.
Snow/rain: none
Wind: 5mph? Maybe. Some days it was strong, others..hardly any at all.

Okay funny thing: The weather man is almost always wrong about the weather! It's so weird! 2 weekends ago, grocery stores were packed full of people trying to stock up for food and emergency items for the big storm on Sunday and Monday. The whole week everyone was freaking out about how awful the storm would be. Missionaries were talking about the 99% chance that we'd be red-dotted those days (red-dot: weather is so bad we aren't allowed to leave the apartment).

And guess what happened?

NO SNOW. This whole past week! I found it hilarious. At least all of the east coasters were stocked up on food for a life-time.

This weekend, the Sun was visible through the gray clouds AND some days I hardly wore a coat because it was such beautiful weather! Yesterday, a lot of members kept saying "There's going to be no more snow. Spring is here." Those are exact, quoted words. Us missionaries got really excited. Finally Spring was coming...or so we thought.

Guess what the weathers like today? Overcast. And snow!! Haha man, I just have to look outside each morning to see the weather instead of trust what the people say-it's not their fault the weather is just bipolar!

I hope everyone enjoyed that. Alright, now on to the real missionary stuff.

Remember Jose? His wife just got baptized and he has 2 little boys who are adorable and are the ones who run around without pants on a lot? He told us at an appointment last week that he wants to be baptized! I almost jumped out of my seat from excitement because he chose this all on his own. We asked him to be baptized officially on Saturday for April 26!

On Tuesday, we went on exchanges with the Sisters from Hartford. This is where we switch companions for a full 24 hours. It helps us learn from other missionaries and it mixes things up a bit. I was with Sister Heileson who's from Iowa and came out on the plane with my group to Boston-so we've been out the same amount of time. She is very sweet. She's just learning Spanish but during all of our appointments it was a little hard for her to understand (the Hispanic people speak very fast) but she was still able to speak a little with them and get the jist of what they were saying. She really tries to learn it so I know she'll pick it up fast.

Every night we come home and talk with the English sisters about life, missionary stuff, families, etc. and mostly about our days. I asked Sister Hamblin (the red hed) how her day was and she responded, "It was a great day! But, I always have great days. Everyday is a good day if you make it one."

I loved this! Bad things are bound to happen in our days. Our days are never going to be perfect, just as us humans are not going to be perfect, but that doesn't mean life is bad! In fact, life is amazing! So, we should just keep a positive, "glass is half full" (or more) attitude and plan on being happy no matter what happens in the day! Yes, that seems hard to do but I believe it's possible. This thought could go on forever. But I will leave you all with that for now. Just remember that everyday is a good day. :)

Keep the letters coming! Love you all and have a great week!

-Hermana Sutherland

pic2- cute houses in Bridgeport

pic3- making platanos - fried bananas-you have to buy the ones that are really green though. You eat them like chips!