1 month down!

It is honestly hard to believe that 1 month has already passed since Kyle has left.  We miss him terribly but it is so exciting to hear of his experiences and all that he is accomplishing and learning.  We look forward to each Monday when it is his P-Day and we can email for a little while with him.  He reports that he is doing well.  He says that he too enjoys Monday so that he can talk with us a bit.  He gets a little homesick but his Mondays get him through the rest of week.  He says that the rest of the week he stays crazy busy.  He is currently serving in Laguna Niguel.  He reports that him and his companion are white-washing the area.  The other day, Kyle spent 24 hours with his zone leader.  While with his zone leader, they caught a mischevious racoon in their back yard.  He said that was pretty cool.  He has told his Dad and I that they have dinner appointments every night and that he is actually eating things that he probably never would have tried at home.  In fact the other day he said he ate squid and actually liked it.  Kyle is the designated driver and from the looks of the picture above, it looks like he is still sporting his swag!  He was excited to report yesterday that they would be meeting with an investigator on Tuesday and he was thinking that there is a really good possiblity that he may get his first baptism committment.  He also mentioned to his Dad that Danny Ainge showed up at his ward and that his zone leader has had 2 BBQ's with Eric Weddle.  Kyle seems to be making the most of things.  We are proud of him and for his desire to serve.