Reunion!

Sooooo, I went to Matsushima today with the missionaries. And I knew that Elder Ito would be there, and so that made me kind of not want to go, because it was hard to have him leave, and it would be hellogoodbye all over again really fast. But I went, and I saw him, and it was SO good to see him. It was me, four sister missionaries, and four elders. The elders acted like I was the plague--din't (heh heh, 'dint') introduce themselves or shake my hand or anything, didn't even talk to me. But Elder Ito caught my eye straight away and his face lit up and he shook my hand, asked how everything was, talked to me. :) He's such a nice little squeak~ But yes, it was hard to say goodbye again. It took A LOT of self-restraint on my part to not hug the chap. :[ Sometimes I very strongly dislike missionary rules. >:(


The three American elders were... in a word... young. It was actually really annoying, and I thought, "is this what I want to go back to?" Yeah. I couldn't believe how dumb there were. And Elder Ito was, well, different. Poor guy, I think he was a little left out cuz he was the only Japanese elder, but he didn't seem upset by it. He seems very reflective, quiet, not loud and annoying, appreciative of his surroundings, but maybe that's because he's older. He's my age. So it was good to see a guy that wasn't an idiot. I keep forgetting that missionaries are YOUNG! I'm way older than them! My SISTERS are older than them! Weird.

This is me and Sister Hedberg. She's the one who is drawing my characters. :D I took a look at a couple of her sketches, and they're great! Then on the train ride home, I watched her draw, and I just couldn't stop staring with a permagrin, looking at the pictures come to life. That made me happy. heheeee~


Another star leaf tree! Elder Ito was quietly taking pictures of it like this, so I thought I'd snap one too!


And I've saved the best for last!!!!!!!!! The pictures that Sister Hedberg drew! They're in her style, and Jenna isn't like I envisioned, but I gave her some pointers, and the next thing she drew was AWESOME. Ben's hair is awesome. He's not this thin, but dang. I am happy!