Hey so I know I have been slacking off and haven't posted anything in like a month. Ya, my bad. Hopefully this one will make up for it all.
Ok well this past month actually has been pretty eventful. So my last post about the beginning of the two weeks with Gram and Pop. Well that week ended off really well. It was so fun to actually get to see them again and I can't wait to see them again in like two more weeks. Ya so I don't remember where I left off on my adventure with them but I think the biggest thing that happened towards the end of the stay with them was that we went down to the swap meet. Man I don't think I have ever blown through a paycheck so fast in my life. But on the bright side of the situation I did get pretty much all of my Christmas shopping done while I was down there. Like it was so much fun. I think I came back from there with like ten bags of stuff filling them up all the way. Ya I think that kinda wraps up the trip with them; well besides getting a load of stuff when they left too. That was always fun to get and I think I got left with enough food for a couple meals even.
So really the next big event of November was probably Harry Potter. I was so pumped to get to go see it! I really wanted to go to the midnight premier they had at the Palms, but ya that is a funny story. So it was like a week and a half till the movie came out and I ride down to the theater early to hopefully get some tickets, and I knew they still had some because my friend had bought some the day before. Ok so I ride down there and when I get there, the box office is closed till four. Ok well I had work at that same time so I was like ya I will just come by after work and I will pick some up. Ok so I go to work, ride back, go in to buy my tickets and this is the response I get: "I'm sorry but we just sold out of our midnight tickets 15 minutes ago. If you come back on that Friday though I will open up the box office early for you and you can swing by and grab your tickets then." Ok fine I'll do that. Ok so that Friday comes around (now mind you I am on a tight schedule at this point in time because of another big thing) and I ride over early like he told me to, ya box office is still closed. So after I go do my other thing I come back and I am finally able to pick up my tickets for Harry Potter. Ok so for Friday night they had said they were having like this big special party with like all the leftover prizes and stuff and they were going to be giving them away to anyone who came. Now it was going to cost an extra buck and a half but I was like, "Hey if I am going to win something ya why not?" So i paid for the ticket that night and when I got there, well you had to buy five dollars in concessions products to even get one raffle ticket. Ya I wasted all my money for snacks to buy the special ticket. Overall though I loved the movie that I would even see it again. Oh wait, I have seen it two more times since then.
Ok so the next event which was the one that was happening that same Friday was that President Monson was going to be at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Now me being an excellent stalker that I am planned my whole schedule around his. And actually it worked out for the best. Look at how close I got to be next to him during the Tongan show. Ok well its not working right now so I might have to just upload them another time. But I was really really close. On his way out he even shook my hand and told me I was a "fine looking young man." That's like the prophets way of sayin' you look hot. Or at least that's what I gathered form his spiritual insight. So I followed him and sat next to him in the Tongan show and then sat behind him at the Samoan show and then also to the night show. Ok so when the show was over it was so cool. The entire cast of the show came out on stage and sang "Teach Me to Walk in the Light" to him. It was awesome because even us in the crowd sang along. As he was getting into his car leaving PCC we all sang "We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet." It was such a touching experience. Then getting to go to the Laie, Hawaii Temple dedication on that Sunday was amazing as well.
So the next thing that has happened this past month would be Thanksgiving. So my ward had us meet down at the Palms theater at ten in to morning to go watch a movie. I lucked out and got to see Harry Potter for my third time that day. So after then movie we headed over to the Laie Stake Center and had our dinner. It was so good to actually have real food again. And food that is actually worth the money that I paid for the meal. Oh man at dinner that day I was sitting next to my friend from back home, Kelsey McIntire, and she stole the crayons from me and starts drawing. So at first I see her drawing a hand turkey and then it turns into a really good looking turkey and then the next time when I look back, she has a noose around its neck and him dangling from a tree branch with the words "Thanksgiving Sacrifice" under it. It was the most morbidly hilarious thing I have seen since I have been here. So after lunch/dinner I went back to my room and hung out and talked to family and I talked to Sarah. So overall it was a great day.
So really the only thing that has happened since then has been that I have gotten packages with decorations for my room in, talked to my family and Sarah a lot, and I have applied to transfer from being a concessions worker at PCC to being a tour guide at PCC. So I find out the results of my interview on Tuesday so everyone cross your fingers. Also I am getting so excited to go home. 12 days till I board the plane. I have things already laid out of what I want to do. I will let you guys know how my interview went when I find out on Tuesday.
