Care package arrived and a little homesickness

Well, I got your care package, it came at an amazing time! I was kinda starting to struggle with wanting to be out here.. I had everything I wanted back home. A fast car, lake trips all the time, the 'best of the best' friends I could ask for, an amazingly beautiful girlfriend, and a family that didn't miss me every second of the day. I had it made back home. And lots of thoughts of going back to that kind of lifestyle have crossed my mind. I could become a really good wakeboarder in two years! I could do all kinds of things, but I know this is where I need to be and this is just something that is trying to make me quit early! My first area is Norfolk! Which is actually pronounced Nawfik. and if you say it wrong they think your weird and laugh at you. Just like how people in AZ say sawaro cactus when its spelled saguaro, and you can tell when someone is not from around AZ. Same thing haha. My first companion is Elder Hood, he's from Washington and is a pretty cool guy! We get along really well! He kinda likes cars and is just an all around cool guy! He loves biking so he loves that we are in a biking mission, and I cant lie... I kinda like the biking part of the mission too! Our area is about a 3 mile wide (east - west), by 6 mile long (north- south) area. You can bike from one end to the other in just under 30 mins, which isn't too bad! We have already had two dinners, one was pretty good! It was pasta so of course it was, only downside is that it had spinach, so I picked all that out. The dinner we had last night was alright. It was steak, in this gooey stuff that tasted like never ending slime running down your throat.. but I choked it down and said it tasted good! :) The area is not too cold. There's snow on the ground. It melted today. It was 13 degrees two days ago, and I hear this is unusual weather for this city. That's what they say.. but it is starting to heat up around here which is nice! The car scene sucks around here.. just a bunch of people that have there Impalas on 28 inch wheels and everything is chrome. But I have seen 3 240's I will send you pics of them next week as I forgot my camera.. But I have seen a twin turbo 2nd gen Cummins, the guy was really cool! And an Evo 8 or 9 that is all jdm super nice and I drool whenever I see it.. and the 2 240's we have seen have been hatch's! one looks like it has a ls motor in it as it has drag slicks and a completely stock body.. very suspicious... ;) And the other is an automatic.. pretty cool to see some that are stock height and have the stock super clean paint on them. We have also seen a wide body 350z. He has racing decals so I think he might be doing some auto crossing events here.. Not too sure buts it's like a purple and black, pretty slammed. I'll send another huge picture dump next week when I remember my camera! But that pretty much wraps up my email.. oh! The area reminds me of California when we lived there! Not too many whites... but none the less I have met some really cool peeps! We have 4 people set with a baptism date, 11 investigators, maybe 12 since we asked a guy last night if we could teach him a lesson. So that's our important numbers so far! I'll keep ya updated on what happens with them! :) Actually, funny thing.. my first lesson was a drop lesson.. haha First day here we go and drop a guy and tell him, hey your not progressing, sorry we cant teach you! haha It was interesting.. Anyway I love you all and miss you guys like crazy! I cant wait to read your email back! :) I love you! :) Love, Elder Johnsen