Tic Tac

I would first like to say that, yes, I am well aware that this story is going to make me sound super bratty. But I'm sharing it anyways because it shows how sweet Brandon is.
So don't judge me.

I open this letter from my missionary man (don't mind the stickers) and I find a half eaten box of tic tacs. I immediately turn to Laura and say "Ugh, why would he send me an opened box of candy?".... thinking that he just threw them in the envelope to be funny, and he probably found them somewhere. So I open the letter and immediately feel guilty because I read this:
"I sent you a half eaten box of tic tacs because we always share things so I figured you could share these tic tacs with me."
Kill me now, how stinkin cute is that?

Lesson to be learned: Don't judge a book by it's cover.
a.k.a. I need to stop being such a brat.

(In my defense I'm about to start my . )

Let the Letter-Writing Begin...

So Brandon decided to ditch us all and go on a mission. He was called to Pocatello, Idaho (yes, he was really excited) and reported to the M.T.C. on December 9th. Of course his family, friends, and I will miss him dearly but we are all SO proud of him and the decision he made to go! Anyways, the last few weeks he was here we tried to do as many fun things as we could squeeze in! Here are some of my favorites:

Since Brandon will be spending Christmas in the M.T.C. we decided to celebrate early and exchange gifts before he left. I guess it's true that the more time you spend with someone the more you think alike; we both got each other a Sony cybershot, memory card, and case. Of course the one he got me was way nicer, but what missionary needs a nice camera, right??

Brandon's farewell partaaaaay! It took about 10 attempts to catch him doing a real smile.

Went to the duck pond and realized how GROSS ducks are. Got bird crap on my camera case, keys, and ALMOST on both of our heads. SICK.

Of course we had to spend some time at the happiest place on earth! It was so fun, not crowded, and a nice day out. Perfect way to spend our last day together!

(This is the annoying couple who cut in front of us (the girl is in front). They just walked straight over the ropes because we left a small gap in between us and the people in front. So annoying. But not annoying enough for me to let Brandon say anything...I'm a baby.)

He would find ice cream in a desert.

The afternoon before he got set apart we went on our last date to B.J.'s.

I had a countdown going in my head the whole day.

Josh, Brandon, and Mike reminding us all to CTR.

...After he was officially "Elder Hoyt".

So I guess for the next 2 years I'll learn how to become an excellent writer. Any gift or other cute ideas I could do for him while he's away, please tell!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!