Happy 4th of July, 2015

Happy Fourth of July!!!!!

Hello hello family and friends. I hope you all have a wonderful day
and a very happy fourth! God Bless America!

Well this week was a treat, we got our car taken away and we are now
on bikes. So this week was my first week on bikes and boy was that a
learning curve. Haha I don't even know how to describe how, not hard
but challenging, it is to ride a bike in a skirt. Lol I came to the
conclusion that the tighter the skirt the better. As strange as that
sounds it's true. Lol when you have a flowy skirt it's more likely to
blow up and it's harder to keep down. Let's just say I got really good
at tucking my skirt into my underwear haha. But then I started wearing my
tighter skirts and it was way easier because I didn't have to worry
about things blowing around. It worked out well. Although my body has
never hurt so bad haha.

Day 1 of riding our bikes: my body felt like jelly every time I got
off my bike. Haha it was so bad. I felt like I was dying because my
legs were so wobbly. And we had a bunch of hills we had to peddle up.
Then we had to go up some stairs and it was the strangest thing. My
legs just wouldn't/couldn't move. Almost fell a few times but I
didn't.

Day 2 of riding our bikes: my butt felt like it was on fire! Haha. It
has never been in so much pain until now. No I rode most of the day
standing up because the pain in my poor bottom was so unbearable
hahah.

Day 3: I can't even find the strength to roll out of bed because my
whole entire body was aching. My calf's are on fire, my thighs are
throbbing, my butt feels like it's bleeding and I need to carry a
pillow to sit with me, my arms even hurt from holding on so tight to
the handles because I'm so nervous about the cars hitting me. Oh my
lanta. I just never thought I'd be in so much pain from a bike! Hahah.
So needless to say riding bikes is a workout for the whole body and
it's very painful. But I just keep telling myself that I will loose
weight which makes me happy haha.

Okay, Tuesday we went and pulled weeds for a lady in our Ward. It was
a really pretty day and felt so nice. And it was fun to pull weeds
because she had this tool thing that dug into the ground and then I
stepped on it and the weeds just came out of the ground! It was crazy.
Then that night after our dinner appointment we went around town and
then we had to use the restroom, well now that we are on bikes it
takes a little longer to find somewhere to go. So after two hours of
knocking on members doors and biking from one area to the next we
finally found some where to pee. We thought we were going to die.
Lesson learned to find someone ASAP lol.

Wednesday I went to the doctor. Grandma B, a lady in our Ward who
we eat lunch with every Saturday was nice enough to drive us. The
doctor was fun lol. They asked a whole bunch of questions and I feel
like I got no answers. But they swabbed my throat and I don't have
strep. Although they said it was very red and swollen and that I need
to gargle with salt water. Then they took some blood samples and they
searched a while to find a vain to take the blood since my gains are
so small. But they did good and found a vain and only needed two
people to take my blood haha. I have a pretty green bruise on my arm
now. After that we went to get my prescriptions and while we waited we
went and got some ice cream with sister ball.  That was really fun!
Then we got home and we had to hurry and get to an appointment so we
hurried and rode our bikes clear to the other side of the area and by
the time we got there I felt so sick and dizzy and I'm guessing it's
because of them taking blood but idk. I laid down for a while and
drank some water and after about an hour I felt better. Lol

After dinner we were lucky and got a ride to our next meeting but
after that we had another lesson we had to hurry along to but I
noticed my chain on my bike was just hanging... And although I'm not
to familiar with bikes I knew that it probably wasn't good. So instead
of calling someone, dad you should be so proud of me, I started moving
things around and figured out how to put my chain back on!!!! Honestly
idk what I did but I figured it out all by myself! Haha I was pretty
shocked myself! Lol

Thursday we had district meeting and so we had to ride our bikes to
the church and it was all uphill. It was so bad because when we got
there all the elders were already there because they had cars and I
was trying to not look like I was dying haha. Then I had to give a
training(talk) and I was still feeling pretty sick and my asthma was
kicking my butt pretty bad from the uphill bike ride. So we went home
so I could take a nap during lunch.

Then get this, so we had an appointment at 4 and so we were knocking
some doors before our appointment and I look down at my arm and
realize that both my arms and hands are covered in hives... Like what
in the world. I told the doctor that I'm allergic to sulfa drugs and
as far as we know the medicine he gave me didn't have any, so it looks
like I'm allergic to something else? Idk. But I call the mission nurse
and so she told me I needed to take some Benadryl and I told her if I
take it I can't stay awake... But she told me I needed to. So she told
us to meet her at the gas station by our house. So we bike over to the
gas station (mind you this is like a 15 min bike ride from where we
are) and omg while on the way we get to a stop light and see a man who
looks pretty homeless ride up on his bike smoking. Well for whatever
reason we does a circle around us and we notice that his pants are
sagging so much that his whole butt is just hanging out!!!! Omg we
were just dying and so we take a turn to try and get away from him and
he yells at us, "you go girls". Oh my lanta, it was the weirdest thing
hahaha.

 

So then we finally meet Sister Bunderson and  she gives me some
Benadryl. So when we get home I take some and I end up sleeping until
10 o'clock the next morning! Oh it was seriously the best thing of my
life! Hahah.

So Friday after I wake up late we had some planning to do. Then we got
a ride from P to go to the mission office to have a meet and greet
with president and sister McAteer. It was really exciting to meet
them! They are really cute and they told us all about them. We had a
little devotional thing so that was fun! And we got to see all the
office staff which I just love doing. Then after that it was dinner
time and so we went to Buffalo Wild Wings with Penny:) Oh it was just
so fun to go because it's like my favorite place.but it was also kinda
weird because the one we went to was the one in Hazel Dell which was
my old area. I wanted so bad to just go see all my Hazel Dell homies!
I just miss them so much!

Saturday was fun because B came over!!!!:) so we got to visit with
her for a little bit in the morning and it just made my day:) then
S came out with us in the afternoon! And it was so awesome
because she drove us around and we didn't have to ride our bikes! And
I just love hanging out with her! She told me all about meeting Kylee,
and Jordan, and Nixon and it was just so fun to hear that she was with
my family!!! Lol then for our evening appointments P drove us and
so we didn't have to ride our bikes at all on Saturday:)

Sunday P asked us to help teach her primary class and so we got to
teach them about faith and I just loved it. I forgot how much I love
teaching kids. And the kids were Gracees age and it made me happy to
get to be around a bunch of little Gracees haha. I miss you gracee!

And then this morning we went to the Ward 4th of July breakfast and
that was a ton of fun although it was freezing! Haha but it was really
nice because so many people invited us over so now we just have to
figure out what to do because we are allowed to stay out until 11 pm
tonight and watch the fireworks! I'm really excited!:)

Well I hope you all have a great day today!
I miss you guys tons and love y'all to the moon and back:)

P.s. Dont forget to remember me;)

"Have faith, have hope, live like His Son, help others on their way"

Xoxo
Sister Batey

The new Mission President and his wife.

 

Hanging Loose.

All smiles...