Temple Square my foot!! :D

IT CAME IT CAME!!! And ooh my gosh Thursday 29th of April 2011 was the most exciting day of my life!! I'd been waiting for this moment since I decided to go on a Mission (thats exactly 17 weeks if your playing along at home).

I was at work and at 1.18pm I received a txt from Celine (who put her papers in the same day as me) which said "I got it!!". I got the shock of my life and after alot of 'Oh my gosh's' 'Holy Crap!!'s' Its here Its here!!'s' and Oh my gosh!! I called the family to check. They denied all knowledge, and drove me crazier but I knew it must be there.

After a change of Facebook status and blabbing excitedly to Brooke, I tried to get back to work. I finally got home at 5pm after a photo shoot, peaking into the letter box as I drove up the drive.

READING MY CALL:
Of course everyone already knew, so we took some photos and then sang Called to Serve. I was feeling the tears as soon as I sat down with my opened letter. I covered it with a piece of newspaper then slid it down to reveal the first line. "Sister Farthing" (cue shaking voice and hands). "You are hereby called (cue almost crying) to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". I slid the newspaper down one more line and accidentally saw it,  burst into tears then tried to read on. "You are assigned to labor in the Arizona Tempe Mission" Cue cheering + lots more crying. Luckily mum rushed to hug me strait away coz I was fully blubbing!!! (excited/happy blubbing haha)

I know this crying photo is UGO, but I love it haha.

After hugging mum and dad for a while I managed to catch my breath and read on. I had originally red it as Arizona TEMPLE, then re-read it and realised it was TEMPE. My bad, but still extra amazing!! Wow I finally knew where I was going, I was insanely overwhelmed and excited and happy and relieved and a bit of a mess haha.

Who would've thought? Arizona haha I am soo excited!! Not so much for the scorpions and rattle snakes, but YAY I got my Call!!

Just as I finished reading the rest of my letter, Crystal + Lian + Elle + Ryan appeared and I got to share the news with them. Then I called Grandmother and some friends, then it was on facebook for the world to see :D 

So now its official :D ARIZONA TEMPE MISSION!!!!

I've already acquired my first proper map of Arizona (thanks K) and have been staring at it all day. Exciting!!!

The next step is to write my Acceptance letter, then get my shop on :D Am I too late for the post summer sales??