Back to Berlin

May 2012

Finding out where I'll be spending 18 months of my life

 sure has been exciting. 

To say the least.

Berlin, Germany. I leave May 1st, 2013.
Which happens to be my 20th birthday.

 Whoa there! Big day.

Last May, I was actually in Germany,
and made a 3 day stop in Berlin.
 If someone told me then, that a year later,
I would be a sister missionary in Berlin,
I honestly would have laughed.
Ahem. Then probably would've asked them to shut up,
because obviously they would have been mocking me.

I'm so excited.

THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE.

Sister Norton

Word on the street is that i'll have my mission call this Wednesday. To be quite honest, it's causing my quite a bit of anxiety...

By golly, I HAVE NO IDEA where they're going to send me. As selfish as it is, I pray they take into consideration the 6.5 years of German I've taken.... Ahem. Please be German speaking. I've been dying to go back ever since I boarded that plane in Zurich last May.

Amongst all the anxiety, there is, believe it or not, the greatest excitement burning inside me. I can't wait to be an official representative of Jesus Christ, and share his love and teach his gospel. It has brought me so much joy. I'm so excited to join the fight against that sneaky-snake Satan! For all I care, he can just die in a hole and SUCK IT. Because he's going to lose. And that makes me happy.

ALSO. Going on a mission and getting my endowments, is the perfect excuse to get new church clothes....

SHABAM. I think it's safe to say I love the whole idea of a new sister missionary wardrobe. Unless I go to a third world country, I hope this is what my wardrobe looks like. Thank goodness for Modcloth.com

I screamed.

Baaaaah. I'm excited.
But I don't want to be.
Because I'll be disappointed.
It's what always happens.
P.S. I couldn't find Peeta. What a sick joke.

Plans

Once again, my pay check is cashed, stashed and saved.
I feel poor. Even though I have a job.
I miss taking weekly trips to Zupas with little Brooke,
& Panda Express with this Gem of a gal.



Isn't she adorable?
I miss buying ridiculous sweaters when I don't need them.
And most of all, I miss my iTunes music splurges.

But..
It will be worth it. What will be worth it??
Europe.

Bacharach, Germany

Burg Eltz, Germany

Rhine River, Germany

Frankfurt LDS Temple

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Berlin, Germany

Rothenburg, Germany

Munich, Germany

Salzburg, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Venice, Italy

Florence, Italy

Gimmelwald, Switzerland

The Alps, Switzerland

Next May. Three Weeks. Hopefully won't be the only time I visit the European Continent.