Lasagna Season - February 15, 2016

Hello and Happy Monday
friends and family! Maybe someday I'll have a more interesting introduction to
my emails but for now we're still at "Hello and Happy Monday". Actually,
I guess I could have said "Happy Presidents Day and cheap-Valentines Candy
day friends and family". Yeah, I kinda like that better. So happy those
holidays friends and family.



                     This week
was pretty great as far as first weeks in areas go. I have already learned and
loved a lot about Somersworth and hopefully I'll have enough time and ability
to share with you all my wonderful adventures this week! So without further
ado, let's go! 



                    So I got to Somersworth Tuesday morning, before
lunch was even a thing. Don't ask about Monday, it was mostly last minute
packing and crying. I still miss Brewer but Somersworth is already growing on
me. I received Sister DeWidt (who only has two transfers left and she "killed"
my trainer. I might avenge my mission mom's death here) and our little white 2013
Toyota Corolla, who we think we'll name Margaret. Guess who driving in the New
England winter? Yep, my first week in Somersworth I've had to not only learn
the area but relearn how to drive. Even though New England roads are nowhere
near like the grid systems going on out west its still fairly easy to drive. It
also hasn't been snowing while I've been here so the roads have been safe. 



                    The first place we drove to was a second hand
boutique in Somersworth (just over the river from our apartment. Fun fact: In
my three areas there has always been a river to divide something. In Manchester
the Merrimack divided our ward from the Bedford ward, in Brewer the Penobscot
divided our area from the Elders' area and Bangor from Brewer, here the Salmon
Falls divides Maine from New Hampshire). We also help with the boutiques sister
exchange/clothes closet store on our side of the river at a local church on
Wednesdays. We already do a lot more service down here than in Brewer but
that's because Brewer was still so new. 



                    Speaking of old areas, we also have an older apartment.
It's weird to go from an apartment where everything in it was either yours or
your companions to finding random things like a sewing machine in the closet.
Fun fun. Well, I guess to address the email title, I feel like in New England there
is a definitely Lasagna season which starts in January and right now has an
indefinite end. I know in the Brewer ward they were having a Lasagna bake off
in March and here I've already had two lasagna dinners. Sister DeWidt's theory
is it came about because lasagna is a hearty, warm meal which is definitely
necessary at this cold time of year. 



                    SPEAKING OF COLD I survived negative degree
weather this weekend. That was the weirdest sensation ever. So Saturday and
Sunday the world decided to get really cold, like -8 F plus wind chill to
-30's. Luckily we have Margaret all to ourselves (first non-car share area yay!)
and we ran between her and the apartment and church. Winter is crazy. 



                    Well, I guess to wrap this up, I'm already really
enjoying Somersworth. Because I've learned not to questions Heavenly Father's will
I've already seen many reasons why I was called to Somersworth. The ward here
is great and Sister DeWidt is awesome. I've meet people contacting that I've
been able to give the Brewer Sisters' number to, that was a cool opportunity. I
have already learned a lot and I can't wait to learn more while in
not-Summer-y-now-sworth. May we all continue to progress and learn! 



Love, 



Sister Wright