After weeks of anxiously waiting, I received my mission call on January 18, 2012.
I had several of my closest friends and family members there with me when I opened it. It worked out that one of my best friends, April Robins, also got her call on the same day. After we opened my call we went to her house and opened hers with her family.
I had told my family I wanted to go somewhere warm, and safe and speak a foreign language. They thought I was a little ridiculous to think my wish would come true. We had everyone there that night write down their guesses and they ranged from Wyoming to Russia. I was more than THRILLED when I opened it and read:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida!!!
Everyone congratulated me and we all took a second to take it all in. I continued reading the call silently to myself and just when I thought things couldn't get better I read:
"Spanish speaking"
The mood in the room changed and I think that's when I knew it was really happening and it was all meant to be.
