tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87959113156307950022012-01-07T13:05:24.817-08:00the adventures of elder romney•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.comBlogger1581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-57089416322038957852010-04-05T16:00:00.000-07:002010-04-06T22:11:04.776-07:00

He's back . . . . . . ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡and he's awesome!!!!!!!! . . . . . . and he's still using Spanish punctuation . . .. . . photo overload here . . .

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Hey!Well, this is the last time I will be communicating with you electronically. Thanks for your emails full of stories and help over the past two years. They really helped me get through some rough times. Thanks.This week was pretty good. We had interviews with President. It went pretty well. We also ran around helping the zone out all week. But as for our area . . . it's not so white right now.

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Hello?Hey family. Everything is going great here ~ south of the border. Being with Elder Hunter is awesome. He brought the excitement that I needed to be able to finish like I want. We are working hard and doing everything possible to help out the zone. I was sad to see [Elder] Soriano go. The truth is, we got along great. He was hilarious . . . but . . . it's good that Hunter is with me now.

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Hey Mom!Sorry for not writing yesterday, as promised. We got done late with the consejo and then had some important appointments. But, here I am today. I remember Dad told me that there was only one thing that he demanded from me as a missionary . . . write your mother every week! I will complete that requirement.This week has been pretty wild. We didn't have the baptism like we wanted. She was

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Hey Mom . . . Thank you all for the emails, birthday shoutouts and wHatnot. Very appreciated. I wHill be writing you tomorrow because I'm going to the offices right now. WHe have a consejo again tomorrow and I wHill be participating so I have to plan part of it wHith some others.I love you all.Keep it real.Love,DrewExplanation: (extremely bad video quality!)

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As a missionary, you miss out on a lot of worldy stuff, and that's fine. But, there are some things that you hear about all the time, but never have the chance to learn what they are. Twitter {1} or Tweeter or something like that is all over the place. Is it like the new Facebook or something? I don't even know how to use Facebook {2}. I feel like when I get home, I will be like Austin Powers,

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Hey fam . . .Well, sorry for the delayed letter. Hopefully, I can hook you up with a big fatty letter with some juicy details in about thirty minutes before I have to be home. Let's get this thing going . . .Saturday was the best day of my life. Yep, I said it. The day, as a whole, wasn't great, but the experience of being in the temple with Teresa and Edgar made it the best day of my life. We,

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Hey, I don't have much time, but I will write you guys tomorrow night probably. I am here close to the offices waiting to have consejo tomorrow.Thanks for the info about Nate-dog. He will be fine.The sealing was absolutely the most awesome event of my mission. I'm sure Hunter has already sent photos. I'll send a bunch tomorrow along with details.I love you all and will be praying for you all.Love

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Elder Nate Francis was flown by medical transport from Mexico City to Portland, Oregon late Monday evening - arriving early Tuesday morning - where he will be treated in the burn center. At this point, he is expected to stay for one to three weeks. His sweet mom has agreed to send me updates which I will forward on to Drew.

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Hey fam . . .I MIGHT be able to write more later, but who knows? I just went to the hospital to see {Elder - see photos from last week's post} Francis. He is doing a lot better today. He only can have visits for one hour every day, and President let {Elder} Arnett and I have that hour today. He was very happy to see us and is feeling a lot better. Story...He was at his church lighting the boiler

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Hey Family!Sorry mom, I wrote late again. Today has been kind of crazy. Last night Francis, Arnett, and McNinch came over to spend the night and we went to Teotihuacan today. We ended up falling asleep at about 5:30 a.m. and were at the pyramids all day. I ran home, went to my district meeting, and here I am. So if this letter doesn't make much sense, blame it on the sunburn and/or lack of

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Hey hey. Good news. The Church realized that their email system from seven years ago is terrible. They switched us over to a new system, which is run by gmail. That was divine revelation. But, my new email is andrew [dot] romney [at] myldsmail [dot] net. If you use the old one, it will still get here for a couple of months, but then, I'll be home by then anywHays! YES! Well, this week was

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Hey Family! This week was better. We've been working hard ~ not seeing many fruits ~ but working hard nonetheless. Our zone did really well the last month. We baptized 46 and the average for our zone is 27 and the record was 35. I consider that an improvement. Unfortunately, all of the people that we are teaching are falling, and fast. It's okay, though. Just got to keep chuggin' along. Well,

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Well, this week was pretty sweet. Tuesday we had the consejo. Wednesday was kind of a bad day. Every appointment we had fell, but it's all gravy. Thursday was a pretty good day. Friday we did baptismal interviews all day. Saturday was also filled with baptismal interviews and helping out elders with their baptismal services. The good news is that the zone is doing awesome. The bad news is that we

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Hey people. Well, I'm hanging out here in Cuautitlan (aka my zone like eight months ago) with my future BYU roommate - Nate Francis. My companion went to the pyramids today with some others, but I opted not to go. So, I'm just hanging out here with him until the consejo mañana. By the way, we went bowling and ice skating. Francis owes me a torta and I owe him a liter of coke. And I am no

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Global warming doesn't exist. That's right, Al Gore, I said it. It's freezing here. I feel like I'm living in Seattle. I haven't seen the sun for like five days and it's been raining almost non-stop.  The backspace on this keyboard sticks. Do you know how frustrating that is? It's really annoying. Sorry.  A dog urinated on my leg this week. I was contacting a lady and her small dog left and I

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I would like to start this letter off by telling all that I officially hate Mexican holiday festivities. I guess I had forgotten that Christmas for normal people is one or two days, but for Mexico, it is an eternity. December 12th is the sweet virgin Guadalupe's birthday, which of course needs to be celebrated the 11th and 12th of December. Christmas follows on the 24th and 25th. And the New

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This week went well. I just talked to you guys and not much has changed . . . The rule was forty minutes. I just decided forty minutes per person was fine . . . I gave President that thing to sign for BYU today . . . Next week I will write the essays for you to correct and send . . . Tell Kelly Drake to make Sam sign up for BYU Provo right now . . . I don't have any pictures . . . I love you all

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Family ~Hey. Things here are going great. This week we got to go to the temple. It was incredible. The work is a little slow right now, what with everybody going out of town and all, but we're still working hard.Elder Sam Drake went home today. I will miss that man. He spent some time with us these last few weeks (he didn't have a companion nor an area). He kind of made me feel like I was also

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-11731107391242583812009-12-14T11:00:00.000-08:002009-12-14T22:53:47.898-08:00

Hey.Well it's almost here. Christmas. I don't have much to say this week. It was a pretty incredible consejo on Tuesday. We talked a lot about the missionaries that we want to be and it made me reflect on my previous twenty months and do a quick analysis. It was good.Elder Drake has been chillin' with us a little this week. I love that man. He goes home in a week and almost makes me feel like I

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Hey family!I'm brown/burned/skinnier/my feet hurt. It's back to normal missionary life and it's awesome. I'm super excited. Our zone isn't doing so hot, but we have really good elders so I think things will be getting better. I'm really pooped. The annual bronchitis tried to kill me this week, but I could feel it coming and got on some drugs ASAP and all is well now. It's practically over.To

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Hey folks. I decided to write my letter this week via pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words or something like that, so that was a pretty long letter. Like 16,000 words or something. {fotos below}Anyhow, I'm glad you all had a good week. I had a great week. I did a bunch of office work and whatnot. I am super pumped to get out of here Monday. I am actually going to mooch off the mission

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That's a lot of days.That's a lot of days to be gone.A lot of days in a row to be gone.I AM finally starting to believe that he will come back, though.From Saturday's email: "Little Mario Ortega from my current ward. He is awesome and loves professional wrestling."Elder Brown {he's taking Drew's place in the mission office}, Little Mario, and Elder Romney

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Family . . .That's good that all went well with Dad's other surgery. I'm happy that all got taken care of before anything worse happened. Speaking of physical therapy, I have been going with Elder Bishop to his therapies as of late. It's pretty cool to watch all they do with his ankle and foot. But I'm glad that you will be starting that soon, Dad. Thanks for the sports updates. I'm super pumped

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Hey family!How is everyone? Awaiting the surgery tomorrow? {Monday.} I'll be praying, like always. But, that's good that they are fixing everything before anything too dangerous happens. Well, nothing too great happened this week. I've been doing the job of Elder Bishop this week. His foot is still not completely better and he is supposed to leave the office in two weeks. So, we make him stay

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Hey.Thanks for the emails and the sports update, Dad. I am super pumped that the Suns are doing well. And I love that the Colts are undefeated. I'm glad everyone liked my analogy/Ensign article from last week. I'm thinking about going into the writing business. Maybe I'll write a bunch of Vampire books that all seventeen-year-old girls love, even here in Mexico. Or am I too late? Anyhow, this

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I'm gonna rightchyall later, but Mom, can you get me that recipe for your Christmas cinnamon bread? I told Hermana Nancollas about it a while ago and she just called me up to tell you to get me that recipe because she wants to make it for me.Thanks, DrewDone. This bread is even better with Mexican vanilla. I bet she has access to some. Sister Nancollas is an angel. Thank heaven for mission

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What's good in the hood? How is everyone? No heart attacks? Let's just say that I was probably the closest one to a heart attack, not Dad. But I'm glad that all is well and now I don't have to worry so much. Thank you for telling me everything that went on. Yes, I worry, but I need to know. Thanks. So, what's the next step? Physical therapy for six weeks to see if you can fix the back thing? I'll

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Hey family!Well, this week was adventurous. I enjoyed getting Dad's daily emails this week. I, too, was a bit disappointed that there wasn't immediate relief, but that's okay. I sent him an email on Thursday night. I agree that we did see miracles. The doctor found obvious evidence of a structural problem on an MRI. He is the first doctor, out of eighty-seven {give or take}, to have done that in

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Hey people. Sorry, this week's letter isn't going to be too grande, but you'll forgive me, right? This week was kind of crazy again. Mondays are always filled up with office stuff. We have a meeting with President and then he goes with us to visit a random district meeting. Tuesday, we went to Ecatepec for their interviews to continue in trying to pump up the missionaries to work harder. We

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You wanted it ~ you got it.We weren't actually at the temple.Photoshop magic.It messed up some Elders heads, though.Mainly Elder Christensen.Where's Waldo? You can spot Elder Romney in the third row from the top, second from the right, with Elder Heap on the end of the row. Elder Arnett is behind Elder Romney. Elder Slade is behind Elder Heap. Way to represent, Mesa!

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Hey!Sorry for writing kind of late today. I hope you enjoy the photos. I'm cutting Perez's hair. Elder Lobato and I are making the Mtn Dew pyramid. I think that's about it for the pictures…Well this week went well. I was super pumped to find a bunch of people this week in my area and to forget about office work. President asked Elder Perez and I if we could go to the interviews this week with him

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Hello Loved Ones.How you all doing? I hope everybody is enjoying conference as I am. I love those men. I have felt the Spirit strongly today, and the Lord knew exactly what I needed to hear. I received a strong witness that Elder Anderson was called of God. I didn't get to hear him speak six months ago, but hearing him this time assured me that he is a true Apostle of the Lord.Well, it seems

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Hey people,Sorry it took me so long. Forgive me. P-Day is oft times not so P-Day-ish around here. I went with President at 7:30 a.m. to drive to Atotonilco. We got back at 10-ish and then I cleaned and we went to Sam's Club and Wal-mart. We then got everything ready for the baptism and then ate with the baptism afterward. Just stuff all day, but now here I am.Well as for the baptism, Rosy and

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{*three days ago}Hey!Thanks for the photos of Friday night's activities. Wish I could have been there, but I got stuff to do down here in Mexico for a while. Sorry. I noticed that my sisters are all buffer than my brother-in-laws . . . hmmm, kind of embarrassing. Well this week was good. We had our zone leader council on Thursday. It lasted seven hours. President took a real long time with his

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Hey!So, I woke up at like 4 a.m. the other day and wasn´t tired at all. So, like any other normal human being, I went to the bathroom. We have a bathroom connected to our bedroom, but I decided to not wake up my companion and so I went into the hall. In the hall, there is a random door that was installed to keep other missionaries from coming into our rooms and office. Well, we almost always

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To Whom It May Concern:Hey, people! Welcome to the letter where zero spiritual things will probably be found. Normally, to have spiritual things to write about, spiritual things have to happen. This was not the case this week, unfortunately. It wasn't a bad week ~ but it was very unmissionary-like.As I said last week, I spent Saturday night and Sunday morning in a hospital with Elder Bishop. He

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Hey Mom and Dad and everybody else,Sorry it has taken so long to write. Sundays are kind of crazy around here, especially the last Sunday of the month, but here I am. I hope everyone is well and happy and all of that stuff.This week was pretty good. I did interchanges with the Zone Leaders in Xalostoc on Wednesday. The whole day we worked. It was awesome to do that for the first time in a while.

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Hi Sister and Brother Romney.This is Elder Lobato - one of your son's companions. {Elder Lobato is pictured second from right. Drew describes him as "mission secretary/genius."}Elder Romney wanted to apologize for not writing today. This is his message:I love you guys. I'll write tomorrow. Elder Bishop's ankle exploded today.{Elder Bishop is pictured on the left in this photo of the Santa Teresa

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-31193706856484595082009-08-22T13:00:00.000-07:002009-08-22T14:00:17.415-07:00

Hey people. How is everyone doing? Honestly, I don't know why I ask that. I never actually get responses. It's ridiculous Romney rhetoric {alliteration}. Sorry about that.Well, this week was alright. Some sad things happened in my area, but why would I want to talk about those things when there were good things that happened? So, here we go with the good . . .There is something very important

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{I try to imagine Drew ironing a white shirt 500 days in a row, and then I chuckle.}Hey, Mom, Dad, Grammas, Grampa, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins and Friends!That's how I used to pray when I wanted the Lord to bless my loved ones. That was always the order. Anyway, how's it going? Dandy. I'm doing great. This week was a pretty good one. Man, my English must be really bad. I'm writing this in Word right

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Hello . . .Are you excited for the super early email today? Yeah, I wouldn't be either. How's it going? Tight. Well, this week went pretty well. Here's a little recap . . .Early morning ~ pre-tie and pre-nametag early{but it's never too early for Dr. Pepper! [and acting goofy]}Sunday ~ That sweet family I told you about had some unexpected visitors come in from out of town and didn't come with us

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-12919171981020276002009-08-01T14:00:00.000-07:002009-08-01T22:13:30.749-07:00

Hey family!I just got done eating some good ol' fashioned quesadillas with cheese Oaxaca {it's like string cheese and carried in mass quantity at Pro's Ranch Market ~ I checked}, beans, and salsa and a Dr. Pepper to wash it down. Some things never change. Did you know that they sell DP in Wal-Mart here? Not all the Wal-Marts, but the one we go to does. Also, the sample-giving at Sam's Club is a

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-51428042338405811892009-07-25T21:00:00.000-07:002009-07-25T22:00:04.750-07:00

Hey family,Sorry Mom, I took a really long time {to write}. I was really busy today. P-day? Not so much. But it was fun. We just had a sweet baptism. His name is Jose Manuel. He has sixteen years {poor Drew can't speak English any more} and has gone to church for a long time. He never wanted to get baptized because he thought he was too cool for it. But, this last week, he went on that huge youth

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-82108207834105154962009-07-18T17:00:00.000-07:002009-07-18T18:35:25.280-07:00

What it is, homie? All is well in Mexico City. North of the border . . . how is it? Sounds like it's scorching hot in Mesa. What a bummer.Well, this week was uneventful. I say that every week, pretty much, but really, not much went down. I'm not complaining or anything, but this is my first companion that's gone home while I'm with him . . . the man has worked like a dog for two years and I think

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-44819104964071677282009-07-11T15:00:00.000-07:002009-07-11T15:46:15.536-07:00

Hey, dudes. What's the word, the word up? {You know, as editor, sometimes I make small changes - spelling, punctuation and such - but, if I were to edit the previous sentence, I would have no idea what to edit it TO, since I have no idea what it means!} All is well here in Mexico. Staying busy and preaching and stuff like that. Thanks for the emails and the fotos and all that junk. I appreciate

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-70926996244056977162009-07-05T06:00:00.000-07:002009-07-05T08:19:04.433-07:00

It was sweet.His swing sounds good, at least. But, anyone who can decipher what he says after he swings, fill us in, please! The last thing we can understand is the cameraman's "Whoo!" Not a lot you can do about video quality from a cheap digital camera.

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-20913235505471799902009-07-04T14:00:00.000-07:002009-07-04T14:42:01.816-07:00

Yo yo yo.I just woke up from a nice P-day nap, so if I seem a little groggy or weird, that's why. Well, how are you all? I'm fantastic. This week went pretty well.One bad thing about being in the offices is that I have to see a lot of the sad/dumb stuff that goes on with the missionaries. This week was especially eventful. I spent Monday looking for an Elder who had/has accusations against him

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-1847484038834372622009-06-27T16:00:00.000-07:002009-06-29T08:11:38.019-07:00

Yo fam and friends,This was another good week. I'm learning a lot here and loving it. I'm glad everyone is happy and healthy and stuff.Well mother, to answer your questions {inquiring minds want to know} . . .Where is the subway and when do you ride it? The subway is in Mexico City. We hardly ever ride it, because it is outside of our mission. But I went to the doctor with Elder Pimentel a few

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-51710200738874776382009-06-21T16:00:00.000-07:002009-06-21T16:57:42.464-07:00

Hey Dad . . .Happy Father's Day/Dia del Padre. It's actually {celebrated} the same day here, also. I'm writing this real late, but that's the good thing about being here in the offices ~ I can. I'm pretty excited to be here. It was never something I wanted or expected, but I know that I will be able to learn a ton from President Nancollas. Thanks for sharing the experiences that you had with your

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-68222691228852836792009-06-20T13:00:00.000-07:002009-06-20T21:35:26.558-07:00

Hey folks!This week was super busy. I hope you enjoy the photos. They are all from my last area in Cuautitlan. {Captions/guesses by mom}Elder Romney and Elder Pimentel at the Mexico City Temple Visitors Center{Drew's suit used to fit - he's so skinny!}Mexico City subwayA room with a viewFat boy on a little bikeChanneling Tim Conway's Dorf?Elder Perez, Elder Pimentel, Carmen, Sergio, Elder Romney

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Hey people!So I got transferred. I'm still here in Cuautitlan Izcalli, but in the other stake, Tepalcapa. I'm in two wards again - Colinas and Atlanta. I also have two companions again - Elder Strazza and Elder Salazar.This might upset you, Mom, but my P-Days are Saturdays now, so that might throw off your email schedule. I'm going to check my email later tonight and see what you have to

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-29773684329791789762009-06-08T15:00:00.000-07:002009-06-08T18:44:54.097-07:00

So, in case you guys didn't know, professional wrestling is huge here {see Nacho Libre}.Everybody loves it and they like the American version better. In fact, about fifteen people have told me in my mission that I look like some man named Randy Orton. {Google at your own risk!}Anyhow, life is great here in Jardines. We had a pretty good week this week. Elder Perez was super sick, but we still got

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-16348304075704505252009-06-01T15:00:00.000-07:002009-06-01T15:47:02.985-07:00

Yeah, I guess Elliott, Brent, and I are twins . . . I mean triplets, because I just got done buzzing my head. And I do it frequently. But, I have noticed that I am going bald. This is not something that I should be admitting, but it's the truth. It's thinning. I didn't want to get married quick, but I feel that if I don't, that I will run out of options because nobody wants a bald man. Well, I

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-41925500361843232492009-05-25T15:00:00.000-07:002009-06-13T18:58:58.488-07:00

What's good, homies?All is well here in Mexico. This week was pretty sweet. Four "out of the ordinary" things happened . . .1. I sang in church. "What?" you say. "Drew doesn't sing! Weird . . ." Thanks. I know that. But it's true. My companion and I sang with three sisters in our ward for our ward conference. We sang "Ven Fuente de Bendiciones" {Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - [I think]} and

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-9892881950292041292009-05-18T21:00:00.000-07:002009-05-18T21:47:51.911-07:00

Today's email is based on the questions I asked him about last week's photos, which I reposted to help make some sense.Who are the family in front of the church holding doctor's masks? Who is the extra missionary and why is he wearing a tie? Rebel. I baptized Dafne (the one in the middle) nine months after my companion and Elder Strazzo (the other gentleman/assistant) baptized the rest of them.

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You get what you ask for.{Notes from Mom today since very few words accompanied these photos. I'll try to fill in based on yesterday's phone call. He thinks his pictures are boring. We said send them anyway. A little commentary would have been nice, though!}Buzz. {Wow. At least we know he still has his "cross one eye only" skills. Not sure what the lovely cat photo has to do with anything. And he

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-10189900837395807872009-05-07T13:00:00.000-07:002009-05-07T13:00:00.633-07:00

He obviously didn't know it, but President Nancollas must have wanted to help us celebrate four hundred days. {Doesn't that sound like a lot?} Technically, he called a couple of days ago, but, hey . . . close enough. He is an amazing man who just "had a few free minutes" and wanted to call and check on Bill and let us know he thinks Drew's great and wishes he were his own. To which I said, "I'm

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-34118989337526296952009-05-04T14:00:00.000-07:002009-05-04T18:33:44.618-07:00

{I am anti-covering my mouth/doctor's masks!}Family and friends . . . What is up?I would like to start off by apologizing for the complaints I'm about to make . . .First . . . doctor's masks are ridiculous. This non-existent swine flu {or influenza humana here in Mexico} doesn't fly around in the air ready to enter our mouth when we breathe. I've seen many people with masks around their necks

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-87969624607049796562009-04-27T14:00:00.000-07:002009-04-28T12:08:28.006-07:00

{We've decided that missionaries tend to be quite literal. Drew sent this photo of something he apparently studied this week ~ Alma 46:39-40.}We're all going to die . . . someday.Hey everybody! I just want to start this off by saying . . . I'M SO BORED!!! Yeah, as I'm sure many of you know, Mexico is being destroyed for all of its iniquities.  Okay, that's not true. Let me just inform you all how

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-55649395006589459332009-04-20T21:00:00.000-07:002009-04-20T21:59:55.282-07:00

No, not the terrible Amanda Bynes movie "She's the Man" because that is the worst thing that ever happened to this planet . . . But, Elder Mickelsen . . . HE is the man.Hey, party people!Well, this week, I'm sorry to say that I don't have any life changing videos or pics for you. I know, I know, but stay tuned for next week's episode.Yeah, so it's officially hard to think in pure English. I hope

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-2097629295858992462009-04-13T15:00:00.000-07:002009-04-13T16:37:55.599-07:00

Hey people. I hope you enjoy the video. {It's at the bottom of this post. I've never been able to figure out how to move photos around.} Today was pretty sweet. We went bowling and ice skating and it was rad.Elders Romney & ArnettElders Romney & HeapLast week was a little bit annoying, so it was cool to do something fun. So . . . back in the USA we celebrate Easter. A one day holiDAY. Here ~ they

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-73748649955096872762009-04-06T14:00:00.000-07:002009-04-10T11:17:22.626-07:00

What the heck is up, ladies and gents? This week was pretty sweet. I can't lie, after all I am a missionary. Wait . . .you guys can't lie either . . . hah! Commandments . . .Well, the big news this week should be General Conference, right? Wrong. It would be, if I watched any of it. I know, I know . . . "Oh, my gosh! He's a missionary and he didn't watch Conference. He's bad . . ." Truth is, I

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-82044140567062020212009-04-02T06:00:00.000-07:002009-04-05T16:05:38.356-07:00

Today marks the one year point in Elder Romney's missionary service.We hope he has a little fun. Please turn the volume up and just try not to laugh at their girly giggles.{Also, we could sure use a translator! Anyone? Anyone . . .}Happy hump day, Drewski.Edit:  Thanks to Steve Woods.  See the comments for his translation!

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-16750050247745660002009-03-30T20:00:00.000-07:002009-03-30T21:19:33.399-07:00

Yeah, I think I'm bored of "Mexico . . . land of" stuff. But, can you believe it? One year! That's pretty sweet. Too bad I still feel like one of the new guys.This week was awesome. I don't have a lot of time again. Sorry. But I hope that you enjoy the video. {Check back on Thursday.} Here's the rundown:My companion is Elder Pimentel. He is twenty-seven and from Sonora. He is a convert of seven

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-80373759276223784422009-03-23T20:00:00.000-07:002009-03-23T20:03:12.566-07:00

So, I'm here in my new area ~ Cuautitlan. I love it here. I know this is where the Lord wants me. We live two minutes away from the church. My companion is Elder Pimentel from Sonora Mexico. It's awesome. Sorry, I don't have much time. I'll write a fatty next week. I love you guys. I pray for you guys. Stay strong, Pops. I love you all and thank you for everything.Elder Andrew Romney

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Hey, party people. What's up? All is well in the land souf of da border. This week was pretty sweet. We had three awesome baptisms, a lot of birthday cake, some rain, and a lot of walking. I hope you are all doing well also. Hey Kat . . . thanks for the birthday shout out. You're a good friend, but my mom tells me that you put the pictures of me in female clothing on the world wide web . . .

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Have a little fun today, Elder Romney.Find that one store again, buy yourself another Dr. Pepper, and celebrate!Maybe we'll go to Chipotle and think of you.Happy number twenty!

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-30201563351532584082009-03-09T18:00:00.000-07:002009-03-09T18:40:41.873-07:00

It's loco here. Seriously. I don't think I am capable of driving in this place. I also hate the sound of car horns, and I hate even MORE the sound of bus and truck horns. That *stuff drives a hot, sweaty, sunburned missionary who just got done walking ten miles in a day crazy.What's up, dudes? I hope all are well and happy. I know I am, so you guys should be, too. Thank you, Mom, for the update

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-17387060867911200012009-03-02T14:00:00.000-08:002009-03-02T14:59:43.368-08:00

What the heck is up?All is well here in Guadalupe Victoria. I got my new companion today. His name is Elder Huchim. No, there is no typo. I'll help you with the pronunciation . . . OOH-cheem. He seems like a great guy. I've only heard good things about him. He is fairly new. He got here in November. He is from the little state next to Yucatan. {Either Quintana Roo or Campeche.} It's one that I've

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-9834948090299658632009-02-25T18:00:00.000-08:002009-02-25T19:54:44.942-08:00

When our caller ID says "name unavailable" . . . you can bet Bill will not answer the phone. When I'm in the kitchen with no glasses nearby and can't read the caller ID, I do answer the phone. What I'm not used to is hearing a male voice saying, "Mom?" But today I'm thankful for a president who could sense something was troubling one of his missionaries. And, who after chatting with Drew (he was

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-36826239042479978162009-02-23T14:00:00.000-08:002009-02-23T14:58:35.530-08:00

. . . and I found it . . . muah ha ha ha!Hey folks!So, this week was pretty sweet, but I can't think of anything that happened that was too amazing. I'm going to take the time this week to write my family exclusively. Sorry, but enjoy the house . . .Love,Elder Andrew Davis RomneyP.S. Yeah, I tried sending a video {of la casa}. It was too long. Next week?

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-90537539640641223612009-02-16T12:00:00.000-08:002009-02-16T18:53:39.045-08:00

So ~ I was with an elder this week who was waiting for his Peruvian companion to get here. Well, when he got here, he was shocked. The guy DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A TACO WAS. We obviously had to teach him. But, he was CRYING when he ate a small bite of salsa . . . he's in for a rough time!What the heck is up, friends and family? All is well in Ecatepec.Sad news, though . . . the "would-be" companion of

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-1213211897426619962009-02-09T19:00:00.000-08:002009-11-14T16:40:53.248-08:00

Here's the scoop . . . Last week on Wednesday, we had interviews with the President. He told Elder Jorden and I that we were going to stay together another change. We were both pumped for that. Later on in the week, an elder in my district was having some problems and I had to call President about it. President told me that there had been some issues in another zone. One elder wants to go home ~

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-7744754084951386472009-02-02T14:00:00.000-08:002009-02-02T14:32:42.357-08:00

I'm not real sure about that doctrine. I don't believe it's a saving principle or needed . . . so it's okay.But, this week, we had some fun with pooches. We always see this big dog with his head hanging out of the fence.  He's funny.And down the road, we found some little "poopies", as they would say here.I wanted to take one home, but something told me that was against the rules . . .{Please

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-76517050364044614582009-01-27T15:00:00.000-08:002009-01-27T15:00:00.837-08:00

If we had one of those charts, this is how many stickers would be on it.

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-72557458732731074292009-01-26T17:00:00.000-08:002009-02-01T21:15:36.437-08:00

Yeah, so we oft times don't have water in the house. So, when we do, we have to fill buckets so that the next day we can bathe. It's pretty rad, and I actually prefer it now, because I can get the water steaming hot with this little jimmy-rigged electric heater thing. It rocks.So, this week was sweet. We had a baptism. Her name is Dafne and she is super awesome. Her family already got baptized

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-73232743068170821402009-01-24T08:00:00.000-08:002009-01-24T16:39:08.760-08:00

Just a note to urge any who may be reading this to drop what you're doing and:a} send a quick email to Elder Romney [not too long - he needs time to read the "novel" I send each week.]orb} leave a comment here [and I'll forward it to him - couldn't be easier.]Having been out nearly 10 months now, try to imagine how hungry he is for news from home.If you email/comment by Sunday evening . . . he'll

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-79340741987057819762009-01-19T12:00:00.000-08:002009-08-15T14:34:05.428-07:00

Hello internet *friends.So, this week was pretty dope, but kind of uneventful. But, I have a new awesome idea/career choice. I'm not going to reveal all of the details, because I'll be called crazy and then someone will steal the idea. Let's just say it involves tacos al pastor; my friend, Elder Wilding;{Me and John Logan Whiting. He's the other district leader here. He looks like a freak in this

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-91977450044004374542009-01-12T14:00:00.000-08:002009-01-23T18:55:02.414-08:00

So, here they have this holiday to celebrate the three wise men. And on this day, everyone eats this terrible tasting cake. They place several little toys in the cake - usually little baby Jesuses - and whoever gets one of the Jesusitos, has to buy or make tamales for everyone that was at the party. Crazy, right?Hey . . . sorry about last week. I sent you an email, but I put a little typo in the

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-19107503035914259952009-01-05T18:00:00.000-08:002009-01-05T18:44:18.064-08:00

No letter {so far} from Drew today.No fair.

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-7560418056461385692008-12-29T20:00:00.000-08:002008-12-29T20:57:59.144-08:00

Yesterday, we were waiting for the zone leaders to call to tell us about transfers.  Not thinking that we had any, I didn't really care about them.  But to my surprise/happiness, we had changes {hence the title}.  Elder Fonseca left and I got a new companion, Elder Jorden.  He's a good man.  He's only got about two and a half months in Mexico, but he's a super hard worker and speaks Spanish

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-50096435857795054692008-12-25T06:00:00.000-08:002008-12-25T06:00:00.573-08:00

. . . from EcatepecElder Fonseca and Elder Romney{and a little tree straight from Michaels - Mesa, Arizona}To say that I enjoyed our {rather} lengthy phone call{s} last night would be an understatement.  Rest assured that Elder Romney definitely is still in possession of a] his awesome sense of humor and b] a newly acquired/sweet Mexican accent even when speaking English.  Best Christmas gift ~

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-42172711284891205542008-12-22T13:00:00.000-08:002009-01-17T20:59:56.534-08:00

. . . but the very next day, you gave it away."  That might be the most terrible Christmas song I've ever heard.  Good thing I'm here in Mexico where that song doesn't exist.Hey people!  Merry Christmas.  So, this week was pretty good.  We had two baptisms.  They are two really awesome people and real converts.  They love the gospel.  Miguel had the opportunity to baptize his wife, Jenny.  It was

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Here's a little taste of my "Somewhere Out There" experience:"I think I see my [son]."Go ahead . . . name that movie.

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-48066257415965039282008-12-15T13:34:00.000-08:002008-12-15T17:53:57.232-08:00

For all of you that don't know what El Charro is . . . that's sad.Hey dudes and ladies.  All is well here in Mexico.  It's kind of cold.  Why didn't anyone tell me it was cold?  It's okay.  I'll take the cold over sweating bullets any day.  Good news!  President gave every companionship a heater.  I've been pretty happy about that.Well, that was wild to hear from Sheldon Clouse that Coalcalco was

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-78201906458371507382008-12-08T19:00:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:57:24.389-08:00

It's absurd here.  For every tiny reason . . . parties!  This weekend, everybody had their OWN parties to celebrate . . . because next week is when the REAL giant parties . . . start.  It's wild.  There is a party at birth, baptism, confirmation, first communion, fifteen years, eighteen years, and marriage.  And that's not even mentioning the holidays.  Things are great here.  No, my companion

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Yo! So here in Mexico, everyone is deathly afraid of the ¨cold¨. They think that if you are outside when it´s a "brisk" 60 degrees, you will automatically have strep throat or some sort of whooping cough. My companion is one of those people. Oh, also if you have like a runny nose, you can't drink cold drinks because it will make you even sicker. It´s kind of weird and I just want to tell

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-22670899806836588642008-11-27T14:00:00.000-08:002008-11-29T14:07:14.923-08:00

"I know you guys aren't into middle names and stuff, but Elliott Drew would be sweet. Just kidding, but "ED" would be a sweet nickname . . . Just think about it." ~Drew Romney {letter dated 24 November 2008}In the spirit of Drew ALWAYS {almost} getting his way . . .Elliott Andrew was born Wednesday 26 November 2008.

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Hey, dudes!I sent an email last week, but I guess you didn't get it and it's not in my sent items box. Oh, well. It was a goody, though. Quick recap . . .The Estadio Azteca was sweet.Rededication was awesome.President Eyring's talk was amazing . . . it was very, very powerful.I know that he and President Monson are men of God. There is no doubt in my mind that they are inspired in everything

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-16090153060476889862008-11-10T13:00:00.000-08:002008-11-10T15:48:00.748-08:00

Hey folks! This week was awesome. We pulled off some sweet baptisms that were really answers to prayers. The one ~ Reyna ~ was a great baptism because the rest of her family got baptized about three weeks ago and she decided to join them after telling us that she was never going to get baptized. The spirit really testified to her that this was true and she really wanted to have an eternal family

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-59765044287623675812008-11-05T08:00:00.000-08:002008-11-05T18:07:32.658-08:00

Received in yesterday's mail:Dear Romney family,This letter is to introduce us, President and Sister Nancollas, as the new mission president and wife of the Mexico, Mexico City North Mission.We are very happy to be here and to be involved in the missionary effort in this part of the Lord's vineyard. We are pleased to have the opportunity to serve with your son in this great work.We appreciate

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In an email to Drew, Amanda wrote:"We kicked it with Mom the other night and I am quite certain that Halloween 2010 will bring just as many . . . trick or treaters that you will be able to chat it up with and perhaps even convert. One lady, in particular, was trick or treating with her 1.5 year old grandchild. G-ma was sporting knee-high socks with some fancy platform shoes, an illegally short

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-74880308359261976282008-11-03T13:00:00.000-08:002008-12-09T18:47:52.503-08:00

That song is terrible and for some unexplainable reason, it's stuck in my head . . .Well, I asked for it and I got it ~ a boat load of preguntas. Here we go . . .First of all, just let me say a big, fat thank you to each of you who submitted questions this week for Drew. You definitely gave him something to write home about! Warning: this is super long, but keep reading. You won't be

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-3732266142005992212008-10-28T07:00:00.000-07:002008-10-28T08:07:21.746-07:00

{Oh, ME of little faith. We eventually received Drew's letter with a time stamp of yesterday at 4:01 p.m. But, it didn't come through until this morning. I've heard this before about delays with "myldsmail.net". Now I know it's true!}Hey loved ones!It's really cold today. I hope all is well back in M-town, because all is well here in México. This week was great. We had another baptism on

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I´m sending these pics while I make my sweet spreadsheet of our district's numbers. Enjoy. Are you kidding me? This is all we got today. Ironic, since only yesterday I was discussing the disappointment that would surely accompany a "no email" week with Drew's former companion, Elder Verbica. See Elder Hunter's blog for a recap of this week in Mexico.

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-83332836152035987712008-10-20T11:00:00.000-07:002008-10-20T12:48:47.941-07:00

Okay . . . not a lot of firsts, but a few this week. Let's see . . . First time doing a baptismal interviewFirst time as a marriage counselorFirst time marrying someoneFirst time having a stove and a fridge in our new house. Oh, wait . . . still NOTHING! Well, that's about all for the firsts. I did two interviews this week. Ha ha. They didn't go so well. Let's just say that one man had

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-79891962380263426642008-10-19T16:00:00.000-07:002008-10-20T16:11:33.428-07:00

So, today we celebrate two hundred days of missionary service for Drewski. Is it okay to call your missionary son Drewski?Fine . . . Elder Drewski . . . whatever.

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-74903750472072293662008-10-13T10:00:00.000-07:002008-10-13T11:59:51.413-07:00

Enjoy the foto. Haircuts here are super cheap though. Fifteen pesos! For all of you that aren't familiar with the exchange rate, right now thirteen pesos equals one dollar. Which is surprising because the dollar is worth nothing these days and usually it's more like ten pesos. Enough about the economy. {Amen.} But seriously . . . a haircut for like a buck twenty! {Looks like you get what

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795911315630795002.post-67634245906477858982008-10-06T11:00:00.000-07:002008-10-06T13:39:52.118-07:00

Man, if I had a peso for every time someone called me "white boy." {Aqui, se dice [Here, they say] "güero", it's pronounced gwedo.} But it's not considered rude. Like to describe people, it's okay to say that they are short, fat, really brown, and pretty ugly. Él es chaparrito {very short}, gordito {chubby}, morenito {little brown one}, y medio feo {ugly and a half}. Anyhow, sorry for the

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