Tanner got his call to the Canada Montreal Mission!! - French speaking! :)
After two and a half agonizingly long weeks, if finally came last Thursday, May 13th. Nowadays, all the paperwork is filled out and submitted online so the process is a lot quicker. The bishop even gets an email that says the call is in the mail so they basically know when it will arrive. But because of some misunderstandings, we all thought Tanner's call was going to be here the week before. When it didn't show up in the mail, Tanner drove to the post office to see if for some reason it was still there - it wasn't. We all hoped it would come the next day, but again, nothing. You wouldn't believe Tanner's disappointment. I mean, I couldn't imagine waiting and preparing my whole life for a mission and not knowing where in the world I was going, and then have my call not show up. So when his call didn't come again, Tanner went down to the Church Office Building to ask them (I thought he was going to get in trouble for that, but he didn't). Apparently Tanner's call hadn't even been reviewed at that point :( So Tanner left, overwhelmed with disappointment.
Then last week, Tanner got a call from the bishop saying it would be there Wednesday. Everyone got work off... but again, it didn't come. Tanner was heartbroken. I don't know how he stayed sane. But he hung in there just long enough, because his call made it the next day.
I'm soooo excited for him! Canada is just foreign enough without being too foreign. Montreal is a huge city and Tanner absolutely loves the city (he was really jealous when I went to New York last year). Tanner lived in Alaska for a few years, so he's somewhat use to the elements... The mission is huge! I extends from Montreal, around Quebec, and clear up to Greenland! It's going to be amazing and I hope Tanner loves it!
Although I'm excited for Tanner, I'm also nervous.... 2 years is a very long time. 24 months doesn't sound too bad, but 730 days sounds like an eternity! I'm determined to wait for him - it feels right. So I'll definitely date and do other fun things while he's gone so I can experience my independence and still have fun, but that's certainly a long time to go without seeing him at all. It will be good though. I'm excited to explore life, make friends, and hopefully travel a little bit before I settle down ;)
I can't believe it's coming so fast! Tanner leaves July 28th. There's a lot to do before then, and a lot of dates we have to cram in before he leaves :) This is the most exciting and most nerve-racking time of our lives so far, but it's going to be an adventure!