Pinnochio, African Peppers, and Pigs in a Blanket 6/3/13

Family and friends,
Carcassonne is actually warm and not rainy today! I actually got people apologizing to me while contacting for the weather. I didn't mind it too much. Ohio has a lot of rain too, so I'm used to it. But its nice to see the sun.
 All the sisters say thank you for the hairties mommy :) (including me)
The other day, while we were contacting, we came across a man doing recycling. We talked a little bit about how he is buddist and loves everyone and loves that we are sharing our religon, while his hands were cavered in broken glass from recycling and suddenly he turns to me and says I look like Pinnochio. Beleive it or not, I have never had that compliment before. ( I'm taking it as a compliment)
My french, especially my comprehension is getting better everyday. everyonce and a while we will talk to someone with a really thick french accent and I have a really hard time understanding them, but I can ussually understand an idea of want someone is meaning to say. My speaking french is moving a little more slowly. The other day we were teaching a couple of members, I asked a question and I glanced up the members confused faces, glanced at my compaions confused face and thought about how confused my face must look like because I couldn't even make sense of what I just said or even meant to say and I glance at one of the other sisters and we just laughed. Later she told me it it was the first time that she couldn't guess what a missionary was trying to say. thank fully that has only happened once and it can only get better.
We just got done and hour ago teaching a lesson with a chinese girl named Linken. She is one of the sweetest and cutest people I have ever met. right from the moment we met her, she treated us like we were friends. I can't wait to teach her again.
We had our first Mangez-vous this week. ( a meal at a members house) We had pigs in a blanket. really. It was really good and fancy pigs in a blanket, but it made me smile when they brought it out. They used fancy sausage and put goat cheese inside the flakey pastery they used. So still very french some how. The sisters in my apartment have been putting those african peppers in everything. So my tongue is currently about ready to fall off. But it makes them happy and its funny to see them all smiling with tears streaming down their faces as they eat.
We have a beautiful veiw from our apartment. A lot of our windows give a nice veiw of the castle and if you stand on you tiptoes at one window, you can sometimes see the mountains. Its all very pretty. We were cleaning the apartment today and we had the windows open because S Fairchild is allergic to cleaning supplies and suddenly, our picture of Jesus flies out the window. we had to sprint down four stairs  and run around the street in our pajammas trying to catch the picture. We made a funny sight but thankfully the street never has many people or cars on it.
I love the gospel! I know its true more and more everyday.
I love you all! Go hug someone today!
Miss you!
Je vous aime!
Soeur Russell