one month ago..

..i was doing this. and since i'm looking at these photos anyways i figured i might as well make my first post-mission post..if you will. i think you will.

so approximately one month and two days ago i locked my bike up for the last time. sadly, this was one of the harder moments for me.

this moment however, was not. such a nasty bag. not even sad to get rid of that guy.

approximately 3 am..last presidents letter slash weekly chat. sad.

my companion, sister tong, just being so nice and staying up with me and reading Jesus the Christ. haha. love her.

next morning. just trying to eat everything i bought while packing and writing in new members scriptures. it was a bit of a crazy morning.

also had to make the cupcakes that wendy bird sent to me. thanks wendy..they look a little burned but trust me. they were delicious.

i thought i would throw this in here just for kicks. trying my best to not look like how i've looked the past 18 months. didnt really work though.

this would be the last time i checked the mail..and the

face that happened everyday when doing so.

found this while creeping president's photo albs at the parting devotional. who doesnt love this man? of course he is a juggling wonder.

after the devotional i went into the mission home to find that english class creeper had really pulled through for me and bought me all these gifts! best creeper ever.

i regifted it to sister hoer for all her efforts that night and she was pretty excited about it.

this is out of order but i dont know how to fix it. this would be driving to the airport..i heart taiwan.

driving to the temp. so sad to leave my taiwanese bf sister wang. really. so sad.

bye taipei temple. i love you. and taiwanese missionaries. my favorite part is how us americans got on the bus and they just..walked home. haha.

this would be what we term a "larry"..dont actually know why they were taking photos outside of the temple in scandal clothes but they liked it. as you can see, my creeping skills havent changed much.

next on our agenda was visiting the 101 which used to be the tallest building in the world until a few months ago. i really enjoy this photo..i dont feel like i have to explain either.

dont worry that we stared at pictures like this for a good 15 minutes. so entertaining.

haha. sorry ry guy.

we tried to go to the top but it was just windy and foggy so we couldnt actually see anything. but i'm sure it was a good $15 well spent somehow.

kinda awkward that it was just five sisters and the assistants but it was nice to have them there to take pictures for us.

..this one for example. thanks guys.

this was a happy moment. we had about five minutes before we needed to board the bus so i contacted two ladies and they were from japan. dont really know how to refer them but i felt good about it.

i really do.

so here we are. plane ride time. i loved watching this screen and kept it on the whole time.

thanks to wendy again for these classy socks. sister dunn and i wore them on our plane ride there and then on the plane ride back. best part = we didnt even plan it.

i also frequented this channel. i wish you could know the stress that was felt during these last 12 minutes.

this happened in california when they tried to get me to pay a million dollars to recheck my bags. stupid delta. nobody likes you. dont worry though..i got around it.

thanks to heavenly father i was distracted by the view so i didnt think too much about this..


(stay tuned for this next part. computer is bein a real idiot.)

forthesisters

my sister in texas requested these photos, so here you go girlfriend. i almost didnt post them because even though i looked fine in real life,i look somewhat bald in all of these. maybe it wasnt the best decision to pull my hair back. anyways, wish you could have been here..you too natalie.

loves.

sleepless in seattle.

sister #2. man these slideshows are a dream! anyways, i went to seattle to see natalie in hopes that she would have her baby before i left. little cardston didnt actually care about that so he decided to arrive 36 hours after i left. awesome. besides that little glitch, the trip was great and i just love that little conine family so much!

texas tots.

i promised some fam that i would post pictures of my sisters who live out of state. considering i leave in five seconds i dont really have time to do great blog posts so i'm going to cop out and make slideshows for them. sorrrrrrry, but its better than nothing. this would be tricia's stay who you could probably figure out from the title, lives in texas. it was great to see them, i tried figuring out how i could take benjamin with me to taiwan but it just didnt work out.

the big day.

June 24th marks the day that rob finally got himself hitched. i'm glad to say, that i wont be saying, that i got married before my big brother. i'm proud of you big guy. here are just a few pictures for those family members who check this blog anxiously and are always disappointed to find that i never post anything about the fam. so guys, this one is for you.

..these are just some that i took and edited so i'm sure the photographer got better shots but these will have to do.

and i couldnt help but add in this photo, which was taken out of boredom with my brother-in-laws. the reception center doubled for a great mock mission picture (which i was really going to use as a joke, but i couldnt handle anyone thinking i was serious).