Nate's Farewell

Nate opening his Spanish Mission Scriptures...

Nate saying one last goodbye to his nephews Landon and Spencer.

Everyone came home to say goodbye and wish Nate good luck on his mission. Eating dinner the Friday before... Stephanie, Nate, Dad, Kristi, Derek, Jen, and Spencer

Nate with some of his cousins and brother-in-laws

Opening the Call

Nate opening up his mission call!

Called to Serve...

Dad, Stephanie, Nate and Mom

Nate after opening his call to serve in Texas!

The Shock...

Wow it's hot in Texas...

Friends and family giving their congratulations!

Nate was called to serve in the Fort Worth, Texas Spanish speaking Mission. He report to the MTC on May 5th and is so excited to serve. I guess the winner is Jonny Vance. His official guess wasn't close, but right before Nate opened the call he said Texas. Congratulations to Jonny!

The Field is White...

I have almost put in my mission papers. They go in this Sunday, and then I could have my call within two weeks after that. Exciting, I know. Anyways, my mom started a guessing list for where I am headed, here it is so far. If you want to guess, leave a comment with where you think I am going. When I get my call, I will post it, along with the winner and what they win (Probably something from my closet, it's not like it won't all be gone when I get home anyway.)  P.S. This is the picture I almost sent in with my papers, not that I was trying to hint or anything.

The Guesses
Del - Australia
Trudy - Peru
Nick - Venezuela / South America (This is what we call hedging your bets, South America is a big place, Nick)
Jen - Northern Europe / Finland or Estonia
Spencer - "Foreign" (Like father like son). Spencer also guessed "Indian Ocean" "Australia" and "Madagascar."
Landon - Asia / Japan
Derek - Ivory Coast Abidjan Mission French Speaking
Kristi - Hungary & _________
Stephanie - Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan
Anna - England or New Zealand
Emily Vance - Taiwan
Jonny - San Francisco
Jessica Vance - Canada
Cassi Vance - Provo, Ut
Ben Vance - Dominican Republic
Josh Vance - South Georgia (The Country)
James Vance - France
Jake Vance - Japan
Paul Vance - Brazil
Seth Vance - New Guinea
Griffin Butler - Canada
Andy Mockler - Austria
Nate Wallace - Philippines
Sean Robison - England
Allyssa Bateman - Brazil

It's Been Awhile

Hello, it's been a while since I have updated, I feel a lot like Kristi and Derek. (hint hint) Anyways, here are a few photos from the past while.

Quick Note Here: This is my good friend Sean McCombs. He is leaving on his mission to Brazil in a little under a month. Way to go Sean! He's a swell guy.