HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Well, we’re 6 months into our mission, and our final day is Dec. 1, 2020.  Looking back the time has actually seemed to go by quickly.  But I still miss my family, and serving as a legal missionary is still a lot of work, like going into my old law office daily but without the pay and a bit more busywork.

Elder and Sister Riggs left this week.  Our legal office took them out to dinner Wednesday evening at the Al Forno Italian restaurant in downtown Takapuna.  It was a pleasant evening of visiting.  His replacement arrives the end of January, so we’ll see how I do beginning this coming week at doing the work of 2 attorneys (my practice and Elder Riggs real estate practice).

Thursday was Thanksgiving but you wouldn’t know it here.  This American holiday is not celebrated in NZ, and it was just another day at the office, as was Friday.  Friday evening I took Alisa to the historic Victoria (The Vic) theater in Devonport. It has been around since 1912, the oldest theatre in the southern hemisphere.  We had ice cream and watched the new movie “Knives Out”, an Agatha Christie type “who done it”.

Saturday was our Thanksgiving celebration.  Alisa made rolls and a chocolate silk pie.  In the afternoon the senior missionaries got together for a pot luck dinner with ham and chicken (not turkey, too expensive and hard to find), and holiday games.