to wichita she goes.

My baby sister, Sara, left for her mission last Wednesday. She'll serve in Wichita, Kansas: land of the corn (as she says, with a half disappointed tone to her voice), and I'm so excited for her!

Last Monday, my whole family went out to eat at a "fancy buffet" (note: no buffets are fancy) in downtown Salt Lake City called The Roof Restaurant. My family took up an entire room, and the conversation was quite loud and interesting, like most Barlocker family dinners are.

Sara and I said goodbye after my mom drove us back to our cars that were parked at the McDonald's off Bangerter. We hugged in the parking lot, and it was kind of sad, but I'm so happy she's doing this. What a strong girl!

I'll miss that little baby sister of mine. 

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sara's mission call.

^^^Sara was rubbing my belly, so I did what any good sister would do and grabbed her privates. You know how it is.

My baby sister, Sara, got her mission call this week. We had a house full of family and friends, and we ate burgers and Italian sodas and watched Sara open her call. No one knew it then, but Sara had opened it right when it came in the mail (notice the already-opened envelope), and that's why she wasn't super anxious to open it. 

My favorite part is when she says where she's going, and everyone cheers, and then you can hear my siblings laughing at her. She'll be so good there, though, and I'm sure that once she's finished her mission, she'll have a hard time leaving. Sara's really personable, and I think she'll make a really good impression on the people she meets in a small-town area like Kansas. She's so good at relating to people. She leaves in less than 8 weeks, so she won't even get to meet my baby! But I'm so excited for her! She'll do such good things.

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