I will be honest, this week hasn't really been that special.  For us as missionaries, we still go to work even if its during the holidays.  It's hard work, there doesn't seem to be a day off.  It's rewarding nonetheless.  Last week, I talked to Gracie and Walter about their Christmas, and they said it was fine, they just went to a party (I think work-related) for a few minutes and decided that it was enough for them and they went home to spend Christmas quietly. They really enjoyed it that way.  They are pretty awesome people, very chill and are comfortable to talk about anything.
  Christmas was fun, The highlight was talking on skype.  I don't think I used it before.  Later on in the day we went to the bishop's house and spent time with their family.  The day after, it seemed the weather changed once again overnight.  It got really cold, my ears were pretty frozen, so we went to a nearby store to get a beanie, and I've been wearing it ever since.
  So since it is a winter break, there are alot of people out of town, so we didn't do much.  But we did get to meet some people.  For the past couple months, I have thought about how to describe Tuscaloosa.  I will be here in this city for another 6 weeks.  I've noticed that the members of the church are really nice and love to work with us missionaries, and they have helped out alot.  At the same time, there is a lot of tracting involved.  Most of the time we meet someone, most likely baptist, and they really just want to bash against us.  We run into a lot of crazy people, and it tends to bring a headache trying to explain doctrine to them.  Even when bearing a testimony may seem effective to bring the conversation to a close, they still want to "prove" us wrong.
  It varies from house to house, there are alot of nice people and alot of crazy people, and some people that have both qualities.
Happy New Year everybody, don't party too hard
Jacob Miklich