Anniversary...

I don't know if anyone else does this, but occasionally on random days of the year I will think, "last year at this time I was...(fill in the blank here with where ever and what ever I was doing)". Then I will think, "that is so weird that it's been a whole year since then."  Well every year on April 24th I think, "it's been X number of years since I got home from my mission." Today it's been 9 years. NINE. That is such a long time! There were days when I was a missionary that I thought it would never end...and more days when I wished it never would. But it did end, and now when I look back on it, I can't believe what a small part of my life that was...I've been home 6 times as long as I was out. And that seems so weird to me...18 months seemed so long back then. I still remember it all like it was yesterday. And even though it was such a comparatively short time in my life, I think it has had more of an impact on me than anything else I've ever done...so I'm always glad to celebrate this little anniversary...missions are awesome, and I'm so excited for Juli's call tomorrow!!

For me THIS is heaven...

Hey, remember me? The girl who neglects her blog? Oh yeah, well I finally have something I found worthy enough of posting about. A week or so ago, I went on a little road trip with my cute family. We drove from Arizona...to Minnesota. It was a long time to be in a car...(we all know how much I love being in cars) but it was not bad at all. It was fun in fact. Partly because we listened to this:

You know how sometimes you forget that certain music exists, and then you hear it again and you're like...AHHH!!! (heavens opening, angel choir singing) And it's like time rewinds? Well that is how this CD is for me. 2 songs in particular. I had one of them in my head tonight while I was quilting so I decided to turn it on. And I'm in love all over again. So here's a story. Shortly after Jeff and I met he came to visit me at my apartment on foothill. He had never been there before...he got lost on the way there and drove halfway up parleys canyon (he he he)...anyway it was late by the time he got there...he had been interviewing for med schools and had just gotten back and he drove straight from the airport to my apartment. He was wearing a gray hoodie and Aqua di Gio (yum!) and we sat out on my balcony and listened to music and talked until like 3 a.m. (ahhh...the good ole days when I was actually capable of staying up until then without running into walls or hallucinating ;) Anyway, Jeff loaned me this CD and I listened to it for weeks in my car. So now any time I hear it I always think of when Jeff and I first met...good times!

So now...enjoy this:

the cute boy!

and these sweet songs:

Just watch the fireworks

For me this is heaven