Back To The Way We Were... Sort of.

So with Christmas being good and over with, we are returning to our semi 'normal' kind of life here,or at least back to the way we were before the holidays. Today was my hubby's day off, and while we usually spend it joined at the hip, we had a broken closet that Chris needed to fix, and I had a sister in law that I needed to hang out with. So my nice mama watched Leah while I went to Kim's house (Leah has the sniffles and a slight cough, so I just wanted to take some precautions) and while Chris fixed the closet. It's been so long since I've been able to just sit down and have a real nice conversation with an adult, who is not my husband... And who is a woman... Who is also a mother... And who I've also come to enjoy talking with. It was really relaxing and somewhat therapeutic. In other words... It was nice. So nice that I pretty much spent the whole day there. Thanks Kim for letting me put a dent in your couch, eat all your sugary goodies and listen to me drone on about nothing! Much appreciated!

After I was done mooching, I headed home to my babies where we had dinner. While I was gone, my hubby was sooo sweet and cleaned for me! Yay! Thank you honey for taking a load off of my plate for a little while! Feel free to do it more often! After dinner I headed over to our new Bishops house to watch a DVD of a youth program that was held at the Conference Center this October. It was like a High School Musical Production LDS style. Still ridiculously cheesy, but a million times more spiritual(if HSM was spiritual at all). To be honest, I was being dumb and didn't really want to go to this, but I knew that I should. So I sucked it up and went. Am I ever so glad that stopped being a big sissy and did go! It was so much fun to be with everyone in YW's (well mostly everyone. We missed the ladies that weren't able to make it) again. The girls are such good examples to me, and I just love them. They make me laugh so hard.

So I think I mentioned before that our new Bishop is one of my bestest friends' dad. Well it just so happened that that friend came down from school for Holiday, and was there! So I got to see her and talk to her for a bit.I miss her so much! Well while the YW, the leaders, Bishop, his wife and I were all downstairs watching the DVD, I needed to use the restroom upstairs, I turn the corner to go up stairs and I see two of my other oldest dearest friends standing at the top talking with Alycia! It made me ridiculously happy to see Bethany and Jeff! I have known Bethany since we were 4 years old! Our dads have worked together for just about forever. I haven't seen her since my wedding, but I ran into her mom at the store a few weeks back, and they were so nice and dropped by two weeks ago and brought us some Christmas goodies! How freakin' sweet is that! I miss Beth so much, she's such a beautiful sweetheart and I LOVE her and her family. They kind of introduced me to the church when I was younger, and are amazing examples of what Latter Day Saints should be. Jeff, I've known since Jr. High, and he is such a cutie! Really, he is a sweet guy.

And after everyone else left the Bishops house, I was able to talk to him and his wife(whom I just adore) and I can't tell you how good it felt to feel so welcomed by them. I never thought I would feel so comfortable around a Bishop and his family. But they are an amazing family. they are so welcoming and non-judgmental. We just sat there and laughed most of time. A few years ago, I never thought that I would ever be sitting there in my Bishops house laughing and enjoying myself and not feeling awekward and like I was being judged. Well, to be completly honest I wouldn't have ever thought that I would be a YW advisor either though, so that's just gravy! But that is the type of people they are. So incredibly easy going and warm.

My experiences today made me realize how blessed I am to have all the wonderful people in my life that I have. Whether it's my family by blood or related by marriage, my friends that I have known since I was a child or friends that I've met at work and keep in touch with by blogs(you know who you are) or other means, or friends that I've made as recently as a few months ago. They are all great examples to me. They are all there for me in one way or another. They all have such wonderful personalities and talents and I am so grateful to each and everyone of you for just being you. And for being there for me when I've needed you, and for accepting me, flaws and all. Thank you. None of you will ever know just how much you have helped me through out my turbulent life. But I know. And again, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Well, I don't know how I manage to turn almost every one my of posts into something totally and compeletly different than from what I start out to make it, but when you feel the spirit, you just gotta sit back and roll with it. So this is how I roll! Gratitude style!