Showing posts with label Oakland Temple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oakland Temple. Show all posts

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Those Simple Days


At the request of my dear Uncle Ken, I present to you this blogging update. Actually, I’m glad he asked me to do it, challenged me really. There’s been too much time between posts lately and every time I sit down to write, I remember how much I love it. And if you don’t believe be, I’ve got 21 journals to prove it.

Well, I’ve been in California now for over a month and I loooooooooooooooooooove it. Love, love, love, love, love. I think I love it even more knowing I’m missing the worst winter Provo’s had in years. Sorry friends! It’s gorgeous here. It’s warm here. It’s fun here. Did I mention that I love California?

In spite of all that love, I miss Provo. I really do. I miss those beautiful mountains I’m blessed to see every morning. I miss the closeness of everything there (traffic is a nightmare here – only thing I can’t stand). Most of all, I miss the people. I miss all the amazing people I had to leave behind when I set off on this adventure. This experience has taught me to appreciate the simple blessings of friendship and love I enjoy when I’m there, and I think that’s why we go through experiences like this. I get to learn about gratitude for three months. And I can go to San Francisco, and the Oakland Temple, and the Jelly Belly Factory, and Malibu while doing it. :)


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