So- yes, I'm still WAY behind on the blogging- but hey, I'm at least back & trying, right?? These are pics we took of Cam & I w/Jeff & Tami at a Jazz game we took them to as they were getting ready to move, a "spa" night I tried to do for the girls the weekend before they left, & of course, one of the many, many pics I have of CJ on my phone & camera that my children take when I'm not looking! I swear, just by pics alone, people would probably think he's our 6th child! Anyways- I just wanted to throw myself a pity party & say how sad I am that Jeff & Tami are not right next door anymore ;0( So sad for me! It's hard, because, after being friends for over a decade, we finally got to be neighbors! It was awesome to have that closeness- to have the convenience of being only a couple hundred yards away from one another! To borrow a cup of this, or a teaspoon of that, or A GALLON OF MILK!! haha! It's been fun to have our kids grow so close (Jody is still in mourning for Ashley), to have them walk in our house & us into theirs, to feel like we could share a baby! Poor CJ probably got kissed more than he'd ever like to! Tami would tolerate my children going over to her house to STEAL her child- & was good to trust him in our care (which can be scary in the chaos of our life). I'm not gonna lie- I think that we'll always be close friends, but I must admit- that being close physically helps a friendship. There is so much to be said for "convenience" in this day & age. Our lives are sooo incredibly busy, so it helps to have someone be right there, doing the same things in the same ward and neighborhood. It just creates those opportunities to see each other. So Tami- you might be further away & you might be in a different zip code- but I still love ya like a sister & pledge to be better about getting out to see ya! To those friends that I have that live in my back yard, across the street, or in the same neighborhood, I am SO grateful for that & I'm sorry if I don't tell you that enough! And to those of you in a different state (my sweet Chelon!), or in my old neighborhoods, wards, or places I've never lived (my soul sister Rach!), I love you every day in spite of the distance or miles- I'm still close to you in my heart! I love my friends & I truly don't know what I'd do without you! During this work nightmare I've been pre-occupied with & with my dad's heart attack & surgery this last week, you friends are who I've relied on- to know that you're there means the world to me!! I love you all so very much- please know that always!!!
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I am so sorry to hear about your dad - are things okay? You are such a great person and I am sure Tami and the fam are a bit in mourning too, because of the great friends/neighbors you are:) Thanks for making me smile in Primary - it helps...
You made me cry you know! I love you so much! I miss you even more, the kids miss you. It's just not the same! All I have to say is ditto, ditto, ditto. I cherish the time we had to have that closeness. You were there ANYTIME I needed you and I'm so grateful for that. I'm so sorry that I haven't been able to be there for you in this trying week. My heart aches with the fact of knowing that it is inevitable that with the chaos of life and having the distance that it won't be quite as easy to have the depth we had. You will always be my dear friend, even more my sister. I love you more than you know!
I'm so sorry about your Dad. My prayers are with you. It just goes to show people put on their Sunday face, (and you don't know what's going on) thanks for showing up and doing a great job with your class. As for the friend and neighbor thing..it is hard to stay close, I ran across a quote the other day, "True friends can grow seperately and never grow apart."
ps loved the title since she lives up high on the Mountain!
I am sure you guys will always stay close! Especially considering how close you have been for so long! Good thing they are getting a lot of good resteraunts in Centerville so you can meet in the middle for each other:)
I'm sorry to hear about your dad, that's awful. Let me know if there is anything you need, especially if it's someone to watch your kids (I just LOVE your kids)! And, since I am in your same neighborhood, know I feel the same way about you guys. I seriously wish we could get together more often and I LOVE when our schedules make it happen, but know that we are good friends no matter how much or how little we get together.
i was just telling tami how grateful i am for friends like you. we can not talk for months and pick up right where we left off. you are amazing! i love you very much and am so blessed to have you and your friendship in my life! xoxo
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