We have some of the best friends in the world. We had a little going away temple night with our best friends before we left Utah, and it was awesome. We went to a session at the Provo Temple and then followed it up with trip to Yogurtland. What a perfect way to say goodbye without any sadness. I just had the spirit testify that we would be having this reunion again someday. Derrick and I have made some wonderful lifetime friends while we lived in Utah.
Us with our buds at the Provo Temple - Scott and Christie Foley, Steven Williams sans wife (We missed you, Crystal!), us, David and Brittany Scott, and Lindsey and Bob Harper. (Sorry about the weird picture--I got it off of facebook)
I want to recognize one family in particular, the Scott's, David, Brittany, and little Coleman. What an amazing family! They have been our best friends for about 4 years now. Brittany is an amazing artist (check out her ridiculously awesome portraits here), soccer player, and mom. David is handy man, world class photographer, professional swimmer, and an avid rockstar. And they are OUR friends! Anyways they have been amazing to us, helping us move a THOUSAND times, watched the children while I went to school, been a shoulder to cry on when we needed it, taken family photos, and even let us sleep over when we were locked out of our apartment over a weekend, and therefore homeless for a few days. Most importantly they are centered around the gospel, and some really loving parents, too. Here are some good pictures we have of some memories with them:
We miss them! It was hard leaving such good friends.
Transition | In other news, we are getting excited about Max's Thomas-the-Train-themed 4th birthday on Friday!! It is just going to be the four of us, but I am kind of stoked about it. Sorry we are not blogging more, but we are just getting used to this new chapter and having fun at the beach, Disneyland, our complex pool, and with frequent bike rides, a new ward, and extremely beautiful weather. Expect posts coming up on the big 4, and photos of our new pad. I know you can't wait.
I am so happy that you have such good friends. Reunions with them will be sweet. I am also happy that you've come away from Provo with such wonderful memories. I know you'll continue to make many more.
ReplyDeleteSounds like some really good eternal friendships. The best!
ReplyDeleteHow'd we get to be friends with such amazing people?! You guys are so good to us and became like family to us out here in lonely Provo. We hope you're enjoying this little time in sunny cali, but RREEEAAAALLLLLYYYYY hope that Derrick gets sent to Spanish Fork for good, so you can move back to Provo and he can commute the whopping 10 miles. That'd be awesome! We miss you guys a ton - don't forget about us and we won't forget about you. Promise. We're excited to see you in December - both in California and in Provo. We love you guys - thanks for being such good friends!
ReplyDeleteP.S. David wanted me to ask Derrick about the bling bling toilet seat. (He just looked it up on your old blog and was laughing so hard when he found it.)