Leisl's Bridal Shower

So we had a bridal shower for Leisl, and it was a blast!!! I got a bit emotional setting up for it that morning because I realized that my best friend would soon be getting married and committing to a new best friend, but thankfully I love Andy and truly believe there could not be a more perfect couple. I have actually known Andy my whole life, and couldn't have picked a better person for Leisl. They are both the kind of people that attract light and everyone wants to be around them. I am grateful to have been Leisl's best friend for so many years. Her example of righteousness is one I will never forget. It was such an honor to throw her this shower. Ok, no more tears... if this is how emotional I am over the shower, I need to bring packs of kleenex's to the sealing on July 10th!

Home Sweet Home

So today is pretty much one of those days you look back on and realize how great your life truly is. I have the best friends one could ask for, family nearby, and I get to wake up in the jungle-themed room I grew up in (well it wasn't jungle-themed until my senior year of high school when my grandpa passed away and I felt the need to spice it up a little). Anyway, I have been having so much fun here that I've hardly had time to think about all the things I miss back home... until now. I think it's weird how more than one place can start to feel like home. This happened in college too. I would get on the Liberty shuttle to the airport and feel a sense of longing to stay in Philadelphia, even though I was excited to go home to Alaska to see my family and friends. Now I feel the same thing about San Antonio. Maybe it is because my stuff is there, maybe it is because my baby Pika is there, or maybe I am just missing the people there that have become my world. And even though I am not necessarily missing work, I do miss the people from work who I spend the majority of my time awake with. So anyway, the grass is always greener on the other side I guess. Can I just say once and for all though that I LOVE ALASKA! It is so beautiful here, it is so green, the air is fresh and clean, and the mountains are so much prettier than flat country land. I could totally live here forever...