so here is how it went down...friday, in a heavy pant while sweat is dripping off my face at the byu gym, i reached to look on twitter to distract me a little and i read a tweet by ms. stone, it said "anyone feeling spontaneous? california in an hour? we have one extra seat!" so of course i thought, YES! i gotta go!
then i remembered i was on call for work that night, i had class in a few hours, i told a friend i would go visit him in his post surgery livin, i was expected to volunteer at the mtc the next day, willie would be waiting for me at 2:20 outside the 11m building, my friends missionary farewell was on sunday in pleasant grove...shoot. would this be a bad weekend to go?
i got off the treadmill, took a shower, made a few calls, sent a few emails, packed and we were in the car with in the hour. and we were off! the ten hour drive was easy shmeasy when you are with this fabulous group of people...
we danced, sang, laughed at trent's hilariousness, ate mcdonalds, waited 20 minutes for taco time, watched italian job, played riddles and the morally ethical games, and nearly died through the sierra nevada's. thank goodness for prayers! trust me, good ole mama vivs was reminding me that she will "continue to pray for us" the whole was there. good times! so we arrived and surprised carli's parents at 1am! it was great! we slept, woke up and went over to cami's house, or terabithia, whatever you want to call it...
after venturing through the wild forests, playing some more riddles, plunging death on a rope swing, putting my brown hair on maddie, cam and matt, crossing ponds on wooden plants, and enjoying the company of these glorious people, we went to go visit cami and kendall's distant cousin. this house is unlike anything my eyes have EVER seen...
a wall of designer shoes was no biggie compared to the heated toilet seat that opens when your feet hit the tile in front of the seat but that is not all! the toilet had a remote that shot water up your...ya....and dried your...ya...after it rinsed it! there was different lights the toilet bowl would glow, there was music that came from the toilet and when you flushed, it was silence! totally silent! oh and the floors were heated too! so awesome! however, someone from the olden days would laugh at how ridiculous this world is turning into, but hey gotta take advantage of the technological advances right? even if it is turning this generation into lazy butts! later we went to taylor's; this yummy diner type of place...
they had like 200 shake options, including bacon! sick nasty barf huh?! ill give it to them for being unique though! the shakes and chicken strips were divine! kendall's peanut butter banana chocolate chip shake was out of this world delicious! i love a good hole in the wall, fatty greasy yummy food place! we went the the farmers market and sang/screamed shinia twain's "man! i feel like a woman!" then later we went to the sacramento LDS temple!!...
the second we drove up the hill to the temple, i felt this over whelming feeling of the spirit. the temples are the most glorious places on the planet. they truly are. the feeling i get when i am on temple grounds, no matter if i am in newport, san diego, provo, or salt lake, the temple eliminates such a celestial look! ah i love it! then we dropped the kiddies off at a stake dance and drove over to the gallager for some food and games and we may or may not have made a kissing web! haha typical girls, we know. now we know we have a kissing connection to jimmer ferdette! cool huh? anyways saturday night was so much fun! i sat and chatted with the parents upstairs for a while and i felt like i was home. i really miss not knowing the parents of my friends in college. parents have this kind of wisdom and kind heart that is so endearing. so it was nice to be with cammy, carli and matt's sweet parents! we went to bed late after some solid pillow talk and woke up to some german pancakes and got ready for church...
sister madison gallacher was the reason for this trip. her farewell was held on sunday and it was such a beautiful farewell talk. as i scrambled to write down everything that came out of her mouth, i was touched by the spirit immensely. she spoke with such grace, intelligence, love and she truly was a mouth piece for the Lord. i was so inspired by her words, for i felt they were coming straight from Thee. i am so amazed by her and i feel blessed to know her. she is going to be serving in the baltic states speaking latvian! so rad! she is such a beautiful person and i want to try and be more like her. i know she is going to impact the lives of millions through all the generations she will effect. after her farewell, on the road again!...
this is a terrible picture but it gives you an idea of how scary it was. the pass through the sierra nevadas were forecasted to be a huge storm. all the parents (including mine all the way down in southern california) were freaking out and fervently saying prayers for a safe drive. it actually was pretty frightening. one of the moms was telling us what to do if we crashed, spun out, fell down the mountain, etc. so, we drove slow and cautiously! and what happens when it is my turn to drive because it clears up and i am the least experienced snow driver? i get a speeding ticket....
80 in a 75 is what the officer wrote me up for. i guess those uninhabited towns need some source of an income right? ya, it sucked. but what can ya do? be polite and carry on. and that is what we did. we sang some more, talked about cool stuff, watched ocean's eleven (first time watching it, so good!) and enjoyed each others company. we arrived late sunday night and ill admit, i was so ready to be back in provo. i was still kinda bummed i had to pay for this dang ticket and being hangery only made this worse. but then at 2am i hear a knock at my door as i was climbing into bed and it was kendall, she went to the store and bought me my favorite saltines and cuties along with the most thoughtful note from her and cammy. i cried and just hugged my best friend. it was the most kind thing a person could do. we were driving for 11 hours, it was so late and those girls chose to think of me and make me feel better. i was so happy! i am so blessed to have such wonderful friends up here in provo. honestly, i thought no one could ever contend with my best friends at home, but i am proven wrong everyday but these absolutely perfect friends of mine. they are such examples to me and i look at them with such admiration. i had such a perfect weekend with cammy, kendall, carli, caitlyn, maddie and a few others. i love these girls so much. we were best friends in the pre-mortal times, i just know it, there is no way i could feel this love for them with only knowing them for a few months. and now we are back in p town! i have three exams this week and my sweet mother dear is flying in! crazy crazy upcoming week and i cant wait!
