Fourty-Five Things

To My Dad:

Happy 45th Birthday!

Here's 45 things that remind me of you:

Fishing Marshmellows and licorice. All day activity. - "Kung Fu Moves" Aka wrestling in our front room. - Basketball The summer we spent every afternoon shooting around for hours...  pure bliss - Green Trucks So distinctable - Country Music "Fishin in the Dark" - School - Thunder - Finger Hugs With super great sound effects "Uh uh UUUUH uh" - Computers - T-Shirts - The Priesthood - California - Llamas ..Spit. Haha - Playing 1 on 1 I would be lauging so hard I couldn't stand up. - Relay for Life Thanks for your example. Sorry I wasn't more willing to help. - Ensign Peak Random adventure :) - Ski Lifts "I'm usually scared of these, but since you're so scared I feel like I have to protect you." - Ferris Wheels The only ride you refuse to go on - Sloppy Joes When mom was gone it was either that or pizza - Forever Families - Temples - Fighting Cancer - Walks "Uhm... Well, I've been better." - "There is Sunshine in My Soul Today" "What are you lauging at?" "Nothing, I just really love this song!" - "Love at Home" Aka "The Fightin Song"  - Christmas Tree Hunting - Cold Weather - "Not all returned missionaries are created equal" - Free-Throws 6024 Made... who knows how many attempted - Caramels Only to be made around Christmas time - "Bah-Humbug" - Mac & Cheese Last meal - Ping-Pong Epic. Battles. - Huey Lewis Dad, you are Huey Lewis - Fantasy Football & Basketball Brackets I don't remember a single time you lost - Blue Eyes - The "U" - Temple Square And proposing to Mom in the cutest way imaginable - Hawaii - Chocolate Labs You spoiled that dog. A lot. - Camping - Hiking I was an energetic ten-year-old and you made the mistake of letting me carry your Pepsi in my backpack - Four-Wheelers And the persuasive letter you asked Mr. Dickson to write so Mom would finally let you have one - Hard Work - Never Stopping, Never Giving Up, Enduring to the End.

Thanks for always being able to listen. For teaching me to say "I'm sorry". And to appriciate life as it is - "I wouldn't change a thing". Thanks for being my dad, my coach, and my best friend. 16 months ago seems like forever, and I know I have a long way to go, but I'm so excited to see you again. I miss you. I love you. I love you.

Love,
Jade

Old Pictures Make Me Happy

      Why hello there everybody! I made a blog and I'm pretty super excited about it. I feel that I converted many to bloggism before I myself got a blog. As the good ol' Black Eyed Peas would say "Can you practice what you preach?" (Where is the Love? -oh the memories!). So here I am. Anyway, I just found a bunch of old and semi-old pictures on my laptop. Note to self: In the future, if you're ever feeling down, old pictures is where it's at. There's just something about them that reminds you about how amazing life is, and how much love you have for your family and friends.  Absolute. Love.

 Speaking of pictures! Rachael (my bestie/roomie) and I put like- fifty pictures on our wall in our room today. It just makes me happy everytime I see them. We've had so many epic adventures already, I'm so excited for the rest of the year! I love all my roommates, we have some crazy good times.

Alright, other adventures of today: Saw my sister's wedding announcements- super excited for that. And talked to my high school's cross country team. I love and miss them so much!

Much love, Jade