I love this. This was someone's Facebook status the other day, and it made me so happy! Mekelle and I (after getting back from Florida on Saturday) decided to go for a run. Whenever I'm home I love running from my Elementary school to the house I grew up in, and back. It brings so many memories to mind. Running along Nine Oaks Drive in Stilesboro Trace is the best. I would give anything to rewind life just for a day and live back at 2207 with my family. Walking to the bus stop every morning, coming home and immediately going outside to roller blade, play in the cul-de-sacs with all my friends...that was the life. I am so grateful for the childhood that I had.
Yesterday I got to see Tyler McPhee and Nathan Salmon again! They got home from their missions just a day apart from each other. Tyler gave a wonderful talk, and Ashley and I just stayed for the rest of their ward. In Relief Society, the lesson was about family relationships, one being the father's responsibilities. They talked about how dads should spend time with their kids and even have 'interviews' with the kids. Right then I remembered- my dad had weekly 'Daddy-daughter interviews' with each of us! They were the BEST! I remember always looking forward to them, and getting so excited when Mekelle would come out and tell me it was my turn. For some reason we always had them in my bedroom (that I shared first with Mekelle, then later with Kaley). But even though years later mom and dad divorced because of decisions he made, I am so happy that I can have that wonderful memory to hang on to about my dad.
Only a few more days at home...definitely bittersweet. But 3 more weeks of EFY sounds pretty good to me :)
