I happened upon this little saying on pinterest (of course) and I realized why these past couple of months have felt almost empty! Because all these wonderful people who I've had the opportunity to meet, have made such strong impressions on my life that doing things without them now leaves a sense of longing and emptiness to simple things that you wouldn't normally think about. Two of them have been crossing my mind a lot lately because I find that as it comes time to start growing up there isn't anyone I would rather talk to for comfort and advice as much as these two wonderful elders :)
If you've read any of my previous posts, you will know about the boy who changed it all for me. Elder Burrahm and I had the most amazing adventures! :) when I say adventures though, I'm not saying we were always out doing something crazy, like water parks, boating, hiking. you know.. adventurous things! Those things all happened, and were fantastic, yes, but it was the small and simple things that were our most memorable adventures! Whenever we would drive in the car we would listen to this playlist of music that we had collected between the 2 of us and if there was a new song that the other didn't know, we would listen to it over and over until we could both belt the whole song! haha Or we would try to be "do gooders" haha that's what we would call it on days when life was slow and easy, and we would ask our parents or my grandparents if they needed any help. whether that mean in the yard, to run to the store, or to just hang out and talk with them! It was the simple things that helped us get to know each other and eventually love each other so much! Now, when I find myself driving around in my car with the music on I miss turning to my passenger's side and seeing my best friends smiling face with a hand held out waiting for mine. Now, when I go to the store and see someone With their bum hanging out I want to take a creepy phone picture and send it to this awesome friend, but he's gone...
Summer is in the air as I'm actually laying on my hammock under the stars writing this! Its such an amazing night! It actually brought me back to one night that started one of the best friendships I have had and safely say will ever have! It was almost the start of our sophomore year and I was bored one sunday night after my cousins had gone home and decided to text this boy who was friends with a boy that i liked. This fella had been in the same school as me since elementary school and I never thought he knew who I was until his best friend and I developed a crush on each other. This boy, came over and we talked until 1 in the morning! (for a sophomore that's pretty dang late!) haha from there on out our friendship grew stronger and stronger. we had each others' backs and would ALWAYS be honest. We became famous for deep talks that would extend to all hours of the night. We talked about everything, the future, our families, our friends that we were worried about, sports were always likened to life because of our passion for them. But at the end of every night, we would always end up talking about religion and how lucky we were to have the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. This Boy became more than just a friend to me, he became a part of my family. He was there through thick and thin, always wise and ready to give advice. But when he didn't know what to say, I could always count on him for the most comforting hug i could ever ask for. This boy is my dear friend Rich Gautavai, who is currently serving an LDS mission in Milwaukee Wisconsin and doing an amazing job! I'm so proud of him for the strong person he's becoming, even more wise than I thought a 19 year old boy could be. So at the start of this summer, I find myself missing the council and the comfort of my big friend. I miss laying on the woody blanket in the grass and watching the stars as we talked about all of the options our lives had!
So to my Two amazing friends who are out in the mission field right now, I would just like to say thank you for helping me appreciate the small things that I have in my life. Thank you for making such awesome memories with me and for never taking me for granted. Thank you for fighting for our friendship even when life wanted us to part ways. I love you both and know you're where your supposed to be. Your both such good examples to me and i'm so blessed to have been able to become so close with each of you :)
