These are things I'll never forget...
The first time i got on a plane with my sister and my dad....and then my dad holding my hair back as i got air sick...real trooper right there
When driving to Seattle with my sister and my dad while my sister was in her first trimester with maeghyn...and having all the same cravings and "breaks" as her hormonal pregnant self haha.
Sharing a room with my twin brother when it was acceptable and talking about everything until late...well for us at the time haha.
Waking up way too early on the first day of school with my twin, Scott and getting all dressed and ready...then got bored and threw cat food at la rae...then getting in trouble with dad because La Rae woke up ...oops and having to go back to sleep
Waking up on Christmas morning and waiting on the older kids with scott...oh and that one time we found out santa was our dad...bummmerrrr.
Daddy cooking us breakfast on random school mornings or saturday mornings because he knew we liked Grandma's and he could make it just like her!
Staying the night at Grandma and Grandpa's on friday nights and staying up til midnight playing games with them and Scott. Then waking up early the next day for breakfast :) and Grandma got so silly at Midnight that she would laugh at everything scott and i did! hahah
The day i found out my grandma had passed away and having my best friend there to hold me while i sobbed.
Going to my grandma's funeral and having my bubba [Jason] hold my hand while i cried through my speech. and my brother kevin and cousin jon paul holding my hands while i cried waiting for jason to talk. and then my sister and sister-in-laws hugging me tight while i cried even more...
Seeing my nieces and nephews the day they were born or for maya her first days back in abilene :)
Hearing little maya say my name for the first time [hard task believe me] and finding out it was the same word for granoala bar haha
Talking to little James about all his cool toys or all these names of different characters that i had no clue who they were but remembering i was so amazed at his ability to remember each and every one at age 3
Living with la rae and maeghyn while john was gone maeghyn's first year and seeing little maeghyn grow up.
Smelling the scent of Maeghyn and how it reminded me so much of Sweet Pea from bath&body.
Having Maeghyn stroke my hair as I cry because I'm upset about something.
Or when I carry James and he plays with my hair without noticing himself doing it.
Dancing in the rain my senior with 3 of my best friends and getting completely soaked while everyone drove by and went home.
Senior night in San Francisco.
Or praying in Colorado that God would warm us up from this freezing weather and feeling the sun shine on me as i said those words to Him.
Feeling God's amazing grace when i mess up
Watching my siblings get married to their best friends and knowing i would someday would too.
Babysitting little Justin and chasing him around the house just so i could hear him laugh hysterically...and yes i was quite out of breath.
Staying up all night with my best friends, lindsi&jenny, talking about anything and everything...or going on random picture adventures.
The smell of coffee and hearing the grinder in the mornings.
The smell of my dad's cologne in the mornings that reminded me of school days and makes me smile everytime
Watching my dad laugh just like my Grandma
Driving in a car with shannon aimlessly and listening to music and dancing....or being rebellious when honestly...we weren't.
Cuddling with Shannon because she's become like a sister to me.
Praying over the phone with Shannon when I'm having a hard time and she's in Austin.
Receiving letters from friends just because they saw a card and had to send it to me...even if it isn't my birthday :) or letters from camp because they saw amazing work in God and wanted to tell me!
My Chrysalis :)
Keri making coffee every morning and letting me know when it was done so i would be able to have some haha
Opening all those letters at the end of my Chrysalis and realizing how many really cared!
Having cristin as my roommate 2nd semester :)
Finding new ways to surprise Cristin...because she thought she couldn't be surprised! ...like a mannaquien in her bed when she got back from spring break :)
Doing photoshoots with people and seeing the beauty of God in them.
My dad baptizing me and giving me his jacket because the church forgot to turn on the heater. :) thanks daddy
Daddy daughter dates :) and going to movies with my dad because no one wanted to see those movies.
The smell of sweet cigars and turpentine. [thanks parents haha]
Living in Oklahoma City...and finding out that you CAN be 30 and still love being a child :)
Having family outings...all 16 of us even if it means waiting an hour for them find one spot that we can all fit into...or going to a mall just so we all have our options.
Family vacations to Oklahoma :)
When on family reunions when scott and i and jefferey and ashley would ride the elevators over and over until we got in trouble and then go swimming.
Discovering white coconut dr. pepper.
Late night sonic runs with crangela talking for hours...even though we were supposed to be up early for class the next day.
Becoming so close to my RA ...who is now my friend :)
Scrapbooking with my seester....and lugging our huge scrapbooking bags into coffee shops haha.
Texas Rangers games...with all 16 of us :)
Surprising mom and dad on Christmas morning or Fathers day...which is hard to do.
Meeting my first best friend and all the adventures we had.
Being able to stay in touch with Malorie even though she's 3 hours away.
Malorie's family treating me as their own and My parents treating malorie as one of their own.
Meeting Malorie's little girl :) Emma
Meeting the man that will take care of Malorie and little Emma for the rest of their lives :)
I also want to say that my mommy always taking care of me whenever i was sad...she always knew i could never hide it from her.
my mom also taught me how powerfuly God really is.
I'll never forget snuggling up to my mom when dad was gone on business trips and getting to sleep in their bed.
I'll never forget all the silly arguements my mom and jason and i get into just because we find ourselves funny haha.
...the list can go on.
The 15 and me who got me through it all.
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I LOVE this!!!
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