I have neglected to write on this blog for a little while and I am not sure how to catch up...except to say that I owe everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) to my Father in Heaven. His timing and his love are perfect. Thanks to him, my life has worked out even better than I could have possibly imagined it would.
I thought my life was falling apart
But instead, all the pieces fell together. It's funny how it only takes one night. (or maybe Mat Kearney said it best: what a difference a day makes).
Now everything is perfect. And I spent my 21st birthday with the people I love the very most. My family, my best friends, and my sunshine.
My best friends!
The Killpacks!
(Ethan Evans got home!!! We went to his homecoming that morning)
Kara and my mom put together a little birthday "surprise" party for me. A bunch of friends came over and we had cake and ice cream. I think the best part about it was being able to catch up with people I love that I haven't seen in a loooong time. My roommates from The Village came and some high school friends, some college friends, and some ward friends. It was perfect and it was fun. Also, I got a few super great gifts. My grandparents gave me a painting that I have loved for so long. I cried when I opened it because it meant so much to me. It's the presents like that that I love. Especially when I give them. It was a great birthday! It feels weird saying I am 21 now.
In other news: my dearest friend, Katie Lewis, left on her mission. She is going to the Alpine Germany mission and I got a letter from her today. She is doing great. It was hard to say goodbye but it has been fun writing her letters and telling her about all the exciting things that has happened in my life since she has left (which surprising has been a lot)
I have been spending a lot of time with my family lately. A little more than a week ago I got my grandparents and cousins and siblings to go see Tarzan with me at the Scera Shell. I knew a few members of the cast and really wanted to see them. It was a fun night of music and dippin' dots and taking thousands of pictures with my sweet cousin Madie. I think shows at the Scera Shell are so fun! I love that you can be outside and bring blankets and look up at the stars during the slow songs.
A few days after the play my family decided to take our trailer up to Mirror Lake and spend the weekend fishing for my dad's Father's Day present. We caught some fish and went on some hikes and told some jokes. It was a really fun weekend--especially watching Warm Bodies with everyone in the trailer that night. In the morning we walked/rode bikes around the lake. It is beautiful!
And because it was Father's Day, here are a few precious pictures of me and my dad.
I love that last one!
These are my cute parents. I don't think they meant to coordinate their outfits so perfectly because they were surprised when I told them how good they looked together when they got home.
SOOO happy birthday to me!!
It's been a wonderful last few weeks!
But the best story is yet to come. The one where my life changed forever!
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