Hello from London!

I'm sitting in an internet cafe in London right now...but I should be in York, a few hours north. Our train was cancelled this morning due to severe flooding and now we're stuck here for another day. I absolutely LOVED France and can't wait to tell you all about it. I hope you all miss me!

So long, farewell!

Friends, family, coworkers, random bloggers...I am off to see the world! I am more than excited, as you can all imagine. I don't want to wish it all away, but I can't wait to come back and share so many exciting things with you. Don't worry, I have 2 memory cards so I will take plenty of pictures. I'm sure we'll stop at a few internet cafes and I'll try to post a note. Friends & family, I love you all so much! Thanks for being excited with me and for me. Thanks for listening to my excitement over and over. I'll miss you but not enough to stay home! Au revoir!!

Here is a link to my itinerary (our tour is in reverse) http://eftours.com/FindATour/Tour.aspx?tourcode=PCI&touryear=2007&sec=Itinerary. If you click on the pdf at the bottom of that page, you'll get an amazingly detailed itinerary. Enjoy!

I Miss Kendra!

Aloha Kenj! You've been gone F-O-R-E-V-E-R!!!

Kendra & I have worked together for 3 years, and for a little over a year we've shared an office. I don't think we've been apart for more than 4 days during those 3 years until now. She's been in Hawaii for the last 1o days and I MISS HER!! Yes, I miss her being at work and helping me through the day. But much more than that, I miss my friend! We tell each other everything and we talk about everything under the sun. Kendra understands me in a way most people don't. We laugh about how similar our childhood & family lives were. We get frustrated over the same things (if people don't think like us, they're wrong!). If we happen to disagree, it's on condition that we agree to disagree. We love to spend lunch together, whether we're running errands, watching Gilmore & eating at her house, or eating at one of our favorite restaurants. And the inside jokes we have (bonfire, not too bad for a Thursday, 80s, nicknames) will keep us laughing forever! She really is one of my very best friends and I don't like living without her.

Now that my pity party is almost over (she'll be back to work on Thursday) I have to admit that while I've been jealous of her vacation, I have no room to complain. I'll be on vacation for 18 days. Oh dear...that's going to be a LONG time without my friend! I don't know how I'll survive! I love you Kenj!

Service Project

Last Sunday as I was teaching my Relief Society lesson, Steph & Sandra signed me up for a service project and didn't tell me about it until later in the week. Sandra was trying to figure out what we had planned for Saturday and couldn't think of anything. I couldn't think of anything either, but reminded her that there was a ward service project and maybe that's what she was thinking of. "Oh yeah!" she exclaimed. "We're going to that, and we signed you up too!" Oh, how nice of them! So, Saturday morning, we met other members of our ward and drove to some church property about an hour & a half from here. It was a beautiful drive and I enjoyed the project. We helped dig a fire pit, which was difficult due to the rocky soil. It was fun being with other members of the ward for a few hours and being up in the mountains. I'm glad they signed me up!

A new type of Bridal Shower

On Friday night I went to a bridal shower for my friend Shelli. But this wasn't the typical bridal shower and for that I am so grateful! The theme of the shower was "T-Time" and it started at the driving range! About 15 of us girls met up at Mulligans in South Jordan and hit a few buckets of balls. It was comical! A few of the girls were pretty good, but for the most part we laughed at each other and ourselves. I know my form is horrible (as the picture shows) but I really had a lot of fun and would love to learn how to golf.

After the driving range, we went to Sandra's parents house for a "tea party". The backyard was beautifully decorated with lanterns (Ali had a few of them...) and white lights and pretty center pieces. We had raspberry herbal tea and some finger foods. I've never had tea from a real tea pot and in a tea cup! After visiting and eating, Shelli opened her gifts and the shower was over! No stupid games (I know you all know exactly what I'm talking about) and it was a fun evening with the girls.