Utah!

Chris and I recently returned from a trip to Utah! It was so fun going home to familiar faces and places. It was definitely an awesome experience for me, to see these familiar places again after moving to Washington and having such a change of heart, and change of mind.

 It was so fun to see my family, especially my sweet momma. We went through a lot of old pictures from when I was little, and my love for my mom grew so much. Now that I'm an adult, I understand that my parents didn't know how to be parents, just like anyone who hadn't had children yet. I think I can speak for a lot of us when I say that when we were children, we assume that our parents knew exactly what they're doing. My mom was just a young girl like I am now, and she gave her all to give me a good life. I really hope that I can be as great of a mother as she has been to me :)

I had the chance to spend an afternoon with my old friend Cecilia, and her cute little baby Zaden. We had a blast eating lunch at Zupas (Cecilia and I used to skip school and eat there often while we were in high school), getting icecream at Cold Stone, and playing at the park with baby Z :) She has been such a great friend since we met, and it's always a good experience catching up with her. I am so glad that she is happy with her cute little family :)

Marie is one of my favorite friends in the world. We've known each other since we were probably seven or eight-years-old (we know each other through church, ha!!), but we've really gotten to know each other and grow a strong friendship in the last few years. She has been such an inspiration to me. She's so driven to just do what makes her happy, and she definitely helped me to get where I am today. We grew up in very religious homes, and it put a lot of pressure on us, and still does at times; but she showed me to just go for what I want, and it would be worth it - even through the hardships. And is was SO worth it. I'm so thankful to have a friend like her, who is so understanding, loving, emotionally-strong, and golden-hearted.

The mountains are what I have missed most about Utah. I grew up with these, so I never really knew how amazing they were. After moving to Washington, I yearned to see them again. It's beautiful in Washington, too, but there are just no mountains like these. I found myself distracted while driving in Utah, because I couldn't stop looking at those beauties. 

I definitely didn't take as many pictures as I wish I had while visiting, but I made some really great new memories there. I got to catch up with so many of my old friends, and family, and I'm already excited to visit again! It probably won't be for awhile, maybe Christmastime, but I'm already looking forward to it :)