summer sick.

an ode to sunshine.

come back sunshine.

remove all the grey.

things seem a lot sadder,

without all your rays.

and when i wake up,

before i open my eyes,

each day i hope,

for a surprise.

not for presents,

and not for height,

but for something greater,

for your great light

.

thank you.

love, laura

a trip down memory lane.

so the other day,

i was driving some boys home from school,

and my car died in the middle of the road. (RIP celebrity)

it was quite awful.

but luckily, these strapping young men could push it off to the side for me.

spencer vernon stopped and by and picked up ryan and issac,

and me and steve decided to walk home.

well, as we were walking we walked by the good ol' junior high and decided to take a look around.

we saw our old classrooms and lockers and teachers and everything.

it was fun.

and it was funny.

and i never want to go back to junior high. ;)

but we walked by our old science class,

which is where we met,

and it was so weird for me.

it's weird that i met him.

just like it's weird that i met jamie,

or weird that i ever had to meet ari,

or weird that i had to meet mikelle, or ari, or tori, or hannah.

there was a time in my life when i didn't know any of these people.

and now they are my best friends.

life is amazing that way.

and i like to think that the day that i met steve in 8th grade science

or jamie at cheer try-outs in 5th grade.

or whotever,

that God smiled,

and knew that they were going to help me so much in the days ahead,

and i'm grateful that that happens,

and that i met them all when i needed to.

and that i'll meet other people when i need to.

it's wonderful.

i love seeing God's hand in my life.

love, laura

i wouldn't mind.

Merrily we fall out of line,

out of line,

i'd fall anywhere with you

i'm by your side,

swinging in the rain,

humming melodies,

we're not going anywhere until we freeze

i'm not afraid anymore,

i'm not afraid,

forever is a long time

but i wouldn't mind spending it by your side

i'm torn

to be where you are

i wouldn't mind - he is we

time.

isn't time weird?

every minute is always 60 seconds long.

every hour is always 60 minutes long.

and every day is always 24 hours long.

every week is always 7 days.

yet, for some reason,

sometimes it feels like it's going slow.

sometimes it feels like it's going too fast.

when i was little, i thought that when time was going slow it meant that somewhere in the world something really good was happening to someone, so God was slowing down time for them.

today i thought of that again.

and i think i should keep thinking that,

it makes time a lot easier to handle.

love, laura

people are neat.

a few weeks ago i went to temple square with jake meyer, hannah and cole.

you see some interesting things in salt lake city,

it's a lot of fun.

i don't quite remember what we saw,

but we were walking down the street and jake looked at me,

and he said, "people are neat!" haha :)

it made me happy.

because people are neat.

and i have a story to express how neat.

today,

i was at work,

( i work at parkers drive in if you didn't know)

and a lady walked in and ordered food.

i looked at the ring on her finger and it was really pretty.

i said, "hey your ring is really pretty!"

she brightened right up and said, "it's gonna be 35 years this month!!!"

i laughed and said "that's a long time to be with someone! Congratulations."

she smiled and looked at her ring and said "it doesn't feel like it's been long at all."

people,

that is love.

i almost cried.

literally.

love, laura

laugh.

Laughter is a celebration of the human spirit. -sabrina white.

sorry bloggers.

so,
due to moving into a new home,
my internet was not with us.
RIP.
but not really,
because now it is no longer resting.
so i can blog.
ohh how i missed this :)
break. was. good.
but not long enough,
never is.
but i did go on a woman date with hannah,
and i did figure some things out with my best friend :)
and i did get a new house,
and i did have a few sleepovers with jamie and tor tor,
and life is wonderful.
and the other day (as in monday)
i listened to some talk,
i don't remember what it was all about exactly,
but it talked a little about how we hurt those we love the most.
i know we've all heard that about a trillion times,
butttt.
it really hit me this time.
i do this all the time.
especially to this one person in particular.
and that's just not right.
just not right.
and so,
it's a new year,
and i'm gonna be better.
because i need these people around that i'm rude too.
especially this one.
yeah. :)

and today,
i'm needing to thank some people.

thank you steven,
for listening to me talk about dumb things,
all the time. :)
and for being my best friend. :)

thank you hannah,
for being cute.

thanks cade,
for helping me with my homework!

thanks jake meyer,
i'm glad we're neighbors.

thanks whitney,
you make me laugh.

thanks ari,
i needed the hug today.

thanks michelle,
for showing me that entry,
and always having my best interest in mind.
you're awesome.

thanks j.
i was in fact very excited to see you at lunch.
very excited :)

and thanks matt maddix,
for telling me what i need to hear when i need to hear it,
and making me feel loved and not psycho,
you're good at doing that :)

thanks everyone.
and be happy :)
and tell me if you ever need anything.

the church is true!

love, laura