once upon a time i volunteered for the utah special olympics with my dear friend, mallory. we had so much fun and it was such a neat experience to help out with such a special event. so, i had the thought to volunteer for the arizona special olympics! jourdan and i went and it was so great. there ended up being way more volunteers than expected (which is a good problem to have), so the volunteer jobs were slim. but we ended up cheering for some of the competitors and then we spent the rest of the time setting up tables and food for their lunch feast. i loved seeing how purely happy they all are. amazing. it was splendid and another great memory to add to our collection.
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somehow, word got around in our stake that mr. smith and i are "accomplished violinists". lol for realz. jourdan got an email from a high priest in the stake asking us to be the entertainment for the stake high priest social. jourdan told him that we aren't at all accomplished at the violin BUT that we do play a little bit of bluegrass/folk music. oh boy. the stake representative got really excited and said that bluegrass would be even better! so, we spent a few weeks practicing, learning new songs, and me growing some calluses again. let's just say that it's been a long while since i've really played. the social went really well and we had so much fun! there were about 200 ish old folks there. i almost threw up. (darn those nerves) but, it was a success. people were singing along and clapping their hands! so fun. i'm glad we did it. another great memory. :)
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| pre shin dig. |
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| gettin' ready to pick away! |
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| silly face mr. smith. :) |
jourdan heard about a "mountain", more like a hill, that you can walk up and watch the airplanes take off and land right over you. pretty cool. so, we went exploring. i wore the wrong shoes. whoops. but, we eventually made it to the top and it was awesome. it almost felt like i could just reach up and touch the planes that flew right over us. we also enjoyed the sunset and took some silly pictures. of course. ;)
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| the runways are right behind mr. smith. pretty neat! |
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| eagle feather=native american time? |
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| pretty sky. |
we are still loving our time in arizona. we have met some wonderful people. also, jourdan got a new job! he really enjoyed his time at transpac but he found a better job in mesa. we found an apartment already and will be moving in a few weeks. it's all happened very fast! it's bitter/sweet. we love our ward here a lot and we are so sad to leave but we know that there will be many more great experiences to come. mesa, here we come! also, we are coming up north for a few days! one of jourdan's dearest pals is getting married and my nephew wesley is getting blessed. we are excited to see everyone that we can! stay happy and good. xo
