Yesterday afternoon, I went downtown and taught a workshop for fifty women at the Scrapbook Steals retreat with Lisa Mack. The girls could not have been nicer. There is a connection that I always feel when I attend these events. I am so fortunate for WHAT it brings to me...to my life. Nick came to help give out lots of TC goodies. If you are a retailer, you know that Nick is the sales director for my company. I got to meet his beautiful soon to be bride last night. Ahhh... young love! It was a fun night. KC from My Mind's Eye was there too. He is seriously hilarious! Melodee from Authentique papers was there as well. She is really funny!!!! Anyway, it was so nice to get to teach at an event and not have to venture too far from home.
After the event ended, I drove straight to see my girl McKay perform at RIO TINTO stadium. They did their hip hop routine and it was AMAZING! This was the LAST footgame game that the drill team will perform this year. How fast this year is going!!!! I was the crazy mom taking lots of photos. McKay and I are starting to do her college applications. I am going to miss her so much. She is really not sure where she wants to go to school- so I have encouraged her to apply at all of the ones that she is considering. (about 4).
Gentry and McKay- July 2011...
This morning, I did KICKBOXING. I really LOVE the class. It is a great workout for the entire body and it's really alot of fun. My favorite thing is PUNCHING and the music keeps you pumped and going. Then I quickly got ready to head down to Provo to visit Gentry. I had been having a feeling all week that I needed to visit Gentry. It was a last minute trip and Talylor went with me. We went to the University Mall. Oh, this is crazy to think that when I was a student at BYU- I went to this SAME mall. This time I had my two daughters that helped me pick out some new fall clothes. I remember going to this SAME mall with Taylor as a tiny baby in my arms.
We had lunch at PF Changs and chatted for a few hours. Gentry lives literally right by the apartments that I lived in when I went to school there. It is so strange how fast time goes. I drove to show Taylor the house we lived in when we brought her home from the hospital. Wow, I was a "baby" then having a baby. Gentry is the same age as I was when I got married. I look at her at age nineteen and think how YOUNG I was. I don't regret that decision. Even though the marriage did not work out. I have my three beautiful girls and it was a life lesson that has helped me to be WHO I am today. I am fortunate that there is no bitterness or bad feelings involved. Taylor, Gentry and McKay have grown up with two parents who support and love them completely. There has never been the parent bashing and all that unnecessary bashing that sometimes happen in a divorce. The truth is getting married at age 19 for ME was way too young. I was not at all mentally ready to be a wife and then soon after a mother. Anyway, today was amazing! I am so lucky to have my kids. The are now my closest friends too!
Now... I need to be creative. I'm on Channel 4- Good Things Utah on Thursday (Halloween segment). Have a great weekend!
