Just Us: July 2008

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Monday, July 14, 2008

Memory Tag!

To all my friends and family,
please share your memories that you have of me.
In return I will share my memories of you.

We only have 80 more days with Mark until he leaves for his mission. I am so proud of him. I have loved living so close to him for the last 4 years. Mark was born 2 weeks before my 14th birthday. My mother invited me to go to the hospital, & witness the delivery. I felt so lucky to be there and see him so soon after he had left Heaven. I completely adored my brother Matthew, but I was so excited to have another baby brother. When Mark was 4 years old, I got married and I moved to San Jose, California. I was fortunate to come home at least once a year. Every time I came home Mark had grown up so much, I felt like I was missing out. In 1999, Scott & I moved to Maryland and I became a mother. At the young age of 10, Mark became an uncle! Our family moved to Georgia in 2002. I decided to move back to Utah during the Summer of 2004. Mark was now 15 years old. Each time I would visit my family or get a new picture of Mark, he looked more grown up and more handsome than the time before. The day I moved back, Mark and I hugged. "I have missed you Mark", I said. " I have missed you my whole life", Mark said. I will never forget how he made me feel that day. I will never get tired of his hugs or hearing him tell me that he loves me. I will miss him. Mark is a great example to my daughter. Julia will miss him more than she can comprehend right now. Mark & Julia are closer in age than Mark & I are, so at times they act more like brother and sister. They love each other, but they argue like siblings. They also have a lot of fun together. They play games, watch TV , run errands and Mark takes her out for a date every once in a while. It makes Julia feel so special. Julia loves Mark more than any other man on this earth and she knows that he loves her. Today Bro. Webb asked Mark to babysit his 2 little boys. Besides watching Julia, this is his first babysitting job! Mark invited Julia to go with him and she jumped at the chance!
It is almost 10 p.m. & I know Julia is having a wonderful time because she is with her Uncle Mark.