Like what I said by the title of my blog, "I'm opening a window to my mind.." most of my topics/thoughts will be quite random. I just got back from a beautiful wedding of my dear friend Emily Gerson in Austin, Texas. I was actually in Austin a few weeks ago for spring break, but on the drive to Austin yesterday I noticed bluebonnets on the side of the road. I love Texas, especially the wildflowers. There were HUGE patches of them and it reminded me when I was younger and my parents and sister would drive to Brenhem to look at them. I always HATED going because we were in the car forever (well, not forever, but in my mind we were) and Sarah (my sister) and I would almost ALWAYS end up in a fight (I know.. shocking..) and my mother would insist on taking a million pics of us next to the bluebonnets, so by the time we were finished, we were ready to leave. I never appreciated the beauty of them when I was younger. While I was driving to Austin and on my way back to Houston, I was SO tempted to stop my car and take a million pics, just like my mom used to. I actually called her to tell her about the bluebonnets (they don't have them in razorback country) and she got excited.
Emily and I have been friends since first grade. When I saw her dad walk her down the aisle, I got a flashback to when we were younger in elementary school. I always dreamed of what life was going to be like when I grew older, how everyone would look like and if people would change. Emily is the type that hasn't changed at all. If you were to look at pics of us, she would look the same (minus when her hair got curly in middle school) and I look completely different. I am SO thankful for her friendship. She is the type of person, if I needed anything she would help me out. I have alot of memories with Emily. One I will never forget was when she spent the night at my house and she had done a book report on the stinky cheese books and had actually brought stinky cheese to go along with her report. She left the cheese at my house and we kept smelling something and then discovered the cheese (I believe it was on top of the fridge). Another memory was when we made cookies. I had never made cookies before (without my mom helping), and Emily was obsessed with baking cookies. I remember waiting for them to come out of them oven and when they came they were huge. We decorated them with pink icing and sprinkles. When we went off to high school, we hung out with different groups of people but we still managed to be friends. We had started to grow apart when I moved to Arkansas, but when my dad was diagnosed with cancer, our friendship picked back up again. Her dad was diagnosed with cancer, I believe a few years before my dads was and I could talk to her about how she felt about her dad being sick and how I should feel etc. Her dad was also emailing my dad and talking to him which was a huge blessing for my dad. I am so happy for her and Bryan, and I can't wait to see what their future holds!
I am exhausted.. need to take a nap...
Emily and I have been friends since first grade. When I saw her dad walk her down the aisle, I got a flashback to when we were younger in elementary school. I always dreamed of what life was going to be like when I grew older, how everyone would look like and if people would change. Emily is the type that hasn't changed at all. If you were to look at pics of us, she would look the same (minus when her hair got curly in middle school) and I look completely different. I am SO thankful for her friendship. She is the type of person, if I needed anything she would help me out. I have alot of memories with Emily. One I will never forget was when she spent the night at my house and she had done a book report on the stinky cheese books and had actually brought stinky cheese to go along with her report. She left the cheese at my house and we kept smelling something and then discovered the cheese (I believe it was on top of the fridge). Another memory was when we made cookies. I had never made cookies before (without my mom helping), and Emily was obsessed with baking cookies. I remember waiting for them to come out of them oven and when they came they were huge. We decorated them with pink icing and sprinkles. When we went off to high school, we hung out with different groups of people but we still managed to be friends. We had started to grow apart when I moved to Arkansas, but when my dad was diagnosed with cancer, our friendship picked back up again. Her dad was diagnosed with cancer, I believe a few years before my dads was and I could talk to her about how she felt about her dad being sick and how I should feel etc. Her dad was also emailing my dad and talking to him which was a huge blessing for my dad. I am so happy for her and Bryan, and I can't wait to see what their future holds!
I am exhausted.. need to take a nap...
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