Missing :(

The hardest part of moving isn't the packing and the unpacking. It isn't the awkwardness of getting to know new people and finding a job. It isn't the new environment where everyone smokes and there are liquor stores everywhere. You want to know the hardest part of moving? The people you leave behind. The people who you not only miss, but whose lives you are missing. The babies you will see grow up only in photos and the funny stories you will only ever hear about over the phone. The good news that you'll see on facebook and the memories you'll never have but can only get pieces of.

THAT is the hardest part of moving.

Here are just some of the things I am missing:

Abbie Cope. The best friend I could ever ask for. Pretty sure this girl was an answer to prayer. She is someone who I could not see or talk to for months but once we got together it was as if nothing had ever changed. She was someone who challenged me to be better but also helped me see the good in myself. She was someone who listened and who is wiser than I can ever hope to be. So much of who I am was fostered the day I met Abbie. I look up to her so much and consider her family a second family to me. You will never meet a prettier girl or a brighter personality or more solid woman than Abbie Cope.

Emily. I can't count how many times she's answer sobbing 3 AM calls in the middle of the night and offered earth shattering advice. She is someone who knows more of my deep dark secrets than she probably ever WANTED to know :). She challenged my way of thinking and helped me see beyond the trivial. More than that, she has always been there for me. Always. We've had more than a million laughter sessions that soon turn into bawling sessions and then back into laughter sessions because we realize we're complete boobs. A true friend and an even greater sister. Beautiful and overwhelmingly compassionate. That's Em.

The three little girls. I miss these babies so much. I can't stand the thought of them growing up without me. There's Embry with her cute little man baby laugh and her stinker smile. Anna with her hilarious little chubby body and her willingness to love everybody. Rosie with her incredibly adorable voice and gerber baby face. I am so sad I can't be close to them.

I miss my family. Adulthood sometimes comes with a price and mine was leaving friends and family a couple states away. While there are many things I miss, all these things including the heat of St. George and the bubble that is Utah, I got a pretty good trade off. Take a look:

A new husband is helpful when I get homesick. Even better,

I get a whole NEW family. No one has taken better care of me and Ryan than Cindy and Harry. Although I get homesick, I'm pretty lucky to have them in my life. My favorite day of the week? Sunday when we chill, eat dinner, and watch a movie over at their house. What better cure for homesickness?

Happy thought of the day: No one died? I dunno, today was a super bummer day. But I did get to make some money today! Ooo, I made chocolate zucchini bread and have been secretly snacking on it all day.

Annoyance of the day: Poor kitty wants to play with us so bad and we can't let her in. It's pretty heartbreaking.