Friday, December 5, 2008

Shout out to my Tennessee Coven!

This is a tribute to some of my friends out here in Franklin Tennessee who have really made me feel so loved and who always include me (even if they don't mean to do it!). There are tons of you and I love all of you so so so so much. These amazing women helped me through some tough things and I want to tell them thank you and I hope I can do for others what they have done for me.

Munni-
This girl will help me no matter what. I can ask her to do anything and it will already be done. She keeps "Settlers" interesting for me (and trust me, that's hard to do) and always has to put the robber on me because SHE thinks its the funniest thing in the entire world!!! (Ask Katie, she knows). She is a great friend and I'm so glad she has a great husband who keeps mine out of my hair. Thank you Munni
Katie
It's great having one of your good friends as a hairdresser but let me tell you what, it's even better when my friend Katie will just hang out with me. She is a great dancer, (just like everyone else I know in the Carnton ward) and she always keeps me on my toes during our colorful conversations. She is a true friend and I hope that we become close enough for her to let me borrow her fabulous boots! I'll settle for Addie's if she'll let me. Thank you Katie
Rachel-
She has always been so kind and gentle to all of us. She keeps me in the know with all her awesome emails. She is always there to talk when Donovan won't let me go into Relief Society. She was awesome to create those shirts for all of us to wear and just makes things so much more fun when she is around. Thanks Rachel
Kathy-
Eventhough I say that I don't want to be in Primary, I always find myself drawn there because of your magnetic personality. I am so grateful for your friendship and that I have a fellow Californian to chat with whenever I miss home. I am glad that you have such a sweet husband that is looking out for Aaron when it comes to his new hobby. (Don't tell Aaron I said that, he can handle himself around guns :) )
Yvonne, Laura, Megan, and Amber
You guys are so much fun to be around. Your smiling faces are always so refreshing. I'm so grateful to have friends like you guys where I can just be myself. Especially around Yvonne with her husband talk all the time!!! And Megan, all your help on Black Friday ROCKED! Laura, your letter was the sweetest thing ever. Amber, you are so much fun to hang out with and I hope that one day, your dancing skills will rub off on me.
Marcia and Jenny-
Thank you so much for letting my family spend Thanksgiving with you guys. We enjoyed all the families that were there and thanks for trying my stuffing. Aaron wasn't even that brave. I'm not kidding, he didn't eat a single bite. Everyone knows that I am not a very good cook, although I do like to cook. Weird huh?
Alli, Bethany, LeAnn, and Jessica
Alli, you are so much fun and I wasn't kidding the other night when you and Katie almost made me pee my pants impersonating "Spanish Guys". Oh man, thinking about is making me laugh. Bethany, you have been so sweet to me and my family, and such a good sport whenever you are out with all the girls, props to you! LeAnn and Jessica are awesome Visiting Teachers that have really helped me through some tough times and they are so generous and kind, I am so glad that they are my teachers. Plus, they make awesome treats. That is very special to me because like I said before, I am not a very good cook.
To all of my Carnton Ward Coven, I love you all so much. Living here has been really hard on me and having you all here really fills in the hole my heart feels when I think of the holidays and not having any family nearby to share it with. I am so thankful for all of you and your friendships.

2 comments:

Katie said...

Girl, you know I love you!!! I really enjoyed playing games with you last night, and you were great to watch the girls for me last minute. I really feel like I've found a home away from home with this awesome group of friends that we have....it sounds like you feel the same way! You are amazing and I'm so grateful for our friendship!

Janell said...

I totally agree with you! Our ward is AWESOME! :)
-jd