2nd.

just returned from another weekend in st. george.  glad i did, too. always glad i did. spent time in rooms full of the loveliest of people. 

this entry is a long time coming.  since i've been friends with megan, i have been a part of 2 families.  i adore my family. and would never choose to be in any different.  but my 2nd family is so good to me.  the ludlows + the lundins are remarkable people (no to mention make up like 90% of my audience here...) 

as my own mother does, phoebe just gets me. so easy to talk to and such a great listener.  no one i know can make a turkey sandwich like her.  laurie could run the world if she was asked.  and she would run it in style.  together these 2 would make the world more beautiful (definitely more flowers + ribbons), and more of a party.  the best kind of party. the kind where you laugh and love and can't help but smile because of the company you are in.  

i regard them in the highest light.  they are such an example of a real family.  just devoted to each other in total incandescence. wouldn't dream of it any other way.  completely welcoming to me and perfectly giving. i feel like they understand me and are so proud of me. and accept me.  never holding back anything complimentary.  things you expect and of course appreciate from your own family, but unexpectedly astonished when it comes from people who were strangers once.  

i think the greatest lessons you learn from college/moving out/growing up in general are about people.  i'm finding that the best ones are the ones i always loved.  

just thanks.