MEMORIES CAN PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE...

We received a call earlier this morning from Jake when he was waiting for his flight at the Salt Lake City Utah airport. We were so happy to hear his voice and speak to him and ask him questions. He was super excited and a little nervous to head to Montana. He is excited about this next phase. He sounded great other than slightly being sick still (since Thanksgiving). He asked for very little...but a journal was at the top of the list because he's been writing in it every night he said. We bought him a small one because we thought for sure that that would not be on the top of the list for him to do...guess that will be added to his Christmas box.

After his call...Scott took off for work. I did some cleaning and then jumped in the shower and that breakdown everyone has been telling me would come...well it did, and it hit full force and I couldn't stop it. I really did hold back since we had dropped him off at the MTC...but after hearing his voice and experiencing his growth first hand...I couldn't stop crying - I miss my boy. 

Now don't get me wrong...I KNOW he is where he's suppose to be...but I still miss him. So I sobbed in the shower, HOPEFULLY got it all out, and went on with my day. Then an idea came to mind...a MEMORY TREE. Yep - I pulled out an old Christmas tree we had in the garage and set it up in our bedroom. The first thing I put on it was pictures of the kids and then some ornaments...immediately I felt better and I have enjoyed my tree all day and will continue to for weeks to come!