Meet my Bloggie Roll...

I have gone digging for old pictures today and some of you have new photos below...Enjoy! :) (Jen, Michelle, Lorien, Amy and of course...Me)

This was to date the most difficult Blog I have done!

(ps...I stole pictures from many of your Blogs...I will take your complaints by e-mail...lol...Thanks :)

There is a reason that I do not share my testimony often in a public forum...it is because I do not feel as though I can create the words to do my feelings justice. But I also wanted to return the joy that I received in hearing from my friends who openly exposed themselves and their feelings and second to push myself outside of that which makes me comfortable. So for these two reasons...Here it is the highly anticipated Bloggie Roll!

Adam and Megan~ Adam was one of my brother Daniel's friends from his mission to San Francisco, California. From the day Daniel brought him back to our home to meet everyone...he was family! Then he brought home his beautiful wife Megan and the rest was history. I have never met two people who were so immediately attractive to me. Their personalities are award winning! Their spirits are magnetizing! Their sense of humor keeps me rolling! They had a hard time bringing their first son into this world and since going through that myself I see how that changes you as a parent and as a person in the mortal existence. They are exemplars of Christ in all that they do and I am proud to know and call them my friends. As my brother Daniel said and I do believe I can also add Adam to the mix..."When God made Megan (and Adam) he broke the mold" I only wish that they lived closer to me so that I could play with them instead of just Blogging with them!

Amy~ Amy is in my Ward in Delaware and recently moved here from Arizona. Amy is so right...we so would have been best friends in college! But now-a-days...for some reason...when Amy is around I feel the need to giggle like a little girl, dance the night away, share my secrets, and/or skinny dip in the neighbors pool. (Hey...that is an idea for Wed night...lol) Amy is another one of my dear Type A personality friends. Some of my best friends are those with heavy Type A personalities. I enjoy people who tell the uncluttered truth. Another of my Type A best friends, Kendrick, always says "you can serve all information on a silver platter or on a garbage can lid...which are you choosing to serve your information on?" I have always seen Amy serving from a silver platter and I respect the work that goes into doing that! I myself have a tendency to serve from a garbage can lid, which is why Kendrick has to continue to repeat that saying to me all the time! Amy is living life with a passion for all things and all people with an equality which is rarely found. Amy unwittingly pushes me to extend my personal boundaries and once and for all get rid of the "softer spots" which emotionally have held me back in the past. She has an amazing personal strength which I recognize and want her to know that I do. Amy's Christ-like Spirit show's in all aspects of her life while she lives the Gospel that she holds so dear. She is an example to me and I look forward to getting to know more of who and what she is all about.

April~ April is my sister. I am 5'5 and she is 5'11. I am a strawberry-blonde and she is a dirty-blonde. Except for those two things we really look very much alike! Did I mention what a hottie she is? :) We are both the queen's of yo-yo'ing weight wise...so when we are about the same size it pretty much freaks my husband out! We are also a lot alike personality wise although to admit it is not very fun! April is one of the sweetest, kindest people that I know but she can also be quite bitchy if the mood strikes her. April served a mission to Canada which is something I have always admired about her. I know what a difficult thing that was for her but she followed the Lord in Faith and her efforts were blessed. There are many things which I admire about April but I believe the thing that I admire the most is her patience as she waits for the blessings promised her. I personally know how hard it is to wait for our "Heavenly Fathers timeline" at times frustration can be an understatement and the loneliness of the situation seems unbearable but April...Girl...you will have it all and then some....Believe that~! I love you!

Chuck~ Chuck and I grew up in the same Ward in Rockville, Maryland. Chuck is the baby of the Huband Clan. Somehow, Somewhere he grew into a man. He married a pretty amazing woman from what I can tell on the Blog and had themselves one of the cutest Mullet babies I have ever seen!

Daniel and Katie~ Daniel is my brother. He has been an anchor for me the majority of my life. Daniel may be younger than I but his wisdom, depth, spirit, character and comprehension of almost all things spiritual/emotional/behavioral in nature far surpasses me each and every time we talk. Daniel is also a lot of fun! He enjoys playing, the beach, the TV, and music. Okay we enjoy the same types of activities which makes him a lot of fun to me. He also is a Mortician by trade which I think is one of the coolest jobs ever and I would like to watch him do his job at some point. Katie is Daniel's prettier half and I happen to enjoy her very much as well. Her sarcasm makes me laugh...a lot! I think her parenting skills are amazing and I am so impressed and so put to shame...lol


Jason and Michelle~ (see Blog dated May 17th)

Jennifer~ Jennifer is in my Ward here in Delaware. Every time I speak to Jen I am impressed with her knowledge, understanding, and ability to explain even the most difficult of things. Her stories have shown to be interesting and inspirational and at times I find myself wanting to pick her brain because I seem to know there is so much more in there she is holding back which is so intriguing to me and my senses of who people are and why they do what they do. I am so impressed with Jen and her taking the bull by the horns and homeschooling her son Austin when the school was not meeting his individual needs. Then continuing to homeshool when Carter was ready for school too. What dedication, perseverance and patience...Superwoman!

(No pictures of Jen...she is highly illusive apparently on her own Blog as well! Very suspicious Jennifer...are you currently on the run?)

Linda~ Linda grew up with me in Rockville, Maryland. One day she was just Lori Huband's little sister and the next day she was a person I knew before the world was. What do you say about a person like this? She is family~! She gets me on a level few ever have...Because she was there through most of my life she knows the majority of things without explanation. I am okay to just be~no matter what I ever say or do in this world were Linda is concerned I will always hold this same status...this I know! I do believe this relationship is the closest example that I feel to that of a Heavenly status here on this earth. Linda is my sister...she is my friend...I learn from her and I love her each and everyday regardless of how often we talk. Jessen's status went up 100 fold the minute they got unlimited long distance at their home!

(Sue, Me and Linda)

Lisa~ Lisa also grew up with me in Rockville. She was a year older than I was and oh, so much cooler! She was and still is the life of any party! She is a hot little redhead and damn if she wasn't the only one of the "growing up in the Ward" girls good enough to date Doug. (we all still hate you for that :) lol...seriously :) Lisa is such a great friend....she always worked so much harder than everyone else to keep everyone in touch. She reached out to ensure we always knew where each other were and she came to visit me many times. I am so glad for Blogs because now I don't feel like such a loser friend to one of my dearest and closest friends! Lisa is hilarious and for some reason when you are with her we are always doing something crazy and off the wall...the kind of things that I am now telling my girlfriends the stories which all start "When I was in High School I..." and some how Lisa was with me during all of them. Lisa you made my life happier, more fun, and definitely crazy~! and for that I will always be grateful...I love you girl!

Lorien~ Lorien is someone I have known from a far for about 10 years now. She was in the Newark Ward when we first moved to Delaware. A year or so ago she moved into the Smyrna Ward and a couple of months ago I decided to get to know her up close and personal...I do not even know where to begin? Quite frankly I don't think our friendship has even scratched the surface yet and I already love you to pieces! I have told you things that (In Delaware) only my husband knows...How did that even happen? lol. Your personality is so refreshing you are sneaky and a bit on the devious side which I enjoy :) Hella funny and off the wall which leaves me always smiling. Humble, living the gospel principles and reverent which is always impressive to me. I love to see you with your family...you and Sam are so in love and Gracie and Hannah are so lucky to be a part of your Eternal Plan. I am so glad that you finally shed your cocoon...because you are just such a beautiful Lorien butterfly and I am privileged to call you my friend!

Michelle~ Michelle is also in my Ward here in Delaware. Michelle makes me happy! With Michelle it is always tell it like it is no matter how ugly it is because you know what we all have ugly days! It doesn't make us less than it actually makes us better than...because we can actually admit it...deal with it...smile about it...and move on to the next day. Michelle and I are a lot alike when it comes to "issues" they just present in different ways :) It is so comforting to know that you are understood on a level that many view as non-existent. Michelle speaks many, many times directly to my Spirit and will leave me in tears as she is telling me a story about people and things I know nothing about...I love that about Michelle!

Nancy~ Nancy grew up with me in Rockville. (Wow Nancy...I just realized...this is not going to be easy!) Nancy was Doug's little sister. Doug was the only boy in a Sunday School class full of girls (myself included) for many years. He was so cute! All of us girls who were in that class were soooo in love with him (puppy love...you know that 5th grade...he's so cute...kinda love) But as we grew it was as any other friendship which grows and develops over the span of eight years. We had mutual respect and cared for each other because of all of the things we had been through during the years of growing up together. Doug graduated and started at BYU and was killed in a car accident that first year, while traveling to an away game for the BYU Lacrosse Team. That first Thanksgiving after Doug's death his family (now living in Utah) hosted all of the Rockvillites that were out at school to the whole holiday break. I am not aware if any healing took place at that time for their family but it was such a lifeline to me as I was so stuck in a place of childhood lost. That is the time I really got to see just what Nancy was made of. I had always seen the funny, happy, and lighthearted side of Nancy but at this time....during this period of sorrow I was able to see a strength of character, a Faith in a Father's Heavenly love, and a knowledge of a only brother who still exists but is just a little harder to see... Nancy you showed me what it is to be strong when you really don't want to be. I am grateful for you and your example~ I am also grateful for having known and loved your brother. I miss him and think of him often!

(Me, Jeremy, Laura, Nancy, Jen, Lisa and Karen)

(Nancy and Doug...this is how I remember Doug looking during the fifth grade puppy love phase and Miss Nancy what an adorable little sister you are?)

(This picture of Doug makes my heart hurt...we spent many grueling early morning hours in the pool together. He made me a better swimmer for sure!)