I will remember musical bliss with TALENTED friends and our Salt Lake City Tour to perform Brett Stewart's Oratorio, Messiah in America, in the Tabernacle and record the glorious music in Abravanel Hall. I felt like I refound a part of my soul that had been tucked away for many years.
I guess that helped give me the strength to walk into my first doctor's appointment back in June and confront my issues with chronic migraine. My quest to find the right combination to manage this constant frustration to be continued in 2012.
This was also the year to hug and reminisce with my Brighton Bengal classmates. God has blessed me with wonderful friends throughout my life and I have kept many for a long, long time. There's something so very special about someone who can remind you of who you are and what you are made of when you forget. I feel grateful for that. I have found new friends this year too which cheers me up. My life has been so generously enriched by the personalities and characters of others.
Saying farewell to Grandpa brought more sadness to my heart than I can express. My mind has raced through memories and I've remembered moments that have been locked away for years. Deep love has was brought to the surface as those little treasures have come back into my heart. My eyes have repeatedly filled with tears because I miss him and I miss being little Jenni Jo - cause now I'm almost 39 and I have four crazy kids and a messy house and headaches all the time. I liked it when I was the kid and could eat homemade ice cream in Grandpa's gazebo in Millcreek Canyon and then get a drink in the outdoor water fountain before I swung in the tire swing. I am thankful for our eternal family. We are a crazy bunch. I embrace the "Ottley-ness" in us all and cherish it.
2011 has been one of the BIG years swinging in both directions.
Ready of not... Bring on 2012
I guess that helped give me the strength to walk into my first doctor's appointment back in June and confront my issues with chronic migraine. My quest to find the right combination to manage this constant frustration to be continued in 2012.
This was also the year to hug and reminisce with my Brighton Bengal classmates. God has blessed me with wonderful friends throughout my life and I have kept many for a long, long time. There's something so very special about someone who can remind you of who you are and what you are made of when you forget. I feel grateful for that. I have found new friends this year too which cheers me up. My life has been so generously enriched by the personalities and characters of others.
Saying farewell to Grandpa brought more sadness to my heart than I can express. My mind has raced through memories and I've remembered moments that have been locked away for years. Deep love has was brought to the surface as those little treasures have come back into my heart. My eyes have repeatedly filled with tears because I miss him and I miss being little Jenni Jo - cause now I'm almost 39 and I have four crazy kids and a messy house and headaches all the time. I liked it when I was the kid and could eat homemade ice cream in Grandpa's gazebo in Millcreek Canyon and then get a drink in the outdoor water fountain before I swung in the tire swing. I am thankful for our eternal family. We are a crazy bunch. I embrace the "Ottley-ness" in us all and cherish it.
2011 has been one of the BIG years swinging in both directions.
Ready of not... Bring on 2012
Happy New Year, my sweet cousin. Love your memories of Grandpa and LuAyne Heights.
ReplyDeleteHere is an idea to make your 2012 great...come to Colorado! Vanessa and my sisters (and maybe a few other cousins, if I can round 'em up) are coming to see Wicked in Denver and spend the weekend in May (probably May 18th, but maybe the week before). We'd love it if you wanted to come, too. Email me your thoughts....
Happy New Year Jennifer
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