see ya later.

this week has been hard. i have had to say goodbye see ya later to some of the people i am the closest to. my sweet sister that lives out in new orleans and her adorable son, noa, flew out and surprised me for my graduation. i could not be happier to see them! and while all good things come to an end, their trip soon did too. i had to say goodbye to them on sunday night, and if you know me, you know that i was bawling uncontrollably. the hardest thing with this goodbye see ya later is that i dont know when i am going to see them next. they just finished their first year of law school at loyola university and still have two more years plus an internship in dc.

 

 

i love you so much tiff and ill see ya soon.

 

one of my very best friends for the past four years also left yesterday. after a quick temple trip on tuesday morning, we also said see ya later to elder jonathan david bradshaw. jonny has always been there when anyone needed a shoulder to cry on. he always was a great listener and always reassured you that no matter what, your father in heaven still loved you. the people of georgia are so lucky to have a man like him.

 

 

{dont mind how good we all look, it was early}

we love you elder bradshaw and we'll see ya in two.

 

one of the best things about having elder friends in the mtc is the packages!! emily and i both got packages ready for him and sent them off so he would get them the day he got there. emily sent him off a "greenie" package full of every single green thing that you could imagine, and me, being the dumb/never serious one, sent him off a candy bar "poster in a box". those of you that know me can probably imagine how much fun i had making this and how many times i said "why am i so funny?" and yes, i did send him mountain dew in the mtc... kill me.

 

 

 

i asked you to be completely honest and i appreciate that so much.

fun while it lasted.

 

i think that the biggest see ya later goodbye i said this week was to my life as a child. my mom called me an  adult yesterday and i almost peed my pants. i have known it was coming for a very long time, but i never thought it would actually make it here. im a big girl now, and in only 77 short days i will officially be out on my own and a freshman at southern utah university. i will paying for my own car payment, insurance, and even buying my own toilet paper! who knew it was so expensive??  

 

all the see ya laters ive said this week have only taught me even more that laughter truly is the best medicine. that getting things off your mind and forgetting about everything is the best thing one can do for themselves. that surrounding yourself by people you love and that love you can make even the worst of worst days become the best. i am so grateful for all the amazing friends i have (as seen in my last post) and for the love and support they give me. i have so many listening ears i can turn to. as for now, im just trying to let this all sink in and live up my easy life while i still can.

 

xoxo, britt.