Florida

This past Sunday, I got to attend my home ward in Jupiter. It's always fun to see how the youth have grown and how the children are growing up. Though I never get homesick for any place or group of people, it feels nice to be somewhere so familiar where people are genuinely interested in what is going on in my life. There was a definite reversal where the ward was asking me for news of my mother rather than the other way around.

On Saturday, I got to go to the temple on an endowment trip! Unfortunately, it was not for me but, fortunately, the trip was for one of my good friends. Inside the temple was interesting because I was a walk-in at a temple where the vast majority of visitors have appointments. This may not have been such a big deal if the temple patron that intercepted me was not a businessman by trade. (Note: I don't actually know what his profession is but he demands order and I thought a lawyer seemed a little less in-your-face than he was) My first reaction to his manner was to be difficult but I try even harder than usual to behave in the temple. Later, I was grateful that I kept my peace and took his lead because we got to be good friends after four hours of each other. Toward the end of my visit, I thought it would feel nice to go outside. I'm not sure where I got this notion but I did it anyway. Unlike sitting outside in the heat of Utah, there is water in Floridian air which encourages the water in my sweat glands to come out in volume. It was pretty disgusting but the temple was beautiful! so it all works out in the end.

So, my favorite day of travel e.v.e.r. was on Friday the 13th. Emmaleigh and I drove to the airport together, went though security, ate lunch together and then went our separate ways to Florida. I had my normal nap on the first flight but the girl sitting in the seat next to me started up a conversation when the flight attendants asked us all to relinquish our comfortable positions for the descent. As it turns out, Natalie is going to be one of Chloe's roommates in the Fall and was headed home to Houston for the break before school starts back. Waiting in the airport, I got to tell Charné and Chloe about my adventures with Chuck Norris in the captains chair. On the next flight, I got all comfortable in my seat before I heard a very familiar voice: I had forgotten that Sister Mooneyhan flew American Airlines! After the flight attendants had served drinks and picked up trash, I got to talk with Sister Mooneyhan in the back for about a great majority of the flight. No matter where I was on Friday the 13th, I had someone to talk to and I quite enjoyed it.

I miss the mountains of the west but I am enjoying the mountains of clouds that form over the shore. (I'll put pictures up when I've e-mailed them to myself from my phone)

School starts in less than two weeks!!