...on loss and life...

I sank into my stomach. I felt the loss immediately. I experienced lack. This lasted for a solid minute. And then I felt the same loss for the people who were closest to him: family, mom, dad, brother, sister, and friends who had a lifetime of memories with him. I lost my feelings and I forgot about what was going on within me and got lost in a swirling pool of color and new emotion.

Why is it that in the face of catastrophe families unite and draw closer than before, why does it force us to sit and stay put? Usually the damage is quick and the healing is what takes a long time. My heart goes out to those who are feeling that loss and that ache of missing something so much…

Life is a miraculous occurrence and not to be taken lightly. It took us so long to get here, love everyone around you and “treat him/her like they are having the worst day of their life.”

MoONs oVEr KaUAi

THe LeaVEs aRE ChaNGing aLL ARouND...

Smell it...
Breathe it...
Feel it...
...pass it on.

FriENdS

The friends who grew up with you deserve a special respect- the ones who stuck by you shoulder to shoulder, in a time when nothing was certain, all life lay ahead, and every road led home.
-Author Unknown

I thank my lucky stars for the quality friends that I have been able to have. I am grateful to attend home fires with those close friends, to receive e-mail’s of love and gratitude (thanks yoda, your kind words touched my heart, and you are missed), hanging out with family and being on the receiving end of the eternal giving tree.

I look forward to being with friends who are far away, sitting on a porch sipping lemonade from mason jars and reminiscing of past times and making endless plans for the future.

I am stoked to be engaged to my best friend!

And I spring forth because of love and caring. 4 years ago I met the most wonderful someone, and walked into where we are right now.

I am so excited to give back all the love that I have been receiving.

Thank you to everyone.....

GoT IntErVIewED By tHE PaPEr

so i got interviewed by the salt lake tribune....
....read up if your bored enough, if not, i'll understand.
my interview.

PiCTUreS FrOM ThE RoAD

The storm is coming Cody. I don't think that cracks will be dry.

a LonG TimE cOMiNG

I have found “my person”, who continually charms and captivates me. I never get tired of seeing her, she knows me better than I ever could have thought. She is someone who is always trying to make me laugh and keeps me in line, someone who isn’t afraid to stand up to me and yet is always treating me with this amazing gentleness. She surprises me with things that I LoVE, and knows exactly what kind of topping I want on top of my yogurt and knows what movie I want to go see…
Someone who can sit at concert with me and listen to the wonderful music and be so distracted by me that she didn’t even notice how loud it was.

She is finally mine forever…