Looking Back

Looking back on my life the last 2 years, there are a lot of things I miss. Of course, there are a ton of wonderful things about California, and I absolutely love being here. Living where we do is like a dream come true. But still, I miss a lot of things about good old Cedar City life.

1. I miss my friends. The very most of anything I miss from there - I miss my friends. I miss hanging out all night long playing Rock Band. I miss FHE every Monday - knowing that no matter what, we would at least yet to spend a few hours per week with the best friends ever.
2. I miss the track team. My coaches, teammates, and even the stupid hill. (Ok I don't really miss the hill that much). I miss travelling with everyone on the weekends, competing, working out, and feeling so accomplished at having reached a new level physically.
3. I miss having the only wardrobe decision I had to make be which "SUU Track and Field" shirt I was going to wear to practice that day.
4. I miss being able to walk to the grocery store, school, church, shopping.. basically anywhere I wanted to go, I could walk.
5. I miss jumping in the car and being where I needed to go in less than 5 minutes (as opposed to sitting in traffic for hours).
6. I miss being able to drive home basically anytime I wanted and having it only take 3.5 hours.
7. I miss having Carlia and the girls so close to me so I got to see them nearly every week. I miss McKaydee coming over to my house and eating all my candy because I couldn't tell her no. I miss "flying" her around Walmart to keep her laughing when she was so tired but mommy still had shopping to do.
8. I miss SUU's beautiful campus and wonderful people.
9. I miss having a ward where everyone else was my age and in very similar positions in life so we could all relate and get along so well.
10. And last but not least, I miss the seasons. I miss seeing the leaves turn colors in the fall and the brisk fall air that means football season is here. When winter comes around I know I'll miss the snow (not driving in it - but the beauty of seeing it fall slowly to cover the ground). I'll miss the flowers blooming despite a little snow still on the ground in the spring.

Cedar City was such a wonderful place. It holds a very special place in my heart, and always will. Of course, I could also give a list of 10 things that I WON'T miss about Cedar (the wind and the lack of a shopping mall being at the top), but I truly do miss.

However, despite all the things I love and miss about that small town, I know that we are where we're meant to be. The Lord has been so good to us on our journey here and has blessed us beyond anything we could have expected. I'm sure when the time comes for us to leave La Habra, we will have a special place in our heart for it too. In fact, I think we already do.