This is my friend Catherine from Utah State. We were music majors at USU at the same time. She is a phenomenal vocalist! When I got asked to fill in for a show for Stage Right at the last minute, she ended up being one of the singers in the cast. We didn't know each other too well in college, but we knew all the same people, and I'm only sad I didn't know her better sooner. Our husbands both work at Hill, and she has three darling little boys. We decided that we have missed making music - "real" music that is. So...we put on a recital for our families for fun. We had it at the Roy library. I was planning on playing a few solos, but that never materialized. Somehow, it is next to impossible to practice with a one year old on your lap. :) Catherine did great, though. It was so refreshing, and I found that I simply adore Poulenc! We even had a lesson at USU with Cindy Dewey. So fun...makes me want to go back to college and study music again....almost.....okay.....maybe for a week, but I don't miss the 5 plus hours of practice every day that was a little much even for me! :)
This is my friend Joy from forever and a day ago! I think I've known her since I was 2, and she is just so much fun to be with. We grew up around the corner from each other, skipped out on one too many health occupation job shadows together :) and I sadly haven't seen her in years since she moved to Indiana. She showed up at my sister's wedding reception, with her kids - (who are just the cutest little guys ever, I so wish I had a picture of them), and I was so happy! Joy Joy Alligator...so fun to see her again!!! It cheered me up so much to see her and her great smile again. 
These are some more freinds from High School. We've been getting together since December, and this time it was my turn to host the group. We -had lunch together - and I am sooo glad that Maria was around to save me! I had been up since 3 A.M. with David. He had been saying "hit, hit" and pointing to his head wailing nonstop for about 4 hours. Finally I figured out he wasn't just hitting himself in the head, he was trying to say "hurt." (I know I am a little slow....) That was when I decided to take him to the doc. I didn't like it being the middle of the night, or the fact that he had soo much ear wax that they had to irrigate his ears, but it wasn't busy at all, and the little guy got feeling better so fast. Unfortunately, I was sooo tired and out of it. I didn't even get a chance to get food for lunch. Maria went and saved the day picking up pizza for us all. It was so fun.....oh and I hope it is okay I am using your picture collage Maria! It was so well done, and I didn't have any pics. I hope you don't decide to sue me for copyright infringement....if you do...can we still be friends? Thanks!
These are some of my friends and piano students from San Diego. The Pilkingtons were in my ward in CA - and I got to teach 3 of them piano. It was so fun visiting with them again. They stopped by for a couple of hours, and I had so much fun catching up with them. They are such a great family. I can't believe how grown up the kids are! They all played the piano for me which I totally loved. It made me homesick for San Diego - but I'm so glad they stopped by!
This is my friend Sarah from junior high - I have such fun memories with her! We would jump on the trampoline (that she has now!) and play tennis in the rain together. I had often wondered what had happened to her, and had nooo idea where she went after she moved to Utah. Thanks to Facebook - we found each other after 15 years! Lo and behold she lives in Roy - where we had our rental house last year. We ended up just a few blocks away from each other again! We have had fun reconnecting after sooo many years. She has two little girls, and I have two little boys about the same age. She is always so fun to talk to and when she says things - sometimes the simplest things just get me thinking. We were talking and she mentioned how she doesn't care if her daughter is pretty, and she doesn't care if her daughters are really smart, she just wants them to be nice. Yup. This is the Sarah I remember and love - lots of fun - and down to earth focused on what really matters. Hooray for fun friends to remind me of what really matters, who cheer me up, who entertain me with music, who do recitals for me just for fun, and who rescue me after long nights...I really am blessed to have so many wonderful friends all around me!
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Of course you're welcome to my photos. :) It was a really fun day! Thanks for having us! You probably wished that we had rescheduled after such a long night!! Hope to see you soon!
Hey Debby! I haven't stopped by for a while so I just saw this...but how nice to have fun, neat friends in your life! That is such a blessing. And that's great you got to see the Pilkingtons. They all do look so grown up.
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