Friday, August 24, 2007

It's not goodbye!

Well, this week we are loosing two of our wonderful friends and four-plex family members to that horrible part of life called "growing up." We have been so blessed to have such great neighbors and friends that we could always count on no matter what. We have learned so much from them and shared such great memories, it's really sad to watch them go.
Some of my favorite memories have been our Thanksgiving Turkey tradition, carving pumpkins for FHE, getting together for weekly FHE, parties on the lawn, playing games, and just lounging around in the front yard chatting and laughing. From the Wells, we learned about Bee Keeping and making grape juice. :) With the Andersens we laughed, shared monitor frequencies (is that MY baby crying or....?) and Aliyah got her first best friend. And the Gibbons inspired us all with their quiet, Christ-like ways.

Now that we are all that remains of the original four-plex group, we get both the sorrows of move-outs and the joys of move-ins. We are excited to have the Robinaughs and the Richmans as our new neighbors and look forward to more fun memories!

5 comments:

janaya said...

am i allowed to cry now!? :(

The Richardsons said...

No joke! When I was writing this post, "How do I say Goodbye" by Boyz II Men came on the radio!! I couldn't believe it, and it made me even MORE sad!

Cameron said...

I know that we will always look back with on the time we shared as neighbors as one of the very best times of our lives. The memories we made are priceless to us. We will see you guys again, soon, of course! Thanks for being such great friends!

heather said...

You all are amazing - it's so sad to grow up!!! We miss you guys!!

whitney said...

i'm so sad... ben and i have been in this ward for 4 1/2 years and now, along with several other friends, we are leaving too. what are we going to do without you and everyone else?! :(