Sunday. Nothing much ever happens on a Sunday, so maybe I should combine this day with the next half day that I had with Hannah. We'll see as we go along, shall we?
We were up early enough to get to the church in Enoch to run through "Redeemer" (which we had only sight-read twice). Of course, with back-to-back wards meeting in the building most of the day, it was more like find a piano for ten free minutes and do the best we can. Which we did. In the Primary room. But we only got one run-through in the chapel before the meeting. I had chills though--it sounded so good.
So we sang. Hannah and I both agreed that it sounded like Elder Thomas was very nervous. He missed a couple of things which got us both off a bit (me more than Hannah). When that sacrament meeting ended, we just stayed in our seats for the next one where we were singing again and then Elder Thomas was speaking.
I wished I could have stood up and born testimony about the great missionary Elder Thomas was. He was literally everything a missionary should be, but I just don't know if those people in the ward really knew it. I mean, don't we all hope that our missionaries are good people out in the mission field? He gave a great talk with just the right combination of things--personal stories, a gospel principle, a quote from a general authority, and a testimony. Once again, he came through like he always did.
Hannah and I then stayed for Relief Society, not knowing that the five rows of his family and friends who had shown up for his homecoming were going straight to his grandma's house for a luncheon right after sacrament meeting. By the time we showed up, most people had eaten and were just sitting in the back yard talking.
I get it about the weather in Southern Utah. Aside from being on the hot side, it really is beautiful. If you can find a spot of shade, there is no humidity, no bugs, and nothing at all but good weather. Elder Thomas definitely looked like he was sitting in his element.
We were looking for a place to change our clothes before our drive back to Provo when his grandma asked if we would be willing to sing "Redeemer" since no one there had been there to hear it earlier in the day. So in a throwback to my life with my own grandmother in her house in Tallahassee, I told her that of COURSE we would do that, and we would LOVE it! ;-). It was crazy to see 50 or so people crammed into the house to hear Elder Thomas and Hannah sing yet one more time, but it was so fun and wonderful. I seriously can't wait until I have sons-in-law and more grandchildren, and when they come to visit, we will sit around and make music!
After that, we started the drive back up to Provo. Ugh. It's hard not to think about the misery of the next day when you still have hours in the present day to enjoy. The ride went quickly though, although Hannah and I were both exhausted from staying up so late each night. About ten minutes away from "civilization", we realized that we needed dinner. I wanted something that felt more "Sunday" appropriate than Texas Roadhouse, and thankfully I saw a billboard for Cracker Barrel. I mean, if I was a Sabbath breaker, I would definitely head to Cracker Barrel for a Sunday night meal. Hannah called Ethan and asked him if he'd like to come as well, and I kid you not, he was there almost before us!
Have I mentioned how good it is to see Ethan? ;-) He is a really terrific conversationalist, and I like to talk to him. Plus, we figured out that he hadn't taken any of the Harry Potter quizzes. In fact, he wasn't sure if Glo even really liked Harry Potter.... So we told him to take them, and I told him to send her the screen shots.
I also got Hannah one last piece of birthday cake. This time it was Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola cake. The three of us split a piece ;-)
I will admit that it makes me feel better, knowing that Ethan is around for Hannah. I know when Ethan, Eli and Karlie all left for the summer, Hannie was terribly lonely, and since they have returned, she feels much happier. Even this past weekend, two of the three of them came through BIG TIME for her for her birthday. He's a blessing.
I said goodbye to him again (seriously, this is painful), and Hannah and I headed to our last hotel room together. She needed to go to bed "earlier" because she had school in the morning.
When we woke up, we got her to campus and people watched for a few minutes. I then went back and ran an errand at Deseret Book. We then went to Outback for lunch and tried to get me to the train station in time, but Hannie ended up just driving me to the airport. She almost killed us when she mistakenly started going down the wrong exit ramp, and she swore to never drive with me in the car again, but there were still tears at the airport curb. I didn't want to return to my very stressful, unhappy life at home, and she didn't want me to leave.
One thing that Hannah said with which I must agree: there's never any "adjustment" time when we get together. It's like we just saw each other yesterday. And what I hope is that this time away now won't seem long either. My life is always better with Hannah in it.
We were up early enough to get to the church in Enoch to run through "Redeemer" (which we had only sight-read twice). Of course, with back-to-back wards meeting in the building most of the day, it was more like find a piano for ten free minutes and do the best we can. Which we did. In the Primary room. But we only got one run-through in the chapel before the meeting. I had chills though--it sounded so good.
So we sang. Hannah and I both agreed that it sounded like Elder Thomas was very nervous. He missed a couple of things which got us both off a bit (me more than Hannah). When that sacrament meeting ended, we just stayed in our seats for the next one where we were singing again and then Elder Thomas was speaking.
I wished I could have stood up and born testimony about the great missionary Elder Thomas was. He was literally everything a missionary should be, but I just don't know if those people in the ward really knew it. I mean, don't we all hope that our missionaries are good people out in the mission field? He gave a great talk with just the right combination of things--personal stories, a gospel principle, a quote from a general authority, and a testimony. Once again, he came through like he always did.
Hannah and I then stayed for Relief Society, not knowing that the five rows of his family and friends who had shown up for his homecoming were going straight to his grandma's house for a luncheon right after sacrament meeting. By the time we showed up, most people had eaten and were just sitting in the back yard talking.
I get it about the weather in Southern Utah. Aside from being on the hot side, it really is beautiful. If you can find a spot of shade, there is no humidity, no bugs, and nothing at all but good weather. Elder Thomas definitely looked like he was sitting in his element.
We were looking for a place to change our clothes before our drive back to Provo when his grandma asked if we would be willing to sing "Redeemer" since no one there had been there to hear it earlier in the day. So in a throwback to my life with my own grandmother in her house in Tallahassee, I told her that of COURSE we would do that, and we would LOVE it! ;-). It was crazy to see 50 or so people crammed into the house to hear Elder Thomas and Hannah sing yet one more time, but it was so fun and wonderful. I seriously can't wait until I have sons-in-law and more grandchildren, and when they come to visit, we will sit around and make music!
After that, we started the drive back up to Provo. Ugh. It's hard not to think about the misery of the next day when you still have hours in the present day to enjoy. The ride went quickly though, although Hannah and I were both exhausted from staying up so late each night. About ten minutes away from "civilization", we realized that we needed dinner. I wanted something that felt more "Sunday" appropriate than Texas Roadhouse, and thankfully I saw a billboard for Cracker Barrel. I mean, if I was a Sabbath breaker, I would definitely head to Cracker Barrel for a Sunday night meal. Hannah called Ethan and asked him if he'd like to come as well, and I kid you not, he was there almost before us!
Have I mentioned how good it is to see Ethan? ;-) He is a really terrific conversationalist, and I like to talk to him. Plus, we figured out that he hadn't taken any of the Harry Potter quizzes. In fact, he wasn't sure if Glo even really liked Harry Potter.... So we told him to take them, and I told him to send her the screen shots.
I also got Hannah one last piece of birthday cake. This time it was Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola cake. The three of us split a piece ;-)I will admit that it makes me feel better, knowing that Ethan is around for Hannah. I know when Ethan, Eli and Karlie all left for the summer, Hannie was terribly lonely, and since they have returned, she feels much happier. Even this past weekend, two of the three of them came through BIG TIME for her for her birthday. He's a blessing.
I said goodbye to him again (seriously, this is painful), and Hannah and I headed to our last hotel room together. She needed to go to bed "earlier" because she had school in the morning.
When we woke up, we got her to campus and people watched for a few minutes. I then went back and ran an errand at Deseret Book. We then went to Outback for lunch and tried to get me to the train station in time, but Hannie ended up just driving me to the airport. She almost killed us when she mistakenly started going down the wrong exit ramp, and she swore to never drive with me in the car again, but there were still tears at the airport curb. I didn't want to return to my very stressful, unhappy life at home, and she didn't want me to leave.
One thing that Hannah said with which I must agree: there's never any "adjustment" time when we get together. It's like we just saw each other yesterday. And what I hope is that this time away now won't seem long either. My life is always better with Hannah in it.
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| I killed a mosquito that had hitch-hiked a ride in Hannah's car from the Cracker Barrel parking lot. Considering she walked out of the car with SIX bites on her body, I figured I was taking a bit of Hannah home with me on my denim capris ;-) |
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