There's Too Many Things That I Haven't Done Yet...

...Too many sunsets
I haven't seen
You can't waste the day wishing it'd slow down
You would've thought by now
I'd have learned something


Change.


Gotta love it, gotta hate it, gotta accept it. 


Truly, there is no other way to look at it. Some change is easier to accept then others. And even pushed into life by those experiencing it. 


One such change was the marriage of my roommate Emmanuelle. It was beautiful, she is beautiful, now they are beautiful as they commit their lives to each other and to the temple covenants. This was a good change. A welcomed one. 

Another welcomed change is the new adventure for my brother and sister-in-law. They have the amazing opportunity to live in Honduras for the next year for his work. Check it out here if you'd like! They are living the extreme version of change. New home, new people, new culture, new adventure. It is hard to say goodbye, but luckily it's not a goodbye. It's just a see ya later. I'm pretty darn good at those these days. 


The journey they have coming their way is worth the hardship of saying goodbye. And boy was it hard. Family parties just won't be the same. But if I learned anything in Thailand it's that distance truly does make the heart grow fonder. If you want a quick way to learn what is really important in life, the people that truly matter, and the things in life that are just things, well leave your family and everything you know for an extended period of time. It gives perspective a chance to rush in. 


And boy does it rush. They will have some hard times, they will have even more good times, and I know it will make them change as a family. Yes, I guess we choose to count this as a welcomed change. I mean, it's only one year right??




Umm...a not so welcomed change. The closing of my mom's store. This is killing me to write because that means accepting it. They opened their home decor store when I was eight years old. I will never forget all of my memories that have come from Wood We Ever. Because honestly, that is just about all I remember from my childhood.
      
Practically living at the mall
Moving and opening endless amounts of boxes
Running around with Jenny in the new stores before they'd open them
Continually being amazed by my Mom and Dad's creativity and skill
Eating the mall food court on the floor of the stores
Rearranging displays to know that my mom would follow behind me and change it


The memories are endless. Wood We Ever is a part of who I am. It has shaped my childhood, and the first part of my adulthood. I have seen my parents go through lows and highs and work hard through it all. 2 hardest working people on this planet? My parents. Easy. No comparison. But now I guess is a time for change. A time to see where the future will take my family. I know we are being watched out for, although times may be hard, there is always a good change in the future. It's just surviving until then.

My parents created a beautiful thing together. They have created beautiful things and have spread them to the lucky people in Salt Lake. People always said they couldn't help but be happy in their store. My mom always chose to think that it was because of the cheery decor, but I know the truth. It was because she was a warm smile, good friend and a listening ear to anyone who entered their doors.


In one month those doors are closing. It is a closing of one chapter of my families life, but an opening to so much more. I just know it. 


There are 


Too Many Things That I Haven't Done Yet
Too many sunsets
I haven't seen 
You can't waste the day wishing it'd slow down
You would've thought by now
I'd have learned something


There are too many things my family hasn't done yet. Thirteen years with this store and now new adventures await. Whether this change is a welcomed one or not, it's hiding in the closet saying ready or not here I come. And to this we choose not to hide, but welcome it in.