It's been a long time since I posted and so much has happened. I want to write a separate post to say all the big things that have happened since my last post. Like Samantha graduated from high school. Alyssa returned from her mission. Both girls started college. Alyssa got engaged last night. So, yeah. I have a lot to catch up on. Obviously. And I will. I really will. Last night I went out to dinner with very old friends. These are ladies that I grew up with. Some I've known since I was as young as 6 years old. Others moved into the area later in my life but were just as important to my formative years. These were the girls that I went to church with, was awkward with, grew up with, and had important events with. These are the girls I should have known the best. What I discovered is that we were all in our own little worlds and never really knew one another. I consider my childhood to be normal. I am the third child of five. My mother stayed home and my dad worked hard. We liv