"honey you can always come home."

so thankful for this family of mine.

love, j.

happy early birthday to me.

love, j.

dear fall break.

At first I thought boo you for coming when you did.
For not coming a week earlier so that I could have spent it with him.
but then I realized that even though it sucked to come home just hours after he went in
I'm glad that I get to be home.
That I can cry while sitting at my kitchen table and not worry that I'm bugging people.
That I can have my parents to talk to me about it and to tell me it's okay.
And that I can have the temple up the hill to go to.
That I can not have that homesick feeling on top of it all.
And that I can feel loved and have my meals made for me.
Just for a few days so that I can get in control of my emotions again.
That my sister and I can go on a bike ride to the post office to deliver my very first letter.
And that two of my very favorite people on this earth could find me there
and give me flowers. and make my day by being there for me.
That I can send a cute little package while I'm here.
And hope that maybe it will make things a little easier for him.
Because I'm glad that being here makes it easier for me to deal with it all.
Where I know that I can be myself and where I can feel the spirit.

So, thank you fall break for coming when you did.

I know everything's happening to me just the way it's supposed to.

Love, J.

coming home.

"You're the only reason I keep on coming home."

- Amos Lee

My mom always makes fun of me when I come home because I spend all of my time with Michael. This reminded me of that and it made me happy.

Love, J.