8-24-07

Brad:

Today was my mom's birthday and Nate's. My mom is 52 and I think Nate is 26, yikes :). Anyway, how is the love of my life? You have seemed pretty good when we've talked on the phone and in your letters, but I know that what you are going through is very hard and I want you to know that I think about you and pray for you all of the time.

The lyrics for today's letter is “Feeling Good” from Michael Buble:

“Birds flying high, you know how I feel. Sun in the sky, you know how I feel. Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel. It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me and I'm feeling good.
Fish in the sea, you know how I feel. River running free, you know how I feel. Blossom on a tree, you know how I feel. It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me and I'm feeling good.
Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean, don't you know. Butterflies all havin' fun, you know what I mean. Sleep in peace when day is done, that's what I mean. And this old world is a new world and a bold world for me.
Stars when you shine, you know how I feel. Scent of the pine, you know how I feel. Oh freedom is mine and I know how I feel. It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me and I'm feeling good.”

I took Kelli to the airport this morning. She is now flying to go stay with Erika in VA for a few days then she is going back to her mom's in Florida. She is working on selling her house which is good, then she is going to move in with her mom until she can find a good job and then she'll move where ever she finds the job. One thing she talked to me about is working for Wells Fargo again. I'm really glad she's thinking about getting a real, reliable job instead of being a travel agent or a real estate agent. Also, she is going to move where ever she gets the job instead of commuting, so I think she is going to be a lot happier. Anyway, the night before she left we did some music switching so I got the new Michael Buble CD, the new Keith Urban CD and some other good stuff and I gave her some of our music that she didn't have that she liked like Kalai and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Anyway, the point of telling you all of that is I wanted to explain why I had Michael Buble in my head today.

My friend Cori (you remember Cori, right?) came over today and she is way pregnant! She is due September 25th (almost my birthday :)) and she and her husband are living with her parents right now because he just graduated in April and started a job in Irvine this summer and they haven't found a place to live yet. Anyway, it was really fun catching up with her. This is going to sound corny, but I'm so proud of her because she got more mature and made some good choices in her life and now she is doing really well. In high school, I was afraid she was going to go off the deep end because the church wasn't that important to her and she had a serious non-member boyfriend. Anyway, I'm just glad things are going well for her now. She's excited to be a mom and I told her about how much I love being a mom and told her about my nursing experiences and labor experiences (you know how I love to talk about those things...). We are going to try to hang out every Friday morning until she has the baby because that's when my parents are gone at the temple so it's a great time for me because then I'm not alone :)

I really liked talking to you on the phone today and I'm glad that you named your gun after me. I think it's a very appropriate since you get to be with it all of the time (even sleeping with it), I'm a little jealous :) j/k. I just looked up on Google Images what an M16 looks like and it's a pretty big gun. Have you found out if there are any ways to take pictures while you are there? I can't see how you could, but I would love to see what you look like right now and some of the people that you are becoming friends with and writing about in your letters. I'll be able to take pictures when I come to your graduation so that will be good.

I made dinner for my grandpa tonight and we talked about when he was in the army. He was a Supply Sargent or something and it made him really happy to talk about it, he has good memories associated with that time in his life. He was in really good spirits tonight, but he is not doing well over all. You can tell that his brain is starting to shut down because he gets more and more disoriented every day. It was really fun to talk with him tonight because when he's talking about memories I get to see the old grandpa that I used to know.

Well, in closing, I just wanted to let you know that your two girls are the cutest things ever, and at this rate I just can't wait to meet the rest of our kids :) Maren laughed for the first time today and it was so adorable! Jane is still trying to walk, but she is so cautious like she doesn't want to walk until she can do it perfectly and won't fall over. It's really adorable to watch her take her slow, tiny, perfect little steps. Basically, she is the best! And, they have the best DADDY in the world, you. I love you sweetie!

Love-Jess

P.S. I got the DEERS packet in the mail today and I will take care of that right away.