Inevitable

It's a shame that it has taken me fifteen years to realize that my mother is my best friend. We were flying home from Colorado after my great grandma's funeral in April, and my mom and I were sitting together, clutching each other tightly, as we fought the fear of dreadful turbulence. My mom was squeezing the life out of my hand, and I could feel it going numb, but that was okay with me. She looked me in the eyes and said, "Thank you for being my friend." It was at that moment that the friend I had been dearly praying for, the one who would ALWAYS be there for me, and would let me cry and laugh about whatever I darn pleased, was my mom all along. My mom is my best friend. I spent the entire afternoon with her, shopping for all of my Hume "goodies." I got a hideous one piece, toiletries (which, in February, Alyssa realized wasn't just toilet paper, it really meant shampoo, conditioner, etc.), snacks for the bus ride, all that good stuff. We talked about everything, and just got to share the day together. I got so much done for Hume that I usually wait to do the day of the trip. :) I feel very accomplished. But anyways, back to my mom, it was just so great being able to spend today with her, and being able to share with her what has been on my mind. I feel that for a while, with everything that has been going on with our family, we've been starting to lose our closeness, which caused some tension, which stunk big time.

I also hung out with Leah tonight. We went to Angel Sweet to get ice cream, and we brought some back for my folks. We sat in my room and played "Truth or Dare." But really, our game just turned into a game of twenty questions because we were afraid of dares. Ha. It was so great spending time with her, though.

Our team at Hume Lake is going to win this year. I just know it. There's no doubt in my mind. But, I figured if I want to kick butt this year, I should start preparing. So, I started memorizing 2 Timothy 3-4:5. It's actually pretty good. I'm almost done memorizing chapter three, which is a HUGE deal for me, considering I'm terrible at memorizing things. I spent an hour memorizing the books of the Bible in order, and then I timed myself on how fast I could say them while I was babysitting one time. Pathetic. But, anyhow, it only took me like ten minutes to memorize chapter three. I hope I can remember it. :)

I found out today that I'm going to start teaching Sunday school for one of the grades in Studio 14 on Sunday nights. I'm super stoked for it. I love spending time with those kids. I miss my "KaBOOMers." :( I hope I have some of them in my group next year...but only the good ones. ;)

I should depart and go to bed, but I'll probably spend some more time on MySpace and continue memorizing.

Good Night!
Sydney