my. splendid. experience.: This may seem silly.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

This may seem silly.

Being in another country, away from home and familiarity... I have found that often I will think of things that I can't wait to do when I get home. You know that feeling you get when you are really excited about something and you really would just love to scream that's how excited about it you are but you don't so you kind of scream inside and smile uncontrollably because you're so excited. It's like a giddy child-like emotion. Ha. This is going to sound funny, cause if I were reading this, I'd expect something sappy and girly like 'I can't wait to date again' (again? ha... who am I kidding?) But it's definitely not anything like that. It's really quite silly, but so true. When I get home, I cannot wait to mow my lawn with the driving lawn mower that we just inherited. It seems odd, but I can't wait. Ah! How fun! I get so enthused at the thought. Hmmmm, what else? When I find carpet, I am going to throw myself onto it and just lie there. Maybe. I love carpet. It has been so missed.

I don't know. It doesn't matter. I just know that on our way home today, I passed a few workers mowing the lawn and I just got so excited. I talked to Jordan yesterday and he was telling me how great it is doing the lawn with the riding lawn mower and I just got so excited again today. It smelt just like a Saturday morning in Cornville, AZ mowing the lawn. Mmmmmmm. It's funny how sometimes in the moment, growing up... we hated it. Do I really have to mow the lawn? We just mowed it a week ago. How could I get out of it? If I just put it off long enough, I'll have to go to soccer or work, and then I won't have to :) I remember wishing it would rain so we didn't have to mow it. But then we grew up, and it became a great opportunity to enjoy the weather and get some sun. And now we look back and think of how much fun we had doing it!

So... 'I call mowing the lawn the first weekend I'm home!' You're off the hook Jordan :)

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Tarah Westovers BlogspotApril 28, 2010 at 9:00 AM
I call the 2nd week. ;)
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A list of my favorites... created in China, inspired by Abby. Made to add to.

snuggling into a warm bed on a cold cold night, soft serve vanilla ice cream, ripples in water, having butterflies (not the animal), being speechless, playing the piano, listening to the piano, photographing life's special moments, smiling, laughing so hard you cry, sneezing, speaking another language not your native tongue to a native speaker, bay windows, pressed flowers, outbursts of song, barefoot on freshly cut grass, overcast days, organization, romances, porch swings, cool breeze on a summer day, coincidences, sunsets, early morning runs, running to not miss the bus, tender mercies, an early start, skype-ing family across the world, reminiscing about old times, memories, stories, etc., dim lights in a dark room, coconut yogurt in china, laying on the sidewalk drying off in the summer time, sunday walks, cleanliness, inside jokes, clean sheets, developing film in a dark room, long hugs...with certain people, swimming at night, coconut bread (in china), bread in China in general, waking up to the rain, being sore after working out, hammocks, screen doors, walking into screen doors, awkward eye-contact, winks, laugh attacks that almost hurt and feel like you've just had an ab work-out, heartfelt talks, constructive criticism, movie quotes, “whatever makes your boat float.”, a warm towel just out of the dryer, saying a phrase, and having you and everyone around you parallel it to a song and burst out in song., Big kitchens that can be the gathering place and the place for many memories to be made, singing, singing LOUD, Singing a song you don't know... making up words as you go., Picniks, temple walks, wind, thunder storms, rain downpours, music, bleach pens, the smell of new born babies, an infants cry, impressions from the Spirit, eating with chopsticks, phase 10, traveling, evening summer hikes, views of the city from a higher point, Korean Air, Parachute... the band, cleaninng to blasting music, bike rides, temple baptisms, temple weddings, wedding receptions, birds chirping, the sound of leaves blowing in the wind, waking up to the weed wacker and/or lawn mower early on a Saturday morning, Freshly made cinnamon rolls, Enjoying a storm from your deck, the way you feel after working out, washed feet, clean socks, Hot Potts, Surprise Birthday Parties...especially when it's not really your birthday, Fresh Flowers , the smell of Lillies, hand pulled noodles, bartering in China, The Muslim Quarter, LOVE , Bullet Trains, smiling at a stranger, getting a smile in return, special places :),inside jokes, cheesecake, laying out feeling the sun on your skin, a harmonized hymn, a good hair day, complimenting someone who needs it, giving to the needy, Yangshuo mountains, muddy bike rides, yangshuo crepe breakfast, chey kelly, stretching, soccer, hanging out with my mom, hanging out with all of my siblings. Watermelon in summertime. Skinny sharpie pens, harmonized hymns, a made bed, words of our Prophets, Conference, rearranging furniture, cleaning parties, a clean home, Buddy the Elf, evening walks, sitting/running/standing in the pouring rain- feeling the water just drench you and drip off your nose, learning to speak a different language, the what if game, bridges, gates, doors, my China kids, Zhongshan,