what an old email can trigger.

I was at work today and I was looking through my email and I have had the same email since I have been 13! Wow.  Yea I know.  Well, I save old emails.  I like to look back and read them, laugh at them, and reminisce over good old times.  After the fire, I let all my friend know that I needed any pictures they had of us.  I was scared I would loose all those memories.  I received a ton of pictures in my email. Today while I was looking through them I came across a couple of emails that were sent to me by a friend.  She scanned me some of her scrapbook pages that I was in. I remember remembering these events the first time I received the emails, and like wise today, all those good memories came back. I wanted to share them:

1. This picture is of Stacey, me & Ashley.  I am assuming its from Bners scrapbook.  Bner is one of my great friends. I love her dearly.  Ashley is her biological sister, but Stacey has known her since she was little and I have known her since I moved to the USA.  Stacey, Ashley and I used to always hang out, and Bner would join us.  She was always the little one, but as time went by, Bner and I grew to be great friends.  I lover her. Shes an amazing sister. :)

2. This is Borne Lake.  WE LOVED THIS PLACE!  This was our summer hang out. I remember there was a hugs cliff jump off, and a rope swing, and it was super clean because they didn't allow motorized boats in there. It was SOO  much fun. There are so many memories that where made at this lake.  In the pictures above, its Karina Dunn - who is currently going to PA school, just spent New Years with her, Bner - Who is still super amazing till this day, Stephanie Shipley - who is now married with a cute little one living in Alaska, we spent our whole Senior Year together. We were inseparable. Sarah Williamsen - who I was good friends with.  I remember we were on the Stake Youth Committee together and we used to chill late nights. I don't know where she is now, she went inactive. I miss her. And me.

3.  This night I remember like it was yesterday. This was at Christopher Alan's house.  It was again, Steph, Karina, Bner, & Me.  Haha, we thought Karina with her pizza hat was the funniest thing we had ever seen!  We chilled, ate some pizza, and watched a movie.  I believe this is after we went to goof around in Walmart. Us girls hung out with Chris a bunch, he had his super cool red car that was a handy down from his three older sister. But hey, its that red little car that got me to seminary every morning where Chris, Bner, and I gave our teacher hell.  And despite what everyone thought, we got Chris on a mission, Me married in the temple, and Bner, she just got her Masters Degree!  I think we turned out pretty good! :) Good times! 

4.  Did you know I did martial arts?  It was my life for a good part of my teens. I loved it. Bner came to one of my "graduations" and took these pictures. (Steph also came, bottom right picture) I used to look forward to Karate every night! I loved it! There where days I spent 8 hours there after school. I made some amazing friends there. 

 5.  These pictures where taken the night Spencer came home from his mission. I remember I was so proud of him, but there was a lot I didn't understand at that point.  I admired Spence. He was like my older brother. I don't remember why there where a few mattresses on the front lawn of Mom & Dads house, but there were, and I remember we were making human pyramids.  After Stace, Bner, & Ashley left, Spence and I sat up at the kitchen table and talked all night. I learned a lot around that wooden table over the years.  Its still one of my favorite places to be.

Haha, thanks for sharring my memories with me. :)