Just a question for ponderance. So we took a 5 day trip to Idaho to drop Mallory off at BYI Idaho (a bittersweet time for us all) and amidst the focus of our trip I was suprised to find my soul smiling.
I know you might not know what that means and in my attempt to manuever the english language, I'll try to explain. We have been gone from Idaho for over 10 years now and even longer from Rexburg. We seemed to have settled into our new AZ lives as though we had never left. We found economic success, conveniences we could never find in Idaho, and tons of social and community things to do. Normally this would be a recipe for happiness, one would think. However, now twelve years later, I think my soul was smiling for the first time since we left Rexburg.
We took a small family nostalgic tour around the town and as I listened to my kids talk about their memories at each spot, times they cherished, and emotions that came flooding to the top, it produced a lump in my throat. And without any other words to explain it, I felt my soul smiling.
We visited each of the houses we lived in, some were still there and some were not. We even found our first Hibbard house for sale for a meager $149K (we sold it for 49K). Tempting until we remembered it was a 4 bedroom house with ONE "small" bathroom..........
Nonetheless, "I'M IN", smiling soul and all.
Where's Bart when you need him?
9 comments:
Woah, I couldn't even figure out what that first picture was for a minute! That is crazy to remember that teeny little place. I'll never forget Santa visiting us there. haha. That house in Hibbard is a steal. Are you feeling a little spoiled with your 3 full baths now, though? I wish I was there!
Tami, I believe our souls can smile. This is how we know what genuine happiness is. My soul is saddened every moment that I am away from small town life. I have never know such disgust and bitterness as I do here...so I have two words for you.....
GAME ON
wow, those pictures actually made me cry
I'm not sure if I miss it or not, but the memories still make me happy.
Well the small town has it's good and bad. I think I miss the opportunity for seasonal change!
Definitely smiling right now. I wouldn't have had my childhood any other way!! Wish i could go back!
That is so crazy. I remember going there and sleeping outside on the tramp or in the back of the truck.
I know how you feel. I have been trying to convince Danny for a long time that Idaho would be a great place for us. My memories of grandma's house, the Ashton house and of course your Hibbard house also make my soul smile every time I visit there too. The Ashton house was for sale at one time and I was soooo tempted to buy it until I looked in the windows and saw that the entire thing had been remodeled in a really sad way. It just wasn't the same after that but If you go I'll try harder to convince Danny.
Why am I crying?
Rexburg holds such fabulous memories for me.
It was my getaway from life in az.
Made my first "real" friends there, had my first kiss, learned how to drive at age 13, visited the guy I wanted to marry, met the man I did, and delivered my first baby there.
I have so many memories with you and dayna and your families. I have one fear about ever going back (even to visit) and that is that it won't be the same and I don't want that. I want to go to the old run down theatre not the new one.
Anyway thanks for making me cry this morning, hopefully I can pull out of this one. I really wish I could have made it up there last week. We miss you MALL.
I am crying too. My favorite memoris as a child are in Idaho. I loved each of your houses, even the crowded brown trailer, I remember taking the little blue things out of the lids of Pepsi and putting them on the roof of our mouths like a retainer. I have so many memories, I figured out why I love it in Iowa, beause it reminds me so much of Idaho. Oh man I wish I could have some Melhallow, and that pizza pocket place.
One more memory that I love. When you were living in the hosue by the hospital, we'd cross through the backyard and go get hot chocolate and salad bar. It was such a great summer, I loved visiting you guys.
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