a beautiful day. with a beautiful friend

this lady is amazing. i just know we were best of friends before we came to earth, because i feel she has always been in my life. i can't imagine it without her now. she teaches me so many things and tells me the most incredible stories about her life. miss virginia, you will always have a special place in my heart.

she invited me to go to the twin falls temple, because our boise temple is closed for a year+. so we left at about 11:30am on our journey. we chatted the entire 2 hours to the temple. the twin falls temple was just beautiful. inside and out. and it was a glorious, sunny fall day.

we met a lady inside the temple. she was sooo adorable and sweet. she said she was from italy, but then virginia and i missed how and why she spoke spanish as well. she told us so many things. she begged and made us promise to come again. she even invited us to stay at her home. i proudly told her my husband served a mission in italy and she beamed with joy. she asked if he liked to fish. i told her yes, he loves to fish, but hasn't had the chance to do so this year. she said, "i have a very nice place for you to stay and he can fish in my back yard!" it was so sweet. and she hugged us both and asked, "can i tell you that i love you?" we both just melted. "of course!" and we hugged her again. it just made me realize that the people on this earth are my brothers and sisters and even though it may seem to be the first time i meet someone on this earth, we once knew each other in heaven. but when she said that, i did feel her complete and utter love, and
i loved her just as much. it was just like the day i met virginia.

i was so grateful to go to the temple. i have missed it so much. i felt the spirit with me through the entire day.
after we left the temple we went for a bite to eat. it was pretty yummy. then it was time to go home. we shared stories all the way home. we rolled in about 8:00pm. the day went by way too fast. i wanted it to last longer. but i couldn't wait to tell ryan about everything that happened.

one day she took me to her property outside of town. we had a really fun time chatting, and she showed me around where they had fruit trees and quite a bit of land. we went antique shopping and she got me this gift to remember our little adventure. i will never forget it virginia. thank you so much.

it has a little tag in it's beak that says, "enjoy the little things in life"