Utah Dwindles Away

Yes. It's really happening.

Tomorrow:
Sam & Liz's Going Away Party
At our place.
8:00pm until the last Mohican

Lake Powell, Season 2: Sam and I went to Lake Powell last week for a few days. Wonderful time. Good eats, good friends, good games, good reads, good time.

Me, Mal Lambson, Jamie and Emily Knell, Sarah Hoer, and Erin Cummings.

Me and Syd on the Death Biscuit!

The "Powell Obsession." Yes, that's really the name.

The hip crowd.

The hip couple.

Moving:
We're moving on Thursday. Packing has fried my brain. If you want to help, please call. Help. Help. Blub blub blub. I'm drowning in boxes and dusty decor. But at least I have Neil Young. Cheri is rubbing off on me. Am I a biological relation? Have our lines crossed?

Colorado Trip x 1/2
Sam and I went to the airport yesterday, on the standby list to go to Colorado. There was only one seat open, so Sam went without me. He picked up a moving truck and went to the house where I grew up. He picked up a baby grand piano that used to be my mom's. He picked up my Dad's Turkish rug, my mom's old bicycle, my sister's old bed, and the old lawnmower. We are ready to go.

Except for the mountains of boxes in the living room. I need a dolly! Dolly wanna cracker?

Recent Reads:
I read my first whole book in a while. I finished Ender's Game yesterday and it was so good I want to start all over again. I just might, if I don't make it out to buy the rest of the set. I'm not much into science fiction, but this was amazing. And I knew it would be. It's too many folks' favorite for it not to be so good. I recommend it highly.

Recent Haps:
On Friday, I went out to Camp Mia Shalom near Scoville and was the guest speaker for a stake girl's camp. Dr. Debra Sowell invited me. I love her. She asked me to speak about the gift of the Holy Ghost and personal revelation. Exerpts may appear in a future post. I don't know why I love public speaking. I always get a little nervous about it, but it's like . . . it's like performing, and there's a good feeling afterwards.

How do I feel:
I'm not sure how I feel about moving. Ask me when I get there. The last three moves were rather traumatic experiences for me--I'm not handling abrupt changes as well as I used to. But I've known this was coming for a while, and I've had a little more time to process and discover the land of our destination. I feel pretty good. I don't feel so much anxiety this time, and I think that's a good sign.

Help:
Sam has finals and work in the next couple days, and I may need some help doing this moving thing. By all means, don't hesitate to come be my slave. You'll love it.