This week has been strange, but amazing nonetheless. I do have to say, that besides all the drama that may or may not have been caused, this past weekend was just wonderful.
To start out with, I did a horrifying thing. I drove for almost 5 hours Friday morning. The drive was nice, boring, but nice I suppose. That is until I hit Nephi. Let's just say I almost had a frightening encounter with a person I really never wanted to see again. Dodged a bullet there.
Once I got into the city, I spent Friday afternoon and evening in Kearns just hanging out and driving around with one of my good friends from college.
My next destination was Sugar House. Let's just say my friend from college's directions were less than mediocre, or I just don't know how to listen. I ended up having to drive from Kearns to Murray just to find the freeway. Those of you who know what I'm talking about, yeah...
So I finally arrived in Sugar house and I went to one of my bestest girl Jacy's house to have a slumber party, and those things are always great! We went out shopping for a while with her mom. We ate at Zuppas and then I went on to buy a lovely pair of cute black boots. When we got back, we drank Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Cider out of fancy champagne glasses (not before Jacy opened the bottle and it exploded everywhere, of course) and chowed down on Cadbury Eggs, which are quite delightful, I must say. We stayed up a while talking and giggling and going a little crazy as we always seemed to do, but we eventually crashed.
It's a good thing Jacy and I got a good night's sleep. We had a big day ahead of us. At 1:00 pm, our boys met us at her house, and we proceeded to go eat at Millie's.
On a side note, if you haven't eaten at Millie's before, it's necessary.
After eating, we decided to check movie times because we wanted to see The Perks of Being a Wallflower. We picked a time for later on, and then went down to City Creek on the Trax. We walked around for a bit enjoying the day and the fairly nice weather for the middle of winter.
One of our boys and I really like Chai. That may sound random and out of place, but this is going to go somewhere, I promise. So anyway, we really like Chai, and since it was a chilly day perfect for a warm drink, we decided Chai sounded amazing. We headed down to the Blue Lemon, and if you haven't been there either, it is also necessary. I ordered Oregon Chai with Soy Milk, and let me tell you...amazing. Maybe some of the best Chai I've ever had. So anyway, I'm sitting there, sipping my most delightful drink, and I get this feeling like this moment isn't complete, like there's something missing. Although the day had thus far been great, I felt a little empty as I looked out the window into the street. I tried to brush it off to keep the mood happy, and I started discussing things with my friend who was sitting across from me. Unfortunately, this made my mind more confused and foggy.
We reluctantly left the Blue Lemon and went out into the cold air once more. We walked for a little while more, and then decided we should find somewhere to eat. We hopped back on the Trax and when back to the Sugar House area. We decided we'd go to Wendy's and fuel up before going to see The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Another side note, I've been reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and I just love it, so when we decided to see the movie, I was relatively excited...O.K. I was thrilled. We walked into the theater and sat down. I don't think I hardly moved during the movie because I was so wrapped up in it, and if I did move, I didn't notice. Everything about the movie was everything I had imagined it would be from reading what I had of the book. The actors were almost perfectly casted, and I was sincerely impressed. I thought I was going to cry during parts, but I refrained because of the company I was in. The story was so touching and beautiful that I can hardly wait for it to come out on DVD and Blu Ray. There was so much power, so much raw emotion in all of it. Infinite. That's what it was, and how appropriate.
After the movie was the time we'd basically been waiting for all day. The temple lights at Temple Square.
Here's something interesting: Up until last night, I had never seen the Christmas light display at the Salt Lake Temple. Wow. It was thoroughly enjoyable to say the least. There was no doubt that the Spirit was there with us all that night. Strolling around, looking at beautiful things, just being in the company of wonderful people. In one particular moment I remember, everything felt complete. Everything felt like I never wanted it to change. I wanted to stay there, looking at those lights. I wanted to stay there and be with some really great friends I've really grown to care for. Right then, the decisions I had made in the past were gone and I was free.
Unfortunately, it couldn't last forever, and we left. We got back on Trax, and I ended up sitting on my friend's lap. Interesting story about this friend, we have a history of sorts and we were seeing each other for a bit, and it came back out that night which might have been the worst night for that to happen, as I feel myself liking another person in this small group of friends we have. So maybe that's where the offness came from earlier; honestly, I cannot say exactly.
After we got off Trax, we went to Jacy's house and drank some hot cocoa. We sat in quiet for a while, and it was so peaceful. I can definitely saw winter nights are the best nights.
After that, we went our separate ways, hugging each other goodbye and promising we'd see each other soon. One hug in particular made my entire day. I hope so much that we do meet up, that our paths do cross a few more times during our lives, but until then, we will always have that night.
"Hands down this is the best day I can ever remember..."
--Angie
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