In Utah No More: The Last Post from a "Happy" Valley

I spent some time staring at Timp today, during an insane rush to snag some oven cleaner, and was reminded that I really do love this valley for so many reasons.  Now those nearest and dearest to me will understand when I say I am thrilled to be leaving tomorrow.  I can hardly wait to get our new life started in Texas.  But I would be remiss if I didn't state that there is a huge sense of melancholy as I sit in my little apartment tonight wrapping up the last odds and ends of our work here.  The walls are bare, the furniture is gone, and all that is left is this little desk I am typing on, and the chair I kept out of the pod.  So goodbye little valley.  Goodbye to the trees, the mountains, the streets I have called home for the nearly ten years since my father's death.

Goodbye to Robin the artistic genius and my bestest friend and her wonderful daughter and husband.  Tuesdays will be void of humor and good conversation... I love you, and I will miss you tons.   Goodbye to Leslie, my sanity on M and W nights of each long semester.  I love you girl, never forget your worth.  Goodbye to Karen, my dear friend, and her awesome hubby James.  Girl your phone calls kept me going and your humor under stress is endlessly amazing.  Goodbye to Kim, whose neverending supply of boxes literally saved our moving fund from expiring.  Your love sis, is and always has been appreciated.

I have to give kudos to the guys in our church congregation who came and helped today.  The turn out was nothing short of amazing, and the work was done in an hour instead of the 6 it would have taken me and Doug.  They even put up with my tetris anal packing plan.  Love you guys, you are the best.

As Doug and I prepare to leave Spanish Fork, we feel so very blessed to have the friends that we do.  We will miss so many people, but we are grateful that those who love us are happy for this new adventure in our lives.  We will never forget you, and as for the people I have mentioned, don't worry, you aren't ever going to be rid of me:)  Goodbye Timp.  I will miss your majestic heights.  I leave a part of me in your keeping until next I see your slopes.