The blessing of lasting friendships....

One of the highlights of my Utah trip was reconnecting

with my dear friend Sharon!

Our other friend, Arlene, was supposed to drive up

from San Diego so the three of us could spend a few

days together, but unfortunately Arlene became

ill the day before she was to leave Cali.

Although we really missed Arlene, Sharon and I

managed to have GREAT TIME!

Sharon and I met in Provo the summer of 1983...

I had moved into a rental house for what turned out to

be a couple months.

Sharon was my neighbor who lived across the street.

We quickly became friends....

and now all these years later, after raising our families,

we got to have time together.

We enjoyed fun lunches, hours and hours of talking,

laughing and sharing our life experiences!

We even found time to sew a duvet cover for her bed

the last night in my hotel room!

Her sweet husband, Al, carried her sewing machine

through the hotel lobby and up to my room...

We had a great night sewing and gabbing...

just like we did so many years ago!

Sharon...thank you for touching my life!