Roswell, NM

Well I got home from Europe and a few days later I got a phone call from Whitni. It had been a while since I had talked to her but I went to Europe feeling optimistic. I left the country knowing that chemo had worked and the whole time just thinking that Heavenly Father could keep it away. That phone call was heartbreaking. She had been back in Salt Lake getting treatments. The cancer came back with a vengeance and came back fast. She also found out that she had brain tumors. Really!?! I just sank and didn't know what to do. I was at my cousins wedding shower but I was able to go down and see her that night. It was so good to see her. I panted her toe nails and I had so much time just being with her. She could always put a smile on my face even though she was in so much pain. Her and Jared where heading back to Roswell in a few days after she had radiation on the brain tumors. I knew I wanted to spend as much time with her and I still had one more month before I had to go back to work. I can't remember if it was my idea or hers but we cooked up a plan for me to go down and help her out. It worked out that I drove down with them and then flew back. They picked me up at my house that thursday (July 21st) and we stopped by Sam's Club. She found the beef jerky that she loved and I will never forget how excited she was to have me coming down. They took me to a delicious pizza place in Spanish fork and then we were on our way. We spent the night in a small town in northern New Mexico. We spent some time in Albuquerque the next day. They took me to the zoo, which was awesome, and we also went and saw the temple. On our road trip we listened a lot to wicked. The song 'For Good' came on and she said that she thinks of us when it comes on and she said she wanted us to sing it at her funeral. I told her as long as she was singing with me! It was so fun to see their house. It was so cute and definitely had the Whitni touch. Whit was supposed to start chemo that week which is a big reason why I went down so I could help her out. With how things worked out they couldn't start her that week. So while she still felt like she could work she worked most of the week. So I lounged around and did nothing. And I went down wanting to help her out but she did more for me. She was so sweet, she would bring breakfast to me in bed! She said you are vacation.....oh whit! Whit always looked for ways to make other people happy. I was so glad that I got that time to spend with her.  

2011

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..... What a year. I always thought that line was so clique, but it truly expresses my feelings of 2011. I tried to make the most of 2011. I was able to do a lot of traveling, I got the summer off, and I got to spend some precious time with my best friend. Although I had  the best of times with friends and family, 2011 was filled with a lot of heartache and a lot of tears. Losing a best friend has been one of the hardest things that I have ever had to go through. I am going to finish blogging about 2011 even though its over. Here's to the new year!