15 Years

15 years ago today I move to Utah to get married to Mike. It's hard to believe it has been 15 years already. Time flies by. I was so nervous to move away for the first time. I lived in the same room in the same house for 18 years and wasn't sure what it would be like to live in a big city. Salt lake city is huge compared to my hometown of 7,000 people. I had a rocky start, I got lost (a lot), I startd college and hated it, Mike worked 12 hours a day, six days a week at his music business, so I was alone a lot. My poor, patient mom got a daily call from me because I was so lonely. I lived in a house with 5 other girls who were 8 to 10 years older than I was. It was an eye opening experience for me. I will never voluntarily live with 5 adult women again.



Now 15 years later I would live nowhere else. I love Utah. It is such a beautiful place. The city is big, but not so big you feel lost in a maze of people and everyone is so friendly here. Now I need to convince my parents to move here after my mom retires. I'm sure that won't happen, but I can always try.