evergreen

we had a relief society dinner last night. a tropical theme dinner, outdoors. in the middle of july. it was a bit warm in the afternoon, but as soon as the sun was off it's peak, it cooled off considerably.  good food, good fun. even considering that I was exhausted from staying up till three a.m. the night before making the paper flower cluster bouquets for the center pieces (procrastination, you are a mighty foe...)    a sister gave a short thought on the time she lived in hawaii (26yrs) and gave a beautiful explanation of aloha (hello, goodbye), and ohana (family), and mahalo (thank you) and how when lived, they actually mean much, much more than that. It was actually very touching, and completely inspiring. I am all for adopting these words into the american vernacular. 

                                                                                    

do I miss arizona this summer? yes. but I have to say, washington summer has been good to me so far. I love that the days actually cool off at some point. and I didn't at first, but now I enjoy daylight that lasts so long, so a walk at 8:30 can be taken in broad day light. the green is incredible. there are actual breezes in the air, to shake the green trees, making the light n' shadow play on my porch enchanting. I am still getting used to the fact that I have to actually check the weather every day, to see what I should wear, the weather changes so much from day to day, but I guess that is something I can live with... 

alright, washington, I guess your midterm report is pretty good... you might just win me over after all.