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08/03/14 End of life as I know it...Bryce goes in the MTC

8/3/2014

Hey, I saw that you called or texted. We drove Bryce to the MTC on Wednesday.  Dropped off at 12:45. It was REALLY hard. Harder than last time. (Maybe 'cause we knew what was coming?!) Bryce was really emotional as were we. I think sending an 18 year old was also a contributing factor. It just felt like we were sending our baby away and I wasn't ready and neither was he!

Last meal with Marlee

Katie gonna miss her bro

Brother love

Emotional parting

Wearing sunglasses so you can't see us crying




Awe.  Mamma gonna miss her boy. 



Of course I think we are and we'll be fine but WOW.  Hard.


Funny thing. When Andy got home he looked at Bryce's cell phone.  There was a calendar evening popped up that said, 12:45 July 30, end of life as I know it.  Haha. Ain't that the truth!


Goodbye son, I'll miss ya!
Anyway, Andy and I drove from Provo down to Cedar City. Cried and talked most of the way down.  And then Andy took me up the mountain to girls camp.  Girls camp was a great distraction. Didn't dwell on the loss I was feeling. And the talks and activities were so spiritual and wonderful. I felt like I was really inspired and motivated and filled up with the spirit of it all.


Parting in sweet sorrow
We have a ward that has a lot of new move-ins so the new girls didn't really know each other that well and the other girls have known each other since they were babies. They meshed really well and truly bonded and grew.  It was just such a super experience.  


Came down off the mountain yesterday afternoon and went to late lunch/dinner with Andy, played some games with the family and then started working on Bryce's blog.  elderbrycegriffin.blogspot.com   It felt good to get that going. That has been weighing on my mind that I needed to get it up before I forget things or miss things. My memory is terrible!


Before I knew it the day was gone and it was almost midnight.  SO, needless to say, I didn't call you!

Bye!  See ya in two!
Well, there you have it.

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