I just spent a total of 15 minutes texting and typing random letters of outrageous excitement, drumming my fingers on the desk, constantly moving my feet, smiling uncontrollably, and cracking up. He's at the airport. The two years are closing in.

O;AISJGOVIANOVJOAFJOJFANO;EASPIDFKASJFALJFCALSKDPGKJORIHJGKAFNASFJOAISFJSLFJSOFFJALKSJDFAIJEFL;

LAKSJFIAJKGHIARLUHFAEIJFA;SIJHUHGIUGUFUYILULIJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...oh perfect. "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer just came on iTunes shuffle. 

Coincidence? More like flippin fate.

Dang right, I'm dancing right now.

Symbolism? Nah..

  Had a crazy dream last night. all i remember was i was wearing gray converses in some dirty old locker room, and as i was tying them with my foot on the bench, I looked up and I saw someone standing there in a dark brown robe with a big hood and I could see his face. It was LJ, and he was smiling at me. I figure that part of my dream came from the scene from Zorro where Alejandro sees Zorro in the middle of the chaotic crowd right before Zorro makes his appearance. I just watched that sensational flick a couple nights ago. Anyway, so I saw LJ in the robe, and then I walked out into the gym from the locker room, and he was lecturing a bunch of my classmates and old friends. Who knows what he was lecturing them about, but I remember the whole speech rhymed. And then Trey's rugby coach came up to me after the lecture and told me I was welcome to be the assistant to the team...meaning I would travel with the team everywhere. LJ stood next to me, and with his approval, I agreed. Then LJ and I were hugging like there was no tomorrow because I hadn't seen him in two years, of course. The ocean was the next stop for LJ and me. We were swimming and it was extremely cloudy and grey outside, but we didn't have a care in the world. We were enjoying ourselves in the water, until a gigantic navy ship came and pretty much occupied the body of water where we were swimming. We weren't worried about being run over by the ship, but we were just annoyed that it was taking up our enjoyment territory. Suddenly the ship stood still, and the people on it and people on the shore were making small talk with us. I don't remember who they were or what they were saying, but I remember they were extremely friendly. The last part I remember was LJ holding me in the water and both of us were smiling. 

I could find symbolism in my dream and analyze it, but I'm just so stoked for LJ to get home, I don't even care. All I know and care about is that I was in the presence of my brother again. 

one day.

 I know you'll love this, kaylie jean.

Iloa'a e ke ola mau: Let me walk through paradise with you

   "Hey Lana! My mom and I are heading to the shore tomorrow to watch the sunrise. We would love to have you come.." This happened yesterday after lunch and church. Nelly McNaughton, a close friend to my brother and just returned from serving his mission, came and picked me up last night and we headed to Ocean City this morning. The sunrise ended up being in the fog and we couldn't see through it, but it was definitely worth it. Just to hear the ocean, put my feet in the sand, and be with some of my favorite people in the world was all worth a foggy sunrise. This was a tradition for their family, and now that everyone in their family is either married or in college, Nelson hadn't done it since he was little. So I was just glad and grateful they invited me to tag along. If I live close to the ocean when I have my own family, this will undoubtedly be one of our family traditions. Pack all the kiddies in the car with an enormous blanket, sweatshirts, pillows to sleep in the car with, and cinnamon rolls. Then when we arrive to the shore, we'll write our names in the sand and watch as the water captures our names, as my kids will capture the memory. Then we'll sit close together on our gigantic blanket as we watch the sun climb onto the horizon. I'm not sure why I have been doing this, but I've recently been thinking and recording in my mind things I want to do with my children in the future. I know, it's really strange. But it just makes me more excited to have my own family, and more grateful for my own family. This morning was undoubtedly one of the best ways to start off my day this whole summer. 

Oh, and Elder Leland James Sikahema comes home in five days. Put THAT in your pipe and smoke it. 

Philadelphia Freedom

   I never thought it'd be possible to attend a concert containing two musical geniuses. I certainly couldn't contain myself the whole night. Billy Joel and Elton John. The piano gods. The concert was held in Citizens Bank Park-The Phillies stadium. So when Elton started playing the train like chords and started with "I used to  be a Rolling Stone, you know..." the stadium caused as much pandemonium as the blessed day the Phillies won the World Series. I'm pretty sure that if Elton John was living during 1776 he would have been the first one to sign the Declaration of Independence. Even though he's from England, Philadelphia Freedom would have been the nation's anthem. The song conveyed absolute freedom. Everyone was on their feet when it began, and whether you were drunk out of your pants or completely healthy, you were belting the chorus. "Philadelphia Freedom, I love you...yes I do."