"For I have been made new"

 

One year and one week ago, one of my best friends { Nate Last } was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  This was one of most amazing experiences I have ever witnessed.  

Last night we were listening to Owl City, when the song "Meteor Shower" came on.  He said that he heard this song for the first time a few days before he was baptized--and that he felt like it was about him.  

I had never heard this song before.  

So we listened to it...and I bawled as Nate sang out the words:

I can finally see 

that You're right there beside me

I am not my own, 

for I have been made new

Please don't let me go, 

I desperately need You

I am not my own, 

for I have been made new 

Please don't let me go, 

I desperately need You

 .........

The song is only 2:14 long, 

but it was one of the best 2 minutes and 14 seconds of my life!

If you haven't heard it...

{ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqH470Hdn4Q }

go take 2 minutes and listen to it.

Try and imagine someone who has finally found what he has been missing/looking for.

Think of the excitement!

Think of the peace!

Think of the hope!

...then try not to cry...

:)

I love you Nate! 

I have ALWAYS looked up to you.  You are the most loving and accepting person I have ever met, and HANDS DOWN the HAPPIEST person I know!!! :)  I love that you idolize my dad's mustache, and are well on your way to having one just like it! ;)  You are one of the most talented people I know!  I am amazed by your creativity and skills!!  You have the BRIGHTEST future ahead of you!  I can't wait to see where life takes you!  Nate, you have brought so much life and happiness into my life!  I am so grateful to have you as my friend!! 

I have the best friends in the whole world!

I had an AMAZING night

with my AMAZING friends!

...and not just ANY friends...

my BEST friends!!

friends I've had since Elementary and/or Junior High!

friends that know the REAL me!

friends that can go two years without seeing each other,

and pick up right where we left off!

friends that say "i love you" when we depart,

and truly mean it.

They say 1 true friend is

worth 5 therapists...

i believe it!

Tonight was the first time our group (well, partially...excluding the current missionaries) has hung out together in YEARS!!!  It was quite the reunion!  Eventful? ...not entirely.  Meaningful? ...definitely! 

It amazed me to see how much life has changed...but how little it has changed us...(in a good way).

He still smells soooo good!

{...and is getting marriend next week!!! Welcome to the gang Michelle!!!...}

He is still the HAPPIEST person I know!
{...and can grow the best facial hair EVER...}

We still have our "special hug"

{...and it still makes us laugh every time!!!...}

She is still sooooo hilarious!

{...and by hilarious, i mean...HILARIOUS!!!...}

Inside jokes are still funny,
Laughter is still constant,
and

We still bring out the best in each other!

{...my cheeks still always hurt after we hang out--from non-stop smiling...}

:)

I am so lucky!  I truly have been blessed with the most amazing friends.  I look up to them soooo much!!!  These are the types of friends that people wish they had!  They are the kind of people who make you want to be a better person just because of who they are.  They are the FUNNIEST FREAKING PEOPLE you will ever meet!!!

These are the people I am going to stay friends with for the rest of my life!

.............

My love goes out to the rest of the gang!!

Keep working hard!

I love you all!!

.......

:)  Life is so good  (: