Happiness is ... Asher, the Favorite

Happiness is …

… seeing the smile on a child’s face after their first performance on stage

… watching Julie and Christopher banter back and forth after 45 years and then watching the Sound of Music

… eating something out a pumpkin that I created that tasted FANTASTIC {toot toot}

… having Gramps and Grams sleeping in my house

… countdowns getting smaller and new reasons for countdowns

… watching my brother bring an audience to laughter’s tears as he performs

… knowing that Stark isn’t quite as perfect as I had initially thought

… having plans for May

… having a routine that is flexible but still my routine

… remembering the fun of riding in trucks with boys

… knowing Papa did well on his LSAT

… eating a chicken’s foot without gagging

… watching Ace stand of furniture for the fifth time {and most likely a sixth and seventh as well}

… Dracula at midnight and Maverick’s at two am and the company

… watching Jeff’s face as he was told he ‘got it’

… Baby Q clearly calling ‘Marsha’ from the kitchen and Porter being just as excited about it as I am

… seeing videos of Harli

… an empty inbox at the office

… singing voicemails

… the Mormon Bachelorette finding love with the boy I would have loved

… a perfect book

… a succinct and valid first Sunday testimony

... blind dates I set up being successful {successful being still in communication a week following date}

… flirtatious texts

… promised visits

… red toes with white polka-dots

… late night conversations

… WH getting ready for babies to come

… green lights from the 15 to San Francisco

 

… Asher.  Why?  Well, after two months of not seeing me he made my year …  I walked into the reception, the mood very much ‘wedding rush’.  I saw Brandon first, he gave me a quick hug but being wise knew who I was really looking for.  He pointed in the direction of Stace and the kiddos.  Asher, my favorite Ellison Man {I should have thought of this around the fire}, then saw me.  It took a moment as he realized that I was standing there.  “Kasi!!!”, cue adorable kid running at me with arms outstretched for the catch and hug he knew would be coming. “Hi, hi!”  I was expecting to have to reintroduce myself to this little man but he remembered me!  We had a moment, its engraved in my memory.  I miss him already!!