Quilt for Sarah

This is a quilt I made for my cousin Sarah's first baby boy. She has four girls and number five was a boy, so to say this kid is special is an understatement. Sarah is my cousin I lived with in college and without her and my other two cousins, I wouldn't have had any fun. Those girls were the best and created some of my fondest memories. Here are a few:

-Driving in the borrowed convertible from Provo to St. George to go to Zion's National Park. The top of the convertible was broken and only stayed down, we didn't think it was going to be a problem, we'd love driving on the freeway with the wind in our hair for four hours each way, no problem. Let's just say it was memorable. Thanks Chelsea for letting us borrow that car, I'll never forget it.

-Sarah's cooking. So Sarah had a real job and I had no money and she basically fed me. Not only did she feed me, she fed me well. And the aroma of good food always attracts guys to the apartment. So thanks for all those great Sunday dinners that attracted those fun boys, good times.

-French Bread at Albertson's. Whenever we went grocery shopping, we would always buy a hot loaf of french bread and eat it on the way home. I think we ate that loaf in 2 minutes flat!! Everytime I buy hot bread, I think about that. I don't think I have found a loaf that is a good as that was.

-BYU football. So again, I was poor, and my cousin's weren't BYU students and none of us had tickets to go to the football games, so one week Sarah determined that we would go to a game (we lived across from the stadium for crying out loud). She found us some tickets and we went. I just have to say thanks because that was the only game I ever went to and I'm grateful because really, how lame is it that I only went to one game after being at BYU for four years!

-Hearts. Rasberry Ice crystal light. Enough said.

-Sunday evening on the lawn North of the Provo Temple sitting on the grass. So beautiful and peaceful. I loved when we did that. (I swear we were NOT trying to see any of our friends that were in the MTC).

-Laughing our heads off every night, we were funny. I can still hear Amy's laugh in my head. Music to my ears. I have never laughed so hard and so often!!

There are many more, but these are a few that stick out to me. To think we were footloose and fancy free and now we are both mother's of FIVE!! Crazy.

Sarah, I love your guts! You are one of my favorite people and I hope when you use this little blanket for your darling baby boy you'll think of me and all our ups and downs and craziness we had at BYU. I literally could NOT have made it without you. And I am so blessed to be your FAMILY!