little Miss Jenni

I'll send this with a letter in a few weeks.

I have known Jenni for a very long time.

We went to Jr High together.

We have been in the same stake for as long as I can remember.

We went to High School together.

We were in a community choir together.

I have learned so much from her.

My memories of Jenni-

I remember she sat next to Ari in our US History AP class.

I remember the day Aaron came in to ask Ari to homecoming, and Mr Eubank thought he was going to ask me and so when Aaron walked into the class Mr Eubank pointed to me "She's right here" and Jenni pipped up, "Umm, no she's over here".  Mr Eubank apologized to me later; he felt so bad, he didn't know we're cousins.

I remember taking photography with her.  We sat at the same table on B days.  It was me, Mikael, Jenni, and Rosemary at our table.  We were right in the back and we had the hardest time getting Mrs Moore's attention, I think she ignored us on purpose.  We were rather competent, albeit talkative students. 

I remember going to camp with her.  I have fond memories of leading camp songs with her.

I remember serving food with her.  I remember babysitting our level with her.

I remember our Government AP class, she sat across the room from me.  I remember exchanging glances with her across the room whenever Mr Marlowe, Jared, or Taylor would say something...weird.  This happened a lot.

I remember LVMYSC with her.  We were altos before I got moved to the symphony.  I remember moments of exasperation and joy.  

I remember talking with her, Auna, Karly, Jenna, Suzy, and Jessica every day in the cafeteria after seminary and right before school started.

I remember massage trains.  I think every group of friends has one, and usually only one, who is the masseuse.  I remember when everyone thought I should go to massage school.  Jenni said I have a gift, she is a pianist and she claims not to be a fantastic masseuse. ("I play the piano" has always been my excuse for this 'gift'.)

I remember working on a piano duet with her for seminary graduation.  I remember turning that piano duet into a quintet. Jenni and I on the piano, Tiff on the flute, Aaron on the Violin, and Ari on the Viola. Upon request, we carted it around to almost all the wards in our stake before all the players left for college.
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I remember the day her brother died, it was my cousin Jeff's birthday.  I remember seeing her at school and asking how her weekend was.  I remember reflecting on how different a moment can be for people within a mile radius.  In the same moment, I was laughing and eating cake and Jenni received some of the worst news imaginable.  I remember how watching her changed the way I took moments in my life.   I am more careful with news I share, more aware of those around me.  I remember singing for her brother's funeral.  I remember bawling and coming home afterwards;

mom- "Aria I'm so sorry, funerals should be celebrations of a beautiful life". 

"Oh but mom, it was!"

and it was

I remember watching Jenni after that.  I remember her moving onwards and upwards.
Spiritually, she is twice her physical size.

Jenni is part of my family, I have 5 sisters.  

I remember pizza/Gilmore Girls parties at my house.

I remember going to HARRY POTTER part 2 at midnight with her and Maren, Aaron, Ari, and my family.  We ate at Cici's before that!  I remember our nightly HP marathon leading up to it. 

I remember our Lord of the Rings marathon.  That was weird.  Good thing we had popcorn.

I remember planning for college with her. I seriously considered going to SNOW college with her and Aaron.  But life led me a different way.

I remember Christmas Craft night this past Christmas.

Lots of memories.  Not so many pictures of them. 

Little Miss Jenni- you aren't going to be a 'miss' much longer.  

Remember that time I had a dream that you were secretly engaged?  I feel like 'that time' 
is happening. Right now.

 hahahahaha!

You have such an amazing capacity to love.  You are kind, loving, smart, strong, talented, beautiful, a dreamer, innovative, calm, happy, little, lovely, crafty, sensible.  

I know you are destined for good GREAT things.  

My friend Paris said this- "It takes a long time to find out that he is the wrong person, but so little to figure out that that he is the right one."

If you can see it, GO FOR GOLD!

ps- He looks like he is part poly.  Ari would say that she is going to have cute mixed babies.