3 bonita tender mercies:
1. On my first flight out of Huntsville, I had the pleasure of being surrounded by Mormons from my very congregation! Shoutout to Sister Asys and Doctor Crosby for keeping me sane and full as we waited for our delayed flight.
2. As I am rushing over to my gate for the flight to Spain, I happened to come across 5 other girls from my program on the same plane! What a blessing to see some familiar faces as I took off to a foreign country!
3. I sat down in my seat, all flustered from the rush over to my gate, and a nice looking man sits down next to me. A penny for my thoughts? Of course. "What am I doing. Why did I do this? There is no way that I am going to spend 3 months away from the states, friends, family, and familiarity and all for what? At least he looks nice. He won't mind if I bawl my eyes out this entire flight, right?" Before tears start streaming down my face, the man next to me starts asking me about where I was headed and what I was doing. I told him and he said, "Wow that is so neat, through what university?" Of course I said BYU and he grinned. He pulled out a book from the pocket in front of him and said, "Recognize this?" It was a book on Parley P. Pratt!!! AKA a Mormon historical figure!!! wow. I cannot express how blessed I am to have been seated next to a strong, successful Mormon! He reassured me that I can indeed be successful and live an awesome life and he had tons of knowledge to share with my little freshman self. He completely distracted me throughout the take off and was so kind to me throughout the flight and afterwards. I mean seriously? Can it get any better than that?
So, here is silly, ole me all ready to embrace what Spain is going to throw at me! And are you really going to Europe if you don't take an airport picture and wear a cute hat?
xoxo,
Lyds
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