my angel...

so this past week i've thought a lot about a certain angel. her name is shannon kathleen buckner hamblin. i ran across some pictures of her that i didn't know were on our computer.

"i would run my hands on my head and my hands would be covered with hair. i would sit in the shower and cry as i watched my hair go down the drain. before it fell out i decided i would just wear scarves and hats and that i wasn't so vain that i could handle it. losing my hair was one of the hardest things emotionally i've gone through."
-shannon hamblin

(that's her and her sisters/ girlfriends at the price is right, million dollar spectacular..)

(this is us at a timeshare in park city... i completely forgot about that trip before i saw this picture..)

(this is a picture of my sweet mother that is proudly framed everywhere in my house..)

(this is her holding my now eight year old cousin as a baby..)

(trip to disney land...?)

(two year old portrait... i guess now i know where i got my blond hair...:))

(silly baby..)

(such a cute baby..)

(that's us..)

(oh how she loved him..)

(that's her senior picture..)

(this is us in florida... josh's tank..:))

(this is my grandpa's stinkin awesome model A..)

my mother was a woman of many talents...

(basketball..)

(state champ in basketball..)

(cheer..)

(volleyball..)

(pageant girl..)

(and yes... she was prom queen..)

now onto my favorite...

(my parents were married in the provo utah temple..)

(courtship..:))

(their wedding announcement..)

i have had a hard time remembering a lot about my mom. for the last seven years i've sort of forgotten that she was my mom. i've prayed and prayed to be able to remember her and to know her like i used to, unfortunately i won't ever know her that well while i'm here on this earth. but i'm so happy that my family is a forever family and that i know that she's with our father in heaven watching over me right now. memories aren't forever, but my family is. and i am so grateful for that knowledge.