Never Say Never

I have learned that when I say, "I will NEVER do......" it means that one day without fail I'll eat my own words. For example, I told many a friend and family member that I would NEVER get married (so, I got married when I was 18). I told Christian that I wasn't really into having kids, and made it pretty clear to those around me that I would NEVER have children (ok, so I have two!) About six years ago when a bunch of our friends/co-workers moved to Herriman I told anyone that would listen that I would NEVER live in Herriman (and we've lived here almost 4 years now). Do you see the trend? I am famous for eating my words. I've often wondered why I even open my mouth in the first place. Which brings me to my latest.

When we lived at the University Village in SLC we were one of the only couples who didn't have kids. I always felt pretty out of place there because all of the moms were friends. I was working full-time and going to school, and didn't have much in common with the other women in the court. I would walk into our apartment and see all the mothers playing on the playground with their kids, and mutter to myself, "I would NEVER sit around at the playground all day. I can't believe these women just let their kids run all over the playground while they sit and talk all day, they should get a life."

Fast forward six years. My sister Bethany and her husband Tyler now live at the University Village. Bethany watched my kids for me last week, and after work I went to pick them up from her apartment. I walked into the court and saw that Cali and Carter were playing all over the playground. Bethany saw me and walked toward me, we met up at a park bench in the middle of the playground and we both sat down together.



And there I sat in the middle of a pile of women watching their kids at the University Village playground. Never say never.