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      Yes, he is! He is the anchor of my life. I always have a shoulder to cry on, strong hands that hold me to make me feel protected from all the bad things in the world, and a smile that ensures me I am the luckiest girl in the world.Mr.L has done countless wonderful things for me and his family. He is so generous and giving that I feel like I'm Mr.Scrooge […]
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    The Birds are chirping…

    By Leighton | March 7, 2009

    As I am writing this, there are birds outside the window chirping. It is Sunday Morning, nice and sunny, and there is the faint smell of Pancakes in the air. Oh, let me introduce myself. My name is Leighton Whiting and I am the luckiest man in the world! At least that’s how I feel right now. Sharon has promised me pancakes this morning, and I am salivating already. Usually I don’t hear many birds here, but it reminds me of home.

    I have had a good week this week, did a lot of work and got things accomplished. The days are getting busier and the time is flying by. Sharon and I already have most of our days planned out from now until after the wedding. It is going to be pretty busy, a lot of traveling, trying to get things ready for the Visa. This week I missed another day, somehow Thursday got away from me and in my mind we went from Wednesday to Friday. I was none too pleased about this, since I value my days haha.

    Plans are moving along for the Wedding, we are getting ready to print the invitations this week and start sending them out. That will be a relief to get them sent. We are planning on only having seating for 100 people, since the reception area is a bit small, so if you get an invitation, be sure to RSVP. The Reception will be formal and guests should plan to be on time. It is going to be lots of fun and very nice.

    I am really excited to be going back to the USA again. I’ve been here now for more than 7 months, and that is a long time in Leighton-Years, considering I’ve only stayed in one place for at most 7 months during the past 5 years of my life. This is about to become my longest area of residence within the past 5 years. I’ve been busy and traveled to many places, but I am happy and healthy, so that’s good. I’ve been craving American food more and more, since most of the time it’s just rice or noodles here. I can’t wait to get back and have a nice Wendy’s meal.

    I’ve begun looking for a decent car I can buy for (hopefully) under $1500 so that Sharon and I can have transportation when we get back. I was thinking about buying one through CraigsList, since that is how I got my last car in Hawaii, and I was very satisfied with that. Among the criteria I have are:

    1) Must look decent/nice (no paint chipping, nice interior)

    2) Must have no major fixes needed.

    3) Must have A/C and Heat (since Utah is pretty extreme sometimes)

    4) Must be Automatic Transmission (since I’ve never really learned Manual adequately)

    So wish me luck and I’ll keep searching CraigsList. I’ve found a few good potentials, and I figure if I start looking now I should be able to find one before we get back in early April.

    Once we get back, I will continue working during the summer and then attend school in the Fall, probably at Dixie. I love Dixie, I really think it’s a great school. Then for the Winter/Spring semester, we were considering heading back to Hawaii. We’ll see how that turns out. Sharon and I both love it there in Hawaii. I’m sorry I haven’t posted any pics in a while, but I don’t really have anything new yet. We should be having tons of pics to post around the Wedding and Reception time, so just wait^^

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