This week I have been really reflective on my sweet Cousin Val's family! My cousin married such a great guy. His name is Mike and we call eachother "Janet" it is too long of a story to describe but basically I called him the wrong name at Brad and Staci's wedding and so he started calling me the wrong name, and I knew that I would remember his name always if I called him the same thing, so I do! hahahha Dumb i know, but it has endeared us to eachother!
Val has been one of my best friends before she even knew what best friends were! She was my little baby that I would carry around with me... I would take her on stroller rides.. I would walk with her to the gas station in Spanish Fork and buy her candy.
When they moved to Orem and she grew up a little we would spend our whole summer's together. We would ride our bikes down to 7-11 and get White Cherry Slurpees and Laffy Taffy's all the time. I even had Val with me when I totaled Grandma's car before I was 16 (we wont go into that!).
Basically Val, Amy and Jamie (all my cousins) were my little adopted sisters that I dragged to the Tiffin room at ZCMI, movies, Mi Ranchito, anywhere that I could spent all my babysitting money on them. We played house, store and fought a lot!
As adults, Val has become my lunch buddy and I have loved having lunch with her and Emerson.
I am so thankful for Val. She has a huge heart and is ALWAYS wanting to help with any project that is too much for you to do alone. Mike has moved her away from all of us to go to Dental School in Arizona for 4 years! It has been a hard week for us all realizing that she may never be permanately back to us... but so thankful that there are airplanes that can get her here quickly!
I have the cutest pictures of Val and I from chilhood that will be amoung my posts when I learn how to scan! We were adorable (ok, I was a little awkward looking, but she was adorable). Val, I am thankful for cell phones, blogs and planes that will make you being 12 hours away seen so much closer.
Thanks for always being my WITTO WOWIE! The memories we have together are priceless and I will never forget the void you helped fill in my life by taking the place of the little sister I always asked Santa for every Christmas and prayed for every night.
YOU ARE MISSED!
"Janet", we are so proud of you and your hard work! Val we are proud that you are being brave when we aren't. And Emerson you better stay just as cute and adorable till the next time we see you.... don't grow!
I LOVE YOU FOREVER!
Lyss was really lucky to have Gma and Gpa Schroeppel there, gramps has been ill lately and it is a miracle that he has been able to come up so often lately.
This is my Aunti Debbie and her husband Kevin 
See why I love this kid! This is adorable Emerson on his Uncle Brad's shoulder....PRICELESS!
Emers Mommy Val. She is holding my cousin Kylie's baby Irelyn
What a gorgeous picture of the bride and her Mommy
My Uncle Mark and I were having WAY TOO MUCH fun with Irey, If you can't tell, we put the Baked Lasagna sign on her and had her holding the to go box... we were laughing pretty hard
The Flowers were hanging from the umbrellas instead of being on a center piece.. so cute! 
This is mini me... ever wonder what I looked like before time corrupted me... here she is, my neice Chloe.. such a mess.. but isn't she cute! 
My nephew Dylan
This one's for you James.. what a priceless picture of you and Gramps and Hallie
My Aunti Leslie. She is the wedding dress sales person of the century! If you want a low price and someone to tell you the truth and get you into the dress that you look the greatest in.. she is your woman! Verionca Michael's is her place.. check it out!
So glad this baby isn't my little Jesse's but isn't she gorgeous! Love you Jess.
Last but not least (and you will be hearing more about them in my blog tommorrow) this is Lyssa's oldest sister and her hubby Mike (who I call Janet and he call's me Janet..long story) and of course baby Emerson. 
to get her bone marrow out and then they put it in a machine and then into an IV looking bag
and it goes into Emily on a drip. Sounds like all your prayers today for a smooth go of things were answered! 
I really am terrified of heights but loved chatting it up with these fun ladies for our 45 min lift through the beautiful mountains in Sundance. What a perfect Friday adventure! I thought that we might run into the Cullens (from the Twilight series)but my Edward didn't come! :(
I met Kelly at 12 yrs old, this was one of the hardest times of my life because we had just moved into a new house, new ward, and lots of changes! Yes, Kelly was my first beehive leader and stayed with me in YW through my youth. (For those of you reading this that don't know what YW stands for it is the youth group for girls ages 12-18 in The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints)
You are a true woman through and through and I celebrate and am so thankful for the person you are and the person that you have helped me become. I love you Kel!
Ann was LOVING the fact that tons of kids were stopping and taking pictures of her.. She ate it up! I was singing her the song "I've been dreaming of a true loves kiss." from Enchanted. I loved the fact that she took time out to talk to these random, curious, little girls and take a picture with them! That is what type of a person she is!
We ended the night with a rush down to Saltair. It was beautiful at sunset but besides my brother Pat, I haven't smelled anything so horrible in my life! :)
