The other day, while driving home, we saw the most beautiful rainbow I've ever seen. It was so bright and so full, that I almost pulled over just to look at it. When we got home, Jordan rushed to get the camera to take a picture. The picture obviously didn't do it justice, but it got me thinking. These pictures are kind of like life....more specifically, life in Los Angeles.
When we decided to move to LA, I was scared. I pictured us living in between skyscrapers and The Hollywood Sign or something. Once we got here and settled in, I realized that there was nothing to be scared about. We found great schools for our kids, we have made wonderful friends, our ward is fantastic, we have found outstanding sports programs for our kids etc., etc., etc. But, there are still "power lines". There are still things that I hate about it. We don't get seasons here (which to many might sound wonderful, but I REALLY miss them), we have to permit into the good school (which makes going to the same middle school and high school questionable), we only get to see extended family once a year, we will most likely never buy a home here, we don't really have "roots" here etc., etc., etc.
Life is interesting. No matter where you live, there are power lines. Do you try not to notice them? Do you embrace them because of their usefulness? Do you find a place to live where there aren't quite so many? I'm not sure, really not sure.
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We have seen two really big, clear rainbows lately, too--although the clouds in the background were a lot darker (whatever you want to make of that!!), and there was more farm land around. I guess we always just have to take the bad with the good :)
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