Monday, June 29, 2009

JUNE 30, 2005


JUSTIN WOULD BE COMING HOME FROM HIS MISSION FOUR YEARS AGO TOMORROW. I REMEMBER THIS DAY LIKE IT WAS TODAY. I REMEMBERING PUTTING YELLOW RIBBON ON HIS GRILL OF HIS PICKUP AND DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT THINKING OH MY IS HE GOING TO THINK WE HAVE CHANGED, OR GREW IN OUR TESTIMONY. I REMEMBER WAITING FOR HIS AIRPLANE TO LAND AND LOOKING AT THE TV AND IT SAID IT LANDED. THEN I WAS SO NERVOUS, I WATCHED HIM COMING DOWN THE STAIRS, CLARK GOES GO ON HUG HIM, I RAN TO HIM AND HUGGED HIM SO TIGHT AND SAID DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN. HE JUST LAUGHED IN MY EAR. HE DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE HIS TRUCK BECAUSE IT WAS SO BIG COMPARED TO HIS LITTLE CAR HE DROVE ON HIS MISSION. WHEN HE GOT IN HE HEARD SOMETHING DROP AND LOOKED DOWN, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING AND GOT IN BUT TIME WE GOT HOME HE REALIZED IT WAS HIS NAMED TAG HE HAD WORN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. HE WAS SO SAD, I CALLED THE AIRPORT TO SEE IF THEY FOUND IT, BUT THEY DIDN'T. WE STOPPED AT THE MALL TO GET HIM SOME TENNIS SHOE'S AND GRACIE CRYING BECAUSE, SHE WANTED SOME TO AND I LOOKED AT JUSTIN AND SAID WELCOME HOME. HAHAHAH. HERE IS SOME PICTURES HE TOOK IN THE PLANE AND LANDING AND SOME WITH THE ELDERS HE SERVED WITH AT THE AIRPORT.(I WILL POST THEM LATER)
I LOVE YOU JUSTIN AND PRAY EVERY DAY THAT THIS IS GOING TO GET EASIER CLARK SAID IT WILL WHEN I AM DEAD, NICE RIGHT. AT LEAST I WONT HAVE TO HIDE AND PRETEND AND WEAR MY MASKS.

LOVE YOU
GO GIVE'EM HEAVEN
MOM

Thursday, June 25, 2009

SIX YEAR AGO TODAY


JUSTIN LEFT TO GO ON HIS LDS MISSION, WOW HOW LIFE HAS CHANGED SCENES THIS DAY JUNE 25,2003.
LOVE AND MISS YOU
GO GIVE'EM HEAVEN
MOM

Saturday, June 20, 2009

DREAM


JUSTIN, JUNE ,09

I HAVE HAD THIS DREAM THE LAST THREE NIGHTS, JUSTIN I DON'T KNOW WHY. YOUR DAD AND I MATTI AND GRACIE AND TRENT GET READY TO GO TO THE BALLGAME AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO WATCH YOU PLAY . YOU NEVER SHOW UP THERE IS NO SHORTSTOP. I WAKE UP SO SAD JUSTIN. I HAD THE SAME DREAM RIGHT AFTER YOU DIED. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY I BEEN HAVING THEM AGAIN. SO I SUGGEST TO YOU THAT YOU MAKE THEM STOP OK. LOL
LOVE YOU
GO GIVE'EM HEAVEN
MOM

Monday, June 15, 2009

A NEW LETTER AND SOME PICTURES FROM A ELDER THAT SERVED WITH JUSTIN


Hi,

You recently found me on facebook and asked if I'd served with/known
Elder Huggins (well, I knew him as "Elder"). I did serve in his district
once and in his Zone one or two times.

I'm not just saying this because of the circumstances, but I was
genuinely impressed with Elder Huggins for a particular reason. I can
remember times, maybe on a p-day or something, when some elders wanted
to do things that were "questionable." Elder Huggins had a real talent
for stopping stuff like that before it even started. He could correct
people, almost without them even realizing they were being corrected. It
was a subtle way of helping those around him do what was right.

One day, my companion Elder Ence and I were driving to the house where
Justin and Elder Lillywhite lived to pick them up for something and it
began to rain like CRAZY. When we got to the house, Elder Huggins and
Elder Lillywhite were just sitting in chairs in the driveway completely
soaked - still in their proselyting clothes - still in the pouring rain.
They had gotten soaked while walking back to their place and decided to
just stay that way until we got there. THEN they proceeded to pretend
like they were swimming in the overflowing gutters - I've got a picture
of that somewhere, but I'm not sure where.

Anyway, I looked through the pictures I have of him and am sending them
to you. Some of the files are a little bigger, and so I'll be sending
them in a few different emails.

Cheers,
Elder Watanabe (Andy Watanabe)




Monday, June 1, 2009

Justin's Birthday June 6,

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Well It Is the first day of june, how it brings up so many emotions. Your Birthday is in 5 Days, How I miss those days of your big smile and you asking what ya going to get me. You still Have two notes in your wallet that I wrote you on your 21st birthday, Because You were coming home from your mission on the 30 of june and you didn't want me to send you anything you had to pack to come home, so i wrote you I.O.U's The one you kept in your wallet says I love you tons happy birthday, thanks you for keeping it there. I know some think it is silly to have cake on your birthday or that we even celebrate it. I don't know???? I just want you to know I love you justin, you are one of my best friends I miss talkin with you and your words of wisdoms. I really would love to feel your arms around me right now, I know you are busy but sometimes mom's need a hug from there baby boy's Happy Birthday #17. Sometimes dads don't get to mourn like mom's do. I know for a fact that Justin would not be who was if it was not for clark , this song came out after justin died. but it is such a clark and justin song. they were so close.
Go Give'em heaven
love you
mom