Number 33 has been a hard one. I am emotionally exhausted. I wanted to write to 3 people who have influenced me in my life. I have finished the letters and will send them on Monday. Excluding family members the three names that I came up with were Phyllis 'Cleo' Griffiths. I have thought about my relationship with her and what category it fits in. She is equal parts friend, mentor, and second mother. We talked, cry, and laugh. She gets me and I get her. Some of my favorite memories are stream testing with her in Logan, when I helped her sign up (just like 2 years ago) for a library card (hers was from the 60's I swear) and then to show her how to the ATM to get money out after she retired she needed access to cash sometimes. With the ATM we felt like we were robbing the bank, it was hilarious. The second letter was Veldon Izatt 'VI' who has known me all my life. My first memory was he was the bishop when I got baptized. Then he was one of my high school teachers, but taught me I think 4 classes of various subjects. He influenced a lot of kids with his friendly teasing manner. He also is from the community where I grew up Freedom Wyoming and I love to see him when I visit my parents and spar back and forth. The last was Carroll Wood. He is a man even though he has a girl's name. He passed away a couple of years ago so I wrote to his wife in DC. He was just so kind and fun as I worked in Senator Simpsons office. He made me feel at home in the office and then invited me several times to be with his family as well. We were soul mates that transcend age, race, or religion. So through tears of remembering and expressing how these three have influenced me, #33 might have been the hardest of all these to finish. Check Check!
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