Thursday, March 21, 2024

Life Changing Experiences #4

                       Making Memories 

When something major happens in life we always look at the negativity thats happening, however I try to see the most beautiful things in life. On August 8th 2021 my best-friend had taken her last breath, and although it tore many peoples lives apart day by day. I was able to step out of my comfort zone and take a plane and adventure to a new city and state Billings Montana. 

During the fall season in October theres was a funeral arranged that took place in Montana, I bought a plane ticket and booked a hotel and went on a adventure ill never be able to forget, during this fall season it was so beautiful, nothing like iv ever seen in Arizona, looked like it came straight from a movie scene. Theres were beautiful colors every where, ginormous oak trees with the longest branches hanging off, and the most detailed roots buried under the ground ands peaking out through the dark brown dirty. The weather was different it had the cool breeze to it, it was like a fresh breath it wasn’t thick and cloudy like clean air you were breathing in. 







This trip was so important and made me realize allot, she always begged me to go out there with her since thats where she grew up, she had so much to show me. I took every part of Montana in and visited every place she wanted to show me, and I knew she was there beside me smiling so bright when I would get excited or mention how much she would speak on this impeccably town she got to grow up in. In Billings her last name was very known because of the race cars her family owned and raced in, so I got to go out to the tract with her family.  Although I was sad I had to visit for such a heartbreaking time and after she passed it taught me one of the biggest lessons in life. 

  1. Go, go out with your loved ones, and never take them for granted. Be excited about the things they love. Don’t allow your fear hold you back.
  2. Always find the positive in a negative situation. 





I now love to travel to new places since taking this spontaneous trip for her, she has opened me open from my box, and even though she’s not here with us today I know she’s by my each and everyday pushing me and now I live for her. In whatever you do in life always fine the positive in things even its small. 






Hamples Dirt  Her family's youtube page.

2 comments:


  1. Mandi, your blog post is deeply moving. The way you've shared your journey—turning a profound personal loss into a path of growth and exploration—is truly inspiring. Your descriptions of Billings in the fall bring the city to life, almost as if we're right there with you, seeing the vibrant colors and feeling that fresh, cool breeze. It’s clear you took to heart the chance to connect with your best friend's legacy, her hometown, and her passions. You've managed to extract a powerful lesson from such a heartrending time: to embrace adventures with loved ones, to leap beyond our fears, and to always seek out the positive. It’s remarkable how you’ve let this experience open you up to the joys of travel and new experiences, carrying your friend's spirit with you. Your outlook is a profound reminder for all of us to find the good in every situation, no matter how small it may seem.

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  2. Thank you for sharing. Wonderfully powerful photo at the end.

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