mommy.

this is ..

Hannah Rebekah [Terrill] Hamill

best friend since '97.

not really sure if it was that year but we'll say it was.

she is 25 today. 

happy day of birth.

we like to call each other mommy.

we also liked to swim and play water polo together.

we liked to share the number 5 as well.

we liked holding balloon flowers after losing games too.

[thank you ryan menlove and your clown skills!]

my dear hannah and i have shared MANY things.

to name a few ..

*a bed

*clothes

*boyfriend 

[that one i can say b.c. she printed it on her wedding program!]

*toothbrush

[maybe didnt share but i had one at her house!]

*food

*family

*driving

*college apartments

*231 fb friends

the list can go on and on ..

one of my fav shares was our kitteh 

LUCILLE.

we were proud mommies of this little girl!

sad day when we had to give her to a new mommy.

dang provo housing!

hannah and i grew up together in Monrovia.

we have come along way.

instead of holding balloon flowers we graduated to REAL WEDDING FLOWERS!

well SHE did anyways!

this was one of the last times i have seen my hannah.

i was lucky enough to leave on my mission AFTER her and rob tied the knot.

what a blessing.

we have def grown up.

back where we started.

at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints!

i knew hannah from church and boy has she blessed my life!

always encouraging me to keep going after my goals.

being one of the best college roommates ever.

always knowing when we needed each other.

we are somehow psychic with each other.

for example:

i of course was going to CALL this sweet woman today.

no text or fb post for her.

the real deal.

i decided my lunch break would be the best time.

i was going to at the start of my break but i was oh so hungry.

so i waited.

i called.

hannah just laughed and said ..

robbie and i WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT YOU!

right as i called.

psychic.

doesnt get any better than this.

now we just need to see each other.

its been 2 years too long.

i miss you mommy.

i love you.

heres to you being 25!

oh time flies ..

2 YEARS!

can you believe it?!

i cant.

August 13, 2008

the day i went into the MTC.

oh how i loved the Missionary Training Center!

so many memories!

the day i officially became ..

SISTER WARNER

for the next 1.5 years!

[and started the journey of meeting SO many greats! SO many its hard to name!]

just go back and read my old letters! 

i said goodbye to THIS lovely bunch and said hello to a whole new world!

what a wonderful AND tough world that was.

the MTC is a refiners fire [as said by my sarai!]

i knew the Lord would take care of all them while i was in His service.

He kept to His promise as i labored in His vineyard.

my heart ached for them everyday

BUT

the Lord blessed me in His little tender ways.

one time i REALLY really REALLY missed my sisters.

the whole day. i was new yet to the mission life.

i was in green bay. it was the fall. i was with sister hood.

we came home for lunch.

what a tender mercy! i had 3 letters from my sisters!

Heather tended to write letters. all at diff times. BUT mailed them at the SAME time in DIFF envelopes!

loved it.

1 YEAR AGO!

August 13, 2009

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

i was JUST transferred to this GREAT area the prior week.

i fell in LOVE with the Kozlosky House!

they became instant fami!

ALSO i got put back with my SISTER BLACK!

AND

with SISTER BEHRENDS!

TRIO NATION i dubbed us.

i wrote rhymes and raps on the bathroom mirror for Papa K.

i felt like b.c. i was in the MKE i needed my LA skills to come through!

[i dont have much though! dont tell Papa K!]

Papa K lit a fire this day for me.

to BURN something for my 1 year mark as Sister Warner!

what did i choose?!

oh just my beloved PANTY HOSE!

[thanks lisa jane .. btw!]

we the TRIO NATION also had the wonderful opportunity that day to go to the 

CHICAGO TEMPLE!

[thank you lauren major for driving us!]

they had a RC [recent convert] go for the first time!

what a blessing!

what a good day!

now to ..

AUGUST 13, 2010

this is today.

now i am home. 

i miss Wisconsin EVERYDAY!

TIME FLIES. 

it really does.

i just really like dates and memories.

this is me now. 

i work. i spend time with my mom. i go out with YSA in LA.

i speak in acronyms.

i text again.

a lot.

but not as much as before.

ok. that might be a lie.

either way. texting or not.

I LOVE LA.

but really ..

I LOVE MY MISSION.

i will NEVER get tired of saying it.

i will NEVER forget it.

or anything associated with Wisconsin.

and i am happy about that!

just like my Sister Hood [Jones. Wife of Nic. Mother of Ruby]

said to me ..

i will be that one crazy lady who always says ..

ON MY MISSION ..

yep thats me.

24/7/365

serisously.

and i love it. 

hope you get use to it!

on my mind ..

dates. events. activities. memories. years. people. details.

i remember things. A LOT. of things.  

i am your go to woman if you need a refresher about something in the past. 

[if i was present for it. or you told me about it. obvi.]

my companions on my mission would sometimes get annoyed that i could remember every detail about a place or people.

sister black would still call me after i left GB to ask me details. i loved it.

my big sisters fav thing to tell me is .. "CLIFF NOTES VERSION!" .. because i can remember every detail to a story or a dream and i REALLY feel like i need to tell her it ALL when i am sharing a story with her!

she really loves it.

my sarai wishes i was still living with them in spanish fork so i could mentally document the kids' life and tell her all their crazy stories over and over!

one of the many memories on my mind today ..

this photograph was taken 1 year ago today. it was a wednesday.
 i could tell you every thing we did before and after i took this photograph. 

and even WHY i wanted this photograph.

it was my last day in appleton, wisconsin.

and we were dubbed the WINNEBAGO SISTERS!

sister warner & sister v.johnson.

i left this great city and went to the greatness of milwaukee the next day.

wow. memories. i love them.

today is another day of greats. its been 5 months. 

5 months of "normal" life we will call it.

the adjustment is interesting. 

good. funny. awkward. hard. intimidating. new.

so many things.

i hope i dont get Alzheimers one day. 

seriously.

i love having a good memory.

sometimes its beneficial. 

sometimes not.

so if you want to remember something.

just ask miss melanie.

the mind freak.

4 months ..

the WMM [wisconsin milwaukee mission] has my heart.

always. forever.

its been four months since i have been home.

AND

still not one day goes by that i dont THINK about or TALK to someone from Wisconsin.

i love that place.

dont get me wrong. i love home too.

cali nation gots it going on.

but wow. wisconsin.

the restored gospel of jesus christ is true.

it is!

"normal" life is good. i am getting the hang of it better and better. each and everyday.

President Barrett told me when i left the WMM ..

"Good things come to an end so that BETTER things can come."

its happening.
good friends. A JOB. lovin the summer fun.
day by day.

7.4.10

independence!

FREEDOM.

i love the fourth of july.

especially sparklers.

last year i wore this red dress and blue earrings to show my love of America.

last year i was in Appleton, Wisconsin.

last year i was a missionary.

did you know missionaries are NOT allowed to play with fireworks?

ya its one of the many rules.

i really did COMPLETELY forget.

i saw sparklers and got SO excited.

only AFTER the fact of playing with them did one of the elders remind sister johnson and i that is was illegal for us.

thanks. telling us BEFORE would have been a greater help. 

too late. we got some sweet photographs though.

i miss this girl. my little sister j.

V = for Virginia. her first name.

nothing prettier than Virginia in May. Johnson.

this year was quite a diff experience.

for 1. july 4th was on SUNDAY. 

Sundays for me means i dont do anything but Church and relax with marmie.

for 2. i was NOT a missionary.

which meant SPARKLERS = GO FOR IT!

for 3. i was HOME. monrovia style.

that hasnt happened in 4+ years.

funnest time all together.

we [mikey. hillary jones. d-roq. melanie.] played with sparklers and photography.

we also played rook most of the night.

thanks for introducing me to the game mike!

you and d-roq = team domination.

good thing we split you boys up.

HAPPY AMERICAS DAY!

freedom is the best.

7.4.10

good things to come

i watched this today [as in it still being 06.22.10].

it really uplifted me. inspired me. helped me.

you know those times when you just need something. but you are not to sure what.

then you come across something like this.

it is fulfilling.

thank you LDS.org for being open on my sweet helens computer.

i'm from L.A.

REPRESENT!

L.A. style

i'm not the craziest Laker fan but i do love me some Derek Fisher.

also i just really LOVE the city of angels.

live it up. right?!

so we decided to go to the ..

LAKER PARADE!

today. it was great fun by all.

i love how spirited L.A. is.

seriously. we got some pride!

[we took the metro gold line to get to the action!]

[crazy town in L.A.]

[Kobe. the main man. not for everyone! but hey its how it goes.]

[we are from L.A.]

[and WE WIN!]

thank you L.A. for providing such good times.

mark richard warner

that is my father. my daddy. my papa.

he was born on november 9, 1951.

he died on september 27, 1987.

he was almost 37 years old.

i was 2.5 years old.

his occupation was a truck driver. my sweet mother supported him in it.

he died due to blood clots in his legs.

when he passed away he was on a truck drive with my mom.

he was a good man. a stylish man.

i love him. i love being a warner. the warners are the best.

one day i will know him. that is what i look forward to.

happy fathers day.

[the day i was born. calling from the hospital!]

[they were short on funds. due to 3 little girls. we were my dads birthday gifts!]

[we were baptized Lutheran as babies. told you my dad was a stylish man!]

[pretty sure i was the favorite. looks like it. but really. we were all daddys girls.]

[i love my family. eternally.]

FAMILIES CAN BE TOGETHER FOREVER.

i am also eternally grateful for the father figures that have been put into my life.

i am a very blessed girl to have these men as my papas!

[my uncle steven. my dads brother. he has taken care of us since we were babies.]

[my papa monte. came into my life when i was 12years old. best example of a righteous priesthood holder.]

[wisconsin milwaukee mission president. william arthur barrett. more than just my mission pres. he is my papa bear!]

thank you.

one year ago today ..

this is ..

jeremiah thomas james.

best name.

best story.

best times.

best. best. best.

he has now officially been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for ONE WHOLE YEAR!

congratulations.

it was a privilege to teach you the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

it is a privilege to be your friend.

to read more about jeremiah from 2009 ..

GO HERE!

life is good!

really good.

it is JUNE. 

summer time is official. legit you could say.

the BEST reason is this ..

WISCONSIN!

the badger state has my heart.

i leave in the AM with my marmie for a full week of SCONNIE LOVE.

really. life. is. good.