Well, It's About Time!

It's been 43 years since Marilyn Kjeldgaard, my first cousin, and I have gotten together.  When we last met we were visiting  Lethbridge, Alberta and just young women in our 20s. Marilyn had returned to Lethbridge for Jerry's mother's funeral and she brought her newborn son, Kipp, with her.  I happened to be back in Alberta for a short break from BYU.

After that brief visit, Marilyn returned to Chico, CA and I returned to Provo, UT and then on to Madison, WI and even later to Hillsboro, OR.  Both of us only return to our native Alberta every year or two for a very short visit and our paths never crossed.

With the passage of time, Marilyn and Jerry relocated to Salinas, CA,still no where near to me.  But when we were called to the CA Oakland/San Francisco Mission I knew we would have to get together.   Marilyn suggested that we meet at the Stanford Shopping Center; so that is exactly what we did. She drove 1 1/2 hours there.  For us it was only about a 40 minute drive. It was so refreshing to get out of San Francisco and be in Palo Alto, but even more refreshing and satisfying was the visit with Marilyn.  She remains gracious, well-informed and charming--just like 43 years ago.