This makes me so sad. More on it here. I didn't realize a building could make me sad. But this has really affected me. I heard about the fire first from my friend, Tim -- a fellow former Longfellow Parker and HBS employee, too. Tim put into words much of how I feel.I loved this place. Have so many many memories there - everything from Halloween dances dressed as a crayon (or another year as a Hershey kiss -- see incriminating photo below) and Christmas choir concerts and the infamous munch-n-mingles and of course, countless wonderful Sunday worship services. I met so many phenomenal friends there, and I discovered a lot about myself there. I met Bryce there. We had our wedding luncheon there. And now it's gone. And I'm really sad about that.
I remember my first time to this chapel. Loving everything about Boston and Harvard Square and this fabulous new adventure I'd begun. It feels at the same time like a lifetime ago and also just the other day. I sat on the front steps meeting people who would become dear friends. And then on Sunday, and almost every Sunday, stuffing into the Relief Society room, chairs all squished together to make room for everyone. That beautiful round window in the chapel. Bunches of law students and business students and graduate students of every flavor all throwing their two cents on the topic of the Sunday School lesson. "Super Cute" Sundays and meeting all the newbies. Risking parking tickets to park in the side streets as close as possible to the building for meetings/activities. A billion activities. This building was my center for those almost-four years in Boston. Wow, I could really get nostalgic here. I'm shocked and saddened that it's gone. But grateful that I was able to be a part of that building - or that it was a part of me. And still is, actually, even though it's gone.
Melyn, Jodi, JaNeece and I at the Longfellow Park building in our famous Hershey Kiss costumes -- let me tell ya, BIG hit in a singles ward. ;)
from our wedding luncheon inside the building-- such dear dear Boston friends
ditto on this pic
Classic photo. Would you believe that this is about as good a pic as I have of the two of us at our wedding luncehon. Thanks for snapping this one, Ellen! And thanks, Longfellow Park building for hosting this special occasion! 
4 comments:
I'm seriously teary eyed right now...I have so many mission memories in that chapel. From district meetings, to firesides, to p-days, to baptisms. The Longfellow Park chapel will be greatly missed...
I heard about that yesterday, as well. Very sad.
I told Derek about it, and I don't think he can understand how many memories I have in that building. Do you remember all of the Christmas Choir practices, walking to church (until we talked our hometeachers into rides), L. Tom Perry visiting and Andrus and that other dude having those crazy organ duets? So many good things.
I cried all the way through the picture slideshow Tim sent out. I immediately thought of you and Bryce and your lovely reception there. I mean, it was just a building, but it was also NOT just a building. That building is partly responsible for scads of eternal marriages and friendships. Sad. So sad. This was a sweet post.
:(
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