Hello again, world!
I want to start off this year by saying one thing: I am going to blog this (senior) year. Blog or bust. I was reading through old posts last night and it was such a rewarding experience to look back at my experiences and feelings. Mostly, it was hilarious. I love how I can make myself laugh. At least - no matter what - I'll have my own sense of humor to get through the day. So I need to blog this year, just so that I look back on my past. I highly recommend it.
So at the end of my first two years of college, I made a posting about what I had learned. It only seems right that I do the same for my (now) over third year. Here goes:
1. I love being in love. There is no greater feeling, and having someone to share every moment and detail of yourself with makes life so much more fulfilling.
2. The hit Travel Channel series, Ghost Adventures, is amazing. And it's real. I swear.
3. Having a house to come home to at the end of the day is awesome. And, sometimes, you can get lucky and have two closets.
4. Toddlers and Tiaras is a train wreck. You can't help but watch.
5. Loco Lizard (in Park City) was the greatest Mexican food restaurant in Utah...
6. UNTIL LOS CUCOS OPENED IN SANDY. If you haven't already heard my Los Cucos monologue, text me. It's amazing.
7. Life is easier with a car. Especially when you love driving.
8. Drama sucks. I hate it. I hate being involved. I hate being associated. I'm over it, more than ever before. I have my own drama, and the last thing I need is to be sucked into anyone else's. I will always listen and offer my advice to friends, but I am most certainly not putting myself in any more situations that automatically sign me up for drama.
9. Aside from everything that has recently happened in my life, Clayton Shepherd definitely set the bar for what kind of person I want to be with. I've learned what kind of qualities I need in a person, as well as what my own weaknesses are. Hopefully I can work on some of those as time goes on.
10. Provo is such a pleasant place. There are so many cute places to eat, and I just love the atmosphere, to be honest. I don't know how much I would love BYU, but Provo is definitely a charming little town to visit. (Besides, I got the best haircut of my life there for $25! Everything is cheaper!)
11. Utah drivers CANNOT drive in the rain. (And by rain, I mean mist.) Don't even try to get on the freeway. You'd be better off walking.
12. LUSH is incredible. Look them up. www.LUSHusa.com - go NOW.
13. I'm actually somewhat proficient at the French horn. The biggest contributor to this realization is the opportunity I had to sit next to DeAunn the entire school year. She is amazing, and just blending into her tone has made me the player that I am today. So grateful. And excited for another year sitting next to her!
14. Missionary clothes are just as hard to find as I thought they would be.
15. Having a man around to do chores and other little things is really really nice. And comforting.
16. The more convenient the washer and dryer seem to be, the less motivation I seem to have to do my laundry. (What's up with that?)
17. The temptation to have alcohol on your 21st birthday is very real.
18. I. Love. The. Mountains. So much.
19. I can dress a man if need be. You can cross "fashionable" off my list of necessary qualities in a man.... I'll make due. :)
20. Even though I'm much closer to having a degree in my hand, I still just want to be a mom. Maybe a flight attendant, pie shop owner, or furniture consignment specialist. But definitely a mom.
21. Sometimes good things fall apart to make way for even better things. As hard as that is to swallow, I have to believe in it. Faith is everything.
22. Good friends will always, rain or shine, be there for you. No matter how long it has been since you last talked... and no matter how many text messages you've ignored. I'm so grateful for my friends. They have forgiven me for so many things and mean the world to me.
23. Fuddruckers broke my heart. WHY DID YOU HAVE TO CLOSE?! And even the Fuddruckers that stayed open in Houston changed their honey mustard. Just not the same.
24. Finger nail polish is enjoyable. Finally, I'm a girl. hahaha
25. And the most important thing I learned this year? Even the planner of all planners (me) will get the rug pulled out from underneath them. I've had to learn (very recently) how to let go of any sort of plan, and just live day to day. And you know what? It's the most liberating feeling in the world to know that you can literally choose to do anything that you want to do. I'm so grateful for the trials that the Lord has thrown in my direction. I know they are tailored for me, and are shaping me into the person that He wants me to be. The person that I want to be.
I have been struggling like crazy to know whether or not I should go on a mission, or continue/finish school. I recognize that I have not been praying, reading, and fasting at the level I should be - which could explain my struggle. But I felt so strongly that it wasn't necessarily about choosing the RIGHT decision. It was about choosing A decision. When I ended up signing up for a few classes, and ultimately realizing how few classes I have left, things started feeling good. It wasn't even about feeling "right" - it was more about picturing my life for once. Just the immediate future part of it. Since then, I am now more excited to start the semester than I ever have before. I feel in charge of my life. And I have to trust that these good feelings wouldn't be here if what I am doing is fundamentally wrong. Faith in myself is huge, and I think I'm on my way.
Thank you to each and every one of my friends that have helped me get to where I am today. Each of you have offered your love and shown so much compassion to me - each affecting me in different ways. I'm so proud to have such valiant, considerate, and selfless friends. I can only hope that I have touched your lives half as much as you have touched mine.
Alright. On with the show! :)
Happy Fall 2012!!
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