April 19 2010

I forgot to mention some things that have been going on recently:

I made it to the 150th post. This is in fact, the 152nd.

I finished Eat Shoots and Leaves and I enjoyed it A LOT. I marked it all up, and was really glad I took the time to read it.

It has gotten warmer up here, and it's so funny how that makes everything on Campus change. The fountain is back on. And suddenly, people are really friendly. Walking to class seems half as long, and there are scattered individuals on every grassy patch, and all over the Quad. It's a very nice touch. :]

Also, College is not what you expect when you are small. I remember the days when having an actual textbook was going to be so cool, and you would get to carry them around in your arm and be really "cool." If I carried all my textbooks, notebooks, and laptop around like I imagined as a child, I would have HUGE arms, probably would have busted my laptop more than once, and been very grouchy all the time.

Also, there is a commercial on for "Avatar" and I have not seen it yet, I really need to. I'm listing it. ;]

I presented today in ASL. It was really scary. But I'm praying that all went well, and that I finish with a good grade in the class. I don't think I really have much to worry about, and our last expressive project is a Poem, so that will be fun, not stressful.

Watching the Jazz game. It's pretty stressful. I don't know if we will win, or if we will lose. Michael Gregory (April's friend) came over to watch it, and brought us pizza.

I can't stop sneezing. And it's getting awkward, because I sneeze so weird, that after the third one people start to look at me weird.

I cannot believe this year is over. I have two weeks left! I have learned so much as this year went by. I can officially say I completed a year of College, and as of tomorrow night, will be registered for another. I have lived on my own, I didn't gain the Freshman Fifteen (YES), I changed my major and made life changing decisions, I became fluent in a language that I love, I dated, I got to do some really cool things, I met new people, I moved on, I decorated my own room and kept it very clean, I fell in love with Wal-Mart, I started this blog. I think it is so funny how far I have come. A lot happened. Both good things, and bad things. It's so weird to me that it went so fast. I pulled off a long distance relationship, and made lifelong friends with people that I never would have imagined. I experienced Utah State Basketball, and have yet to be a True Aggie. I cleaned the sink (multiple times) and sold myself for cash (bodily fluids only, of course.) If you would have told me a year ago I would be where I am today, I would have laughed straight in your face, and walked away. Now that I am here, I laugh at the girl I was. I'm so grateful for everyone who got me to where I am. Life is changing rapidly. I sent a best friend on a mission, lost a lot of "friends," and most importantly, I found myself. Moving away gave me the opportunity to evaluate my life. I saw where I was, where I was headed if I stayed that way, and changed my mind. There really are a lot of things coming, and I'm excited and scared all at the same time. I plan on writing this summer, but I can't promise anything. We technically still have weeks, but I just felt like writing this now. It's like a personal "Closing Ceremonies" to this very short chapter of my life. I still have novels to write, and I'm sure they will be interesting, as my life usually is.

I'm grateful for the Gospel. I would be a mell of a hess without it, and I'm so glad that it was given to me. I don't know what I did to deserve such a great gift, and not have to live in darkness and the unknown. I would never want to take advantage of this, and am living my life to hopefully reflect this. I'm grateful for where I am, and where I think I'm going. I have grown so much, spiritually over this semester and it has been an amazing adventure. I have been blessed by the testimonies and examples of others, and been given missionary experiences that I never imagined for myself. I'm glad I was able to wake-up, and take advantage of these things now. I still have a long way to go, and a lot to learn. But I know I will get there eventually. I'm happy for my family, and think we are getting somewhere. I'm excited to go home this summer, and be close to them again. I'm grateful for my best friends. Without Parker and Tori I would be alone, and lost. They have been there through so much, and I look forward to a long life with them, and their future husbands whoever the poor suckers may be. :] Just kidding. :]