Reflection

Well it is finals week and that always makes me think about the semester. This semester has been one of the best!! It is kind of amazing...Let me start earlier...Last winter semester I had a very hard time. I felt like I was kind of lost and not sure where I wanted to go with my life and I just didn't really care that much. Well after a lot of coaxing Jen (My roomate and Best friend) convinced me to go to California with her and live there for the summer. I did and I am very grateful for it!! I lived near Pasadena. I worked as a caregiver and met the most amazing people, our singles ward was AWESOME!! and most importantly I remebered who I was and what I stand for. While I LOVE BYU-I it can be overwhelming and one can begin to feel like you are never good enough. It begins to wear on you. In California I was reminded that I am a good person and there are always new people to meet and have fun with. It was also a nice boost of confidence to be persued by a few guys. I guess it is kind of hard to define but California was great for me...I did not want to come back to school...at all!! But I did...

This all leads into this semester. My roomates are the greatest set of girls I think I have ever met!! We laugh together, cry together, and eat loads of chocolate together!! I will miss them terribly when they are gone next semester but I know we will be life long friends. I also gained a new close guy friend...I always complain that it is impossible to make new guy friends because of the whole marriage thing but I was mistaken. It has been a great experience getting to know him. In fact I have several new guy friends come to think of it. This semster I have still been a slacker and missed lots of class but not as much as in the past. I am getting better and after all isn't that what it is all about? I still have my days when I feel like I have so much to go...and I do but there are more days when I get those quiet assurances that I am on the right track. I have been reminded why this school is great and such a unique experience. I am learning to enjoy the moment, discovering that savoring each little insignifigant moment makes life so signifigant.

So this is my spill...life is great and I am grateful for the fun times this semester!!

Life is beautiful!




This is Me, Tenika and Jen at Halloween.
I was Recycling, Tenika was a Fairy
Jen was a Ninja!!


Ok you can refer to the above mentioned costumes and add Solveig as a Bunny and Susan as a cavewoman...Soooo much fun!! LOVE these girls!!

This is Me and my roomates plus one....Me, Tenika, Jen, Susan, and Solveig at Guitars Unplugged....soooo much fun!

The first one is Jen's Dad and her little sister Brianna who was my roomate for the summer.
This one is Jen's Mom and her brother Kevin. Thanks for letting me stay with you Family Wall!!!!!! Love you guys!!!



This is part of our singles ward the greatest people!!!



Here we have the AMAZING Holly!! She took me swimming in the ocean for the first time in my life and taught me all about sas!