Hey there friends! I haven't written in a really long time. I'm sorry. I've been lazy, I suppose.
So on Sunday I had this really strange impression to go and give someone a hug. Now, I didn't know this person very well, and they didn't know me, and it was all kind of random. But after class I did it. I just went up and told them that I just felt like they needed a hug, and I gave them one. I didn't know about anything that was going on in their life or how they were feeling, but for some reason they really appreciated that hug. So, moral of the story, if you feel like doing something good, just do it. Even if it's freaky. It's always appreciated.
Also, I'm really proud of all these missionaries that are getting ready to go out into the field. I was thinking today about one of my very best friends and how much I look up to her and love how strong she is in her testimony. She is going to be the most wonderful missionary because her focus is on the Savior and doing what he wants her to do all the time, even if her mission shoes aren't the cutest things in the world :P. And I can say that about all of my friends (everyone should be jealous, because I have the most amazing friends). It will be so amazing when we're all out in the field together, serving the Lord. But I really look up to those of you who have your calls and are nearly out there. Your strength and your enthusiasm is wonderful.
I saw Les Miserables today, and it was brilliant. It made me cry. Multiple times. Actually, I've been crying a lot lately about really stupid things, whether I'm happy or sad. Perhaps I'll get rid of that habit in the next year.
Hmm. Tomorrow is 2013. I always make resolutions, but I never do them. Ever. I forget about them or they're too difficult. So I decided not to have resolutions this year. I'll just set goals as I go and see what happens.
In this next year I will finish my first year of college, turn 19, go on a mission, see my sister baptized (hopefully...ha ha), attend the mission farewells of all my friends, have Hannah go off to college--and that is most certainly not a comprehensive list. I am looking forward to all of the little things that I am not expecting. It will be interesting to see how I grow in the next year. I'm pretty sure it's going to be the biggest year of my life. But this year has been pretty brilliant too! I have:
1) Taken a bunch of AP tests and didn't do so bad :)
2) Graduated High School
3) Got my first real job (Thanksgiving Point Gardens! Whoop!)
4) Turned 18
5) Had a rather interesting, complicated, funny relationship with the best guy in the world
6) Finished a semester at BYU and did just fine in the end
7) Attended my first student ward and loved it and the people I met
8) Moved into an apartment with the greatest roommates in the entire world
9) Saw some friends off on their missions (good luck Sam, Dallin, Grant, and everyone else!)
10) Overall gained more experience as a human being and attempted to be a better person
As a last thought, I love all of you :). Have a very happy New Year!
You have a fellow non-resolution maker here! It doesn't make sense to break goals into yearlong segments, especially with my mission in the middle. I've also been fairly sentimental, due to that movie and another book. Never knew I was a crier. It's been great knowing you so far, however limited.
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