A Year To Be Remembered...

Well... Here's to my very first post.. I'll try my best not to make it too boring. But it may take some time to get in the hang of things.

This year is a year I'll never forget & I would like to share some of my reasons why.

1. I can say that I finally graduated from Box Elder High School, after the long seven hour days in the high school, when I thought the day would never be over, when I would beg my mom to let me sluff, when I missed two weeks to get my tonsils out, I can proudly say that I made it. My parents always told me to enjoy high school because later on I would be saying I missed it, and I can say now that they were right. I would be heading to work during the summertime, and I would drive past the high school and it was like a trip down memory lane, I would see football practice or the cheerleaders out on the field, and I would get sick to my stomach, only because I wished the days away, eager to get out of that school and now I'm heading up to Brigham Young University-Idaho in less than a week away from my family, and friends living completely on my own, having to pay for my own stuff and prepare my own meals. Not having my mom to rely on. But despite that, I can honestly say that I really am so excited for the new adventure that will be coming my way, I can't wait for the people I will get to know and for the opportunities and new experiences I will have. 
2. I'm A Member Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, I was born and raised into the church and I grew up my entire life hearing and growing from my parents, bishops, and leaders testimonies. I always knew it was true, I mean how could you not? You hear it every single day, you attend your church meetings, your weekly activities, and of course seminary. And that is where you learn. While I was at girls camp last summer I remembered one of the young women's leader say "Until you gain your own testimony, you can have mine." That's the moment I knew I had to find my own testimony, I had to figure out for myself if what I was learning everyday was actually something I believed. I prayed about it every single day, read my scriptures and attend my church activities and meetings regularly with all my devoted attention. I wasn't getting the answers I wanted and I started to slack off for a while, I found myself completely caught up in the worldly things that I realized I had lost sight of the things that mattered the most in life, And that was when I knew I needed Christ in my life.  I know that at times life does get hard, and things don't always play out the way we expect them to, sometimes we have to learn and find out things the hard way to actually believe them. But I am so grateful for that experience I had in my life, because of it my testimony is so much stronger and my love for this church and for this gospel continues to grows every single day. I KNOW IT. I LIVE IT. I LOVE IT. 
3. I learned that to live a stress-free happy life, you need to stop worrying about the things that you can't control, and focus on the things that you can. For me this year I found it easier to take things a day at a time and stop worrying about things that wouldn't matter a week or even a year down the road, as I did those things I found myself living a stress-free healthy lifestyle. 
4. A couple weeks ago, I learned a life long lesson.. Probably common sense for a lot of people but in case there is anyone out there like me, let me just give you some advice because I'm sure you don't want to find out the hard way. I had been having a rough morning and I had worked every single day for 12 hours already and I just did not want to go to another day of work.. But I had to be there in 45 minutes, so I sat down in the bathtub it wasn't really working out for me though because I had the water too hot.. Most people in this kind of situation would turn the tub back on and fill it with cold water. Nope not me. I decided to hop out of the tub and get in the shower, so I turned on the shower got back out to grab my towel and stepped back in, but before I knew it I was falling to the ground, trying to grab the shelf along the way to catch myself, it all happened too fast and the next thing I was laying flat on my face...  I layed there only because I couldn't help myself up. I tried to hold back my tears, but I just couldn't, It hurt so freaking much and I wasn't sure how to help myself. When I finally had calmed down a little, I stood up wrapped my towel around me and walked out into the kitchen to call for some help. My little sister was home, I called up to her telling her that I was pretty sure I had broken my arm.. She came running down to see my arm completely swollen. It looked like a bone was poking out of my arm, but luckily it was just a vein. She was such a help though, she had to change me and finish washing my hair, and I'll I could do was cry and tell her that I was sorry that she had to see me naked. I felt soo bad. I was taken to the ER and given some x-rays but the swelling was so bad that they couldn't tell me if it was broken or not. The following morning my shoulder was hurting, we had a family party out at my grandma's house and my uncle was there, he's a doctor and he looked at it and immediately he told me my shoulder was separated. Now... I've been in a sling for two weeks, & on Monday i'll have it x-rayed again before I leave for school to see if it's all healed. If not.. Well that's just bad news. I absolutely hate wearing this sling and I've come the point where I just want to rip it off.. If I would have been smarter about things maybe I wouldn't be in this situation now, but if I can help anyone out at all, I just want you to know that before you go to step in the shower remember that your feet will probably be wet, so dry them off first. 
5. My parents always told me to choose my friends wisely and surround myself with good people. I am so grateful for that because I know that if I hadn't listened to them I wouldn't have the amazing friends that I have now. There's two girls who have really changed me for the better and I want to take a minute to recognize them. Tiffanie & Mckell are two of the most prettiest, happiest, outgoing, and loving girls I have EVER met. I am so grateful for the friendship I made with them throughout my life. I know that whenever I was struggling they were always there for me, and if I ever needed anything they would be over to my house in a heartbeat. They always believed in me no matter how crazy the idea was, and they never gave up on me. Because of them and their examples I know I'm a better person today. I love them both so so much.