Actually I do know where I've been. I have been deep in books for graduate school and in my spare time I've gone on a few adventures.
1. Disneyland.
I was lucky, extremely lucky, because I won 4 Disneyland tickets off the radio. I didn't do it for me and I think that is why I was blessed to win them. My dear friend Shalai, left on a mission, but before she did we wanted to have a going away vacation. A last bonding hurrah! But Shalai's sister was getting married the weekend she was leaving and she needed to save for her mission, so without winning them she would not have been able to go. So I decided, I would win them for her. Upon hundreds of phone calls to the station and hours of listening to the radio for key words and the time to call in, I won by texting in Goofy. I got the phone call right before a group stats exam. Lets just say I was not very much help to my group.
2. Actually at Disneyland
When we actually got there, I had the time of my life. Memories that I will never forget. From getting kicked out of the Ariel ride. Who gets kicked out of Ariel? Well, Shalai found out that you are not allowed to kiss a "cast members" hand. We also ran into the actress that plays Alison DiLaurentis in Pretty Little Liars. Which just so happens to be my favorite tv show. Basically, it made my life. Sasha Pierterse was extremely kind to us and equally beautiful. Basically, we were extremely blessed and I am very grateful for that experience.
3. Sending off of Sister Shalai.
Not going to lie, it is hard to send of a friend on a mission. I have done it quite a few times now. But it was really really hard sending off Shalai. A piece of my heart is now in Virginia.
4. Grad School.
Grad school is harder than I thought it would be. It has not only been academically challenging but emotionally too. I thought that I had faced my greatest fears, but it seems that I was challenged again. I guess I still have much to learn and still need to grow. But, I'm bucking up and can't allow gossip about me to bring me down, especially when I have come so far. Even after some great pep talks from good friends and family, it doesn't help the negative feeling of being talk about. Only I have power over myself and my thoughts. So I can't let the thoughts of others, which I can't control, affect me. All I can do is keep going and so I will try.
5. Family.
I am so happy that my Uncle Jason and Aunt Laura and their babies moved back from New Zealand. They bring so much love and joy to everyone around them. We got to spend Halloween and Thanksgiving with them. I could burst, trying to explain how much I love those little ones. Each has their own unique personality and are so sweet.
Beth Anne and I took the two older girls to see Frozen today. A movie about sisters and their love. It made me cry twice… I am such a boob. But I loved that sweet Emily, made me a best friend necklace t. I am just so very grateful to have these beautiful babies back in my life and watch them grow into just wonderful girls.
I have so much to be grateful for and I am. "It is not the happy people who are thankful, but thankful people who are happy." And I am happy because I am grateful.
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