#newyearnewme

reflecting on '14

January:
starting anatomy- and ready for a semester of torture
helping with the auditions for the 2014 Nauvoo Brass Band in SLC

February:
literally making so many new friends in my ward and bettering my old relationships
celebrating my birth with the big 20

March:
eating Juicy Lucys with Cali and Sean for her birthday
my BEST FRIEND got ENGAGED!!!
going to see one my favorite Sisters get married in the Rexburg temple!!
(good month)

April:
finished with Anatomy! and Winter semester.
going to see Wicked with my momma
saying so many freaking goodbyes. "see ya later"

May:
moving to Boise and trying to find work
started a job through a temp agency and the Village Cinema

June:
stopped working for the temp agency. (so not good!)
started watching an elderly lady
began my job at Massage Envy (very good!)

July:
made the yummiest trifle with Momma for the 4th
GOT A CAR!! (car loans stink)

August:
dyed my hair for the VERY FIRST TIME!
drove back to Provo all by myself with practically everything I own.
Love at first sight with all my roommates.

September:
Provo Rooftop concerts
jumping my car
blind dates

October:
weddings
HALLOWEEN- pumpkin carving, dressing up, LOTS of candy, and dance parties

November:
being set apart as a temple worker for the Provo Utah LDS temple
ward parties and hot chocolate
THANKSGIVING- most importantly, seeing my family! (oh and black Friday..... or Thursday?)

December:
Share the gift promotion for the LDS church
DONE with Fall Semester!
Christmas with the Fam Bam



Looking back on this year, my life has been SO GOOD!
I don't have enough fingers, toes, eyes, body parts in general, to help me count my blessings. My heart is overflowing with what I have been given in this life and the people that have helped me along my way.
I am so HAPPY! My heart is happy and I cannot wait for all the happiness that his new year will bring!

#newyearnewme

Some Inspiration for the New Year!

When we make a focus to be better, to do better, to become better, we are blessed with better experiences, friends, memories in the future. 

I was talking to my mom a little while back about how we are always worried about the past or the future and we find it hard to actually "live in the moment".  She told me something interesting about the future....

She said, "The future doesn't actually belong to us because it is based off of decisions that we are making RIGHT NOW."

We can't concern ourselves with the future, when there is no certainty in it. The only certainty we have is right now.

I have faith and hope for a future that is full of blessings and good things, but I also have to remind myself that I cannot expect things to ALWAYS happen the way that I want them to. 

This quote was posted on Facebook by a friend and I thought it to be absolutely brilliant.

“Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking for flaws, but looking for potential.” 

My biggest goal is to look for ways to improve myself each day from the previous day. I find one thing that I didn't like and I make a change. 

I be better. I do better. I try.