watermelon in winter

So just now, I was randomly reading old posts of mine.....man, I used to be quite the writer.  I don't know what happened; I think my blog inspiration has just expired or something.  I wonder if I can renew it like a magazine subscription... But I think it's because i am dealing with real-life big decisions right now.  At the moment, I'm on a one day break between weeks of geology field camp.  Last week, I learned a really awesome lesson in trust.  Trust in the Lord, that is.  It seems I am ALWAYS relearning this lesson, though always in a different way.  have you ever made a map before?  Specifically, a geologic map?  Yeah, I hadn't either.  And yet, week one of field camp was going to Little Cottonwood Canyon and mapping an area there.  I had the mountains, a topographical map, a pencil, an eraser, and my compass as resources.  I had never had a class in this and had no idea where to start.  Each day, I began my day wi...

So before I put up my usual thought of the day for the countdown, I just wanted to write a little bit about lately. I'min between wards right now, as I spoke in my home ward this morning  and I'm going to my singles ward to speak there this afternoon. I've seen a lot of people dear to me recently, because last night I had a party so I could see lots of people.  Last night was tons of fun.  Definitely a good way to end pre-mission life!  Let's just say I'm going out with a bang....hahahaha.  Anyway, I've been thinking. There are so many of you (both who read this and don't) who have touched my life.  I am the person I am because of each and every one of you. I'm so blessed to have such good examples in my life and such wonderful family. I say family, because my friends are my family.  I have extended family...everywhere.  I have such a big family, and it is wonderful!  You are all wonderful people, and while I look forward to serving in Brazil...

Distance is...physical, emotional, spiritual. Right now, many of the most important people in my life are physically far away from me.  And yet...there are some whom I've never felt closer to than I do now.  I am so blessed to have email, a phone, the internet...anything to help me stay in contact with people.  So while I may be almost 3000 miles from people I love, they really aren't that far away!  And distance is good...to keep a relationship, you really have to talk, more than just hang out...so you get to know people better that way.  One of the people I am closest to right now is in Idaho, and we didn't even start talking that much until we were this far apart.  Interesting, isn't it? So being in Brazil, for all those of you who may worry, will not tear our friendship apart.  You write me a letter or email, you get one back.  Guaranteed.  :)  And if you don't get a letter back, you can safely assume it got lost in the mail! D...

...just wanted to write and be one of those awesome bloggers who has like 2382738273 followers, just because all those people like following your adventures?  Those people usually are anonymous, at least partially so.  That would be so cool, I think.  To be a nameless blog out in the www, and have people interested in your life! On another note, today at work I had to keep reminding myself how blessed I am to even have a job.  Sure, I am only there for another twoish weeks, but I am blessed to get the hours i do.  I had to remind myself of this when I dealt with silly people, when I got my schedule for next week and was cut 10 hours, and when I worked with a lot of random people today. But it is all good! As for class...things are working out well, though not quite ideally.  But it's okay, I have a plan, and it will all work the way it is supposed to.  Even if I am taking finals my last week home, I can do it...that's what I built that week in for!...

Who knew you could go on a date with someone then split up once there, and really only be together for the ride there and back?  Well, and then Taco Bell.  Anyway, you'd think it would be a lame date, but it was actually pretty awesome.  Who knew folding laundry for 4 hours could be so enjoyable and time would fly by?  Well, now I know!  And I know that service is a good kind of date, too!  Today was a pretty awesome day, but because of unexpected delays, now I have a ton of schoolwork to do tonight, but I'm taking a test tomorrow, so then I'll have a little less to worry about the rest of the week, though still far too much.  But it's okay, service brings blessings, so maybe this time I'll be blessed in finishing everything I need to!  So I'm going to go help God help me, and get off of here and write an essay that I'm about half done writing. :)

Sometimes, like lately, I think about all the people I know and have known in my life. I think about the people i will probably never see again in this life, and about the people I will not see for a few years at least. I think about how hard goodbyes are, and how seeya laters are just a little bit better. I think about how sad I am sometimes when I realize how long it may be before I see someone I am close to. In this age of technology, I am blessed to have ways to communicate with people at the press of a button. I can text, call, email, facebook, IM, blog, or go back to old snail mail. I have options, and though I may never see some people again, I can still talk with them. And I also think about how blessed I am to have known every single person I have. Each and every person I have met has left an impact on my life, big or small. While it hurts that I know I may not see people for a long time, or until the next life, I know that they have blessed my life. I am so blessed t...