My Week

Hey y'all! :) Ha. I guess I'm still getting out of my hick habits from Ephraim. Just kidding. So lots of things have happened over the past little while and I would just LOVE to share it with ya! :)

The past little while as my health has picked up, so have my spirits. I got so low on myself. Like it wasn't even funny how low I got. I felt like I had lost all my friends...mainly because back in August I was forced to start a new life. I left all of you behind and moved to Ephraim where, even though I still had contact with people back here, I had to make new friends, get used to a new job, and get used to living on my own. Those friends that I made at college are some of my closest friends and I was greatful to be able to go and visit them last week! It brightened my life so much to be able to see many of the great examples that I was able to live with the past 5 months. Then because of factors I couldn't control, I had to give up that life that I had gotten so comfortable in and get used to living with my parents again.

It's not easy not having people across and down the hallway to be with 24/7. Dorm life was the life...but in my life whenever I get too comfortable with a place, it means that something new is going to start. It's hard, but I'm starting to understand why. In life, you can't just stand still. You've got to constantly be pushing forward, and when you're not able to grow anymore in a certain place, Heavenly Father closes that door, and opens a new door where you can grow more than you ever thought possible!

Anyways, I didn't want to just dwell on that. My health, as I said, has picked up a ton. We found out that all I have is irritable bowel syndrome, which even though it's annoying, I'm already finding I can deal with it easily. I've already gained back about 2 of the 20 pounds that I have lost, and am doing much better. I am very grateful that I got out of that without too much harm done!

So today I was able to meet a new guy. Haha. I was talking to my friend from Snow-Joe-and he asked me if I wanted to meet one of his friends. I said sure, because I honestly didn't think that I'd even be interested. Turns out, this guy can be just as big of a smartalic as I can and makes me laugh so much! I'm only interested in him as a friend, mainly because I don't want to make him not want to go on a mission if we were to get serious. But it's great to I guess just have a guy think you're cute...especially when you're trying to get out of a self-esteem issue rut in your life.

This past Monday I was able to go to the Draper temple open house with my family. I went to another one when I was a little kid, but I never really remembered anything from it. I actually really didn't want to go at first. I guess my 'I don't wanna go to anything church related' attitude had kicked in. But surprisingly, the morning of I was actually really excited to go! It's awesome what having hte spirit back in your life can do for you! Anyways, the temple was amazing! Especially now that I'm getting to be closer to the age that I possibly could be getting married. I mean, it made me realize that even though some of my family can't go through the temple, I want to go because of the beauty and the blessings that come from it! As I walked through each room it was like I could see myself as a bride going through those rooms with my husband, family, and friends. Anyways, it was just an amazing experience to be able to go and do that.

Anyways, so things have definitely picked up! I would've posted a couple pics of things I've done lately, but of course, I lost the thing that connects my camera to my laptop. ha. So I'll post later.

LATER! :)