Getting ready for the future

So I can't sleep because I am too wired on my day today, what better thing to do but blog about it right? It is the middle of December and its so close to January I can taste the snow that I am about to venture into, as much as I may not like it! This upcoming semester is going to be great! I am determined to make it so and if for some reason it starts to go astray I will make it all better. I am ready to start living my life to the fullest and making memories that will last forever. Now that I have said all of that to make myself feel better and ensure my happiness I can move on to my current life.
As work is winding down to a minimal amount / the end of my being a nanny I find myself counting down the days. For example I only have four more days of watching Wesley and as much as I love him and we did have lots of fun times I am ready to be done. And although I can't count down the exact days of working at Payless I can say that I only have two more weeks before I am done. I feel like  even though I didn't make as much money as I needed or wanted to it was a good break and it taught me a lot of things. I now know that as much fun as it is to be at home I am starting to get to the age when being at home is no longer what I want. I need to start looking forward and doing things off on my own because its the only way to grow. (Speaking of growing this is totally off topic but I am watching the Wedding Planner as I type this and Matthew McConaughey has definitely grown to become more attractive over the years. He looks like a baby in this movie haha)
Other than being ready to go back to school and starting something new I keep thinking of what I might do next year. There are so many options and opportunities out there to try when I am only 19/20 and I want to take full advantage of them. I could do the China program to teach English to students next fall, come back home and work, stay at school and just live off of student loans and work my butt off, or maybe even do the Disney Program and go down to Florida next fall. It just all seems so crazy to be this age and have all these options, I just can't make up my mind!
One thing I do know is that I am going to miss the people from home! I miss people from school all the time but I have grown closer to my friends here too. Zeinab and Maysa have become like my sisters and I don't know what I will do when I go back and I can't just drive over and talk about everything into late night. Even the people at work (Payless) have become my friends and I can talk to them about a lot of stuff.
The other thing that I am going to miss are all the choices we have around here of what we can do. Too bad the city of Rexburg can't offer the same things Seattle can because man today I got to explore Seattle like I never have before! I can honestly say that I am comfortable driving around in the city, during the day at least. Even though it was stressful and emotional to be up there and driving all over town I am glad that I did it because I am no longer scared of it haha. No better way than to be forced into it right?!
All in all life is going really good right now and even though this post is all over the board I feel like that is my life lately. When I start to finish off one thought five more pop into my head of things that I need to do, things I want to do, things I need to start getting ready and so much more! But I can honestly say that I wouldn't want it to be any other way!

I know...

Today was a really special day to me and I thought that to remember it I needed to write and think about it again before going to bed. I love being home and being with my mom and my cats and in an environment that has more than two stores but at the same time I really miss school. I love going to BYU-I and I know I made the right choice one year ago to apply and take a chance. That being said I don't want to think that being at home is miserable by any means but at school the Spirit is so strong and I can feel the love people have for each other when I am on campus. Since being home the Spirit has not been felt as much and I miss that feeling of walking into Devo or buildings for church that are also classrooms that I go to twice a week. But tonight I got the best confirmation anyone could ask for, and that's where this post comes into play. I know that this church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), I know that my Savior lives and breaths and watches over me and all his children and cares for us all. I know that we have a living prophet who can lead and guide us in the world today and his name is Thomas S. Monson. I know that I have a great purpose and that through the scriptures and prayer I can be led in the direction I need to. I know that the Plan of Salvation is true and that it can lead all of us home to our Heavenly Father. I know all these things to be true and you also can learn these things to be true through the Bible, Book of Mormon and all other books of this church.

I am proud to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I am not afraid to tell others about this great church and the truths that lie within it. There is no better time to declare these things than this month where we can not only celebrate the birth of Jesus but also his life and his love for us to make a sacrifice to save us all. I can't wait to go back to school in a month but I know that this next month I need to be here and support those who need it and get things done. I am a Mormon and I know it, I live it and I love it!



P.S to learn more about what I know go to lds.org or feel free to ask me!