Adios 2008

Well, well, well. Christmas is over and it's almost the New Year! I can't believe it. At first, when I thought about how it will be a new year in a few days, I thought... "Good! I wash my hands of 2008." But, now that I'm sitting down to update my blog, I'm realizing that a lot of really awesome things happened to me this year. So, in honor of the last year of my life, here's a recap of the good things that happened to me in 2008:

In February I found out for the first time what it was like to be a Brunette, and I got to go home for President's Day Weekend to visit my family. Then, later on in the month, I got accepted to a Summer Study Abroad Program through the English Department at BYU. That was a REALLY big deal for me.
In March, my friend Kyle came home from his mission in Seattle, Washington and my good friend Ashley left for hers in Fresno, California.
In April I finished out my Jr. Year of college and moved to a new Apartment Complex (The Enclave) where life has been much better for me. Then, my little brother Andrew got his mission call to Trujillo, Peru and we found out that he wouldn't be leaving until after I came home from my semester abroad, which was a huge relief for me!
In May, my Mom came to Provo to visit me and we went to Women's Conference together.
In June, I quit my 2 year job at Brick Oven for good, flew home to California for a week, and then hopped on my first flight ever out of the country. I spent June, July, and the first two weeks of August traveling around England, Wales, Scotland, and France. That's right, in 2008, I became a travelin woman! Also, while on my semester abroad, I saw my first and second musicals in London (Wicked and Spamalot), rode in my first Taxi, took my first ferri, rode my first train (and went on the Chunnel!) experienced subways, clotted cream, scones, and authentic crepes. I also got to see awesome things like castles, the Eiffel Tower, The Lake District, Buckingham Palace, and the Louvre. And to top it all off, I made two really awesome friends, Kathryn and Ashley, during my two months in Europe and that has been a HUGE blessing in my life!
In September I got to take my brother to the MTC with my Mom. Then, I started my first semester of my Senior year of college and college football season started up again! (of which, I am a HUGE fan!)
In October I finally turned 21! And October is when I went on my first date with Ben (my extremely good-looking boyfriend)
In November I got to go home for Thanksgiving (my FAVORITE holiday!)and eat fabulous food, and then in December I finished the semester, had my first kiss with Ben (hoorah!) and got to go home for Christmas and talk to my brother on the phone for the first time since he left for his mission in September. Also, I got a wonderful new phone, which has been my heart's one desire for the last like, two months.

See, when I list it all out like that, it's easy to see how blessed I've been this year! I can't wait to see what 2009 has in store for me!

Soon to come: My New Year's Resolutions.