Awesome Things that Happened in My Life During 2011:
1. Jan - My little brother, Taylor, left for his mission in Tuscon, AZ
2. Jan - My little brother, Andrew, moved back to UT for school so now I have family near me!
3. Feb - I solved a Rubiks Cube in front of 300+ people and was part of a huge Marketing event
4. Feb - Had surgery to help me breathe better and was visited by my friend Erica
5. Mar - Went on my first date with Chad and we've been together ever since
6. Mar - Watched the Jimmer dominate in the flesh and created a sign proclaiming love for Brandon Davies, a picture of which was published for all the world to see on ESPN.com and in other online sports magazines
7. Apr - Finally met my friend Becca's cute little baby, Brock!
8. Apr - Attended Women's Conference with my Mom and my friend Kathryn
9. May - Started a Temple Prep course
10. May - (At least I think it was May - possibly April) Was called as 1st Counselor in my new ward's Relief Society Presidency
11. Jun - Had my interviews and got my new Temple Recommend
12. Jul - Received my endowments in the San Diego, CA Temple with lots of friends and family in attendance
13. Jul - Saw Harry Potter 7.2 in a sweet pre-showing the evening before it was officially released
14. Aug - Chad took me to a Brian McKnight concert that was incredible
15. Sep - BYU Football started and I got to go to all of the home games, thanks to Chad
16. Sep - My friend Kathryn came to visit me
17. Oct - I turned 24
18. Nov - I celebrated turning 24 with a weekend in AZ with Chad (his gift to me) at my first NFL game (Cardinals vs Rams - Cardinals win in OT!)
19. Nov - Spent time off with my family for Thanksgiving
20. Dec - Scored sweet things for Christmas, like a recipe book of my Grandma's famous recipes, a new BluRay player, a hot chocolate frother, and this beauty from Chad:
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| It's Opal, my birthstone. Isn't it pretty? You can probably imagine the 5 secs of inner turmoil and confusion I felt when I saw a ring-sized jewelry box in the gift bag and had no idea what it would be... |
For some reason, despite my valiant attempts to find my Resolutions from last year, I can't seem to figure out what they were. I know I made a goal to attend the temple once a month, which I definitely accomplished and I probably made some sort of exercising goal that I was good about until around June...
So this year, my goals are a little different. I mentioned in a previous post that I was selecting a scripture to be my motto for 2012. Well, here it is:
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage,
and he shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the Lord.
-Psalms 27:14
I chose this scripture for a number of reasons, the main reason being that this year, I want to learn how to have courage. I've spent too much of my life letting my fear keep me from doing important things, like applying for scholarships or jobs, saying how I feel when it really counts, letting go of things that I'm afraid to lose, taking risks or chances that could improve my life, etc. In 2012, I'm going to learn how to have more confidence in myself and my abilities. I'm going to tell people how I feel when it really matters to me, regardless of how I fear they may react. I'm not going to let fear of rejection or failure keep me from applying for new things. I'm not going to let fear of not having my someone else's approval have any weight in the choices that I make. I wont let fears cloud my judgement or diminish my faith any longer. I will learn how to have courage. I will learn to have no fear.
My other resolution is to read at least one fiction book (for fun) a month. Naturally I'm hoping that I will read multiples a month. I've been so busy the last couple of years for different reasons that I've neglected doing something that I absolutely love and consider to be an important part of my life: reading for enjoyment. Sure, I've read a lot of books, but they've been leadership or marketing books or maybe even a biography - but my real love is Fiction. This month, I've started with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I'm a little nervous because I've heard it's amazing and then I've also heard that I might not enjoy it for some of it's more explicit content. We shall find out! I'm about 120 pages in and so far so good. The first few chapters were slow going, but I'm too a place where I'm interested now. Yay!
I hope you're all excited for what 2012 may bring. I know I sure am!
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