Ready, set, go!

The car is full and I am fully packed for college. I can't believe this day has came so fast, I feel like I just started high school last year. I'm so excited but so afraid at the same time. I don't know how to feel really. What am I going to do? What am I going to say? What am I going to wear? All of those things ran through my head as we pulled out of the driveway to start our adventure to Utah. Should I be the person I was in Washington? Or should I change? What kind of changes do I need to make? And what kind of a person do I need to be to succeed? I didn't know these answers, that frustrated me. What was I to do? It's my first night in my apartment, my roommates are great girls. It seems like it's going to be a great time. But I can't help but wonder why I am here. Not why I'm on this earth, but why I am I going to LDSBC at this time in my life? Why am I living here of all the places? Why? Why? Why?

Gavin & Shelby

My summer has been fun filled with a lot of babysitting of Shelby and Gavin Brown. They are two of the best kiddos that I know. I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to spend so much time with them and to form relationships with them. They are beautiful children and will go far in life I just know it. We have done so many things together and they have given me some amazing life experience. I will miss both of these kiddos when I leave for sure!

Hawaii Trip 2014

For my graduation and my mother's retirement we decided to go on a fun trip. We decided to go to Hawaii, this had been the plan before I had even started high school. My sister, her husband, their two children and my best friend tagged along on our adventure to the islands. It was an amazing experience and I hope to be able to go again. The temple on Hawaii was so beautiful, and honestly one of the places that I have felt the spirit the most in my life. Everyone that ever goes to Hawaii needs to go visit the Laie Temple, they say Jesus visits there every day because of how spiritual it is there. While we were in Laie we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center which is ran by the church. It was so amazing to see all these different cultures and be able to see how they came about to living on Hawaii.

High School Graduation

This was a very emotional time for me, mostly good emotions but there were a few not so good ones. High school is over. That finally hit me as I was walking up to my principal at graduation to get my diploma cover. And then it was even more real when I received my actual diploma in the mail. This part of my life was over, there was no going back. My friends and I would go separate paths and some of us would never talk again, that made me crazy. I didn't want things to change. My life was great right where it was. Life needed to slow down! But then I came to realize, it won't ever slow down. Life will keep on going no matter how hard I try to make it stop. People will come in and out of my life and I would just have to deal with that one step at a time. Graduating from high school was just one step towards my future and I know it's going to be great.

College Ready

It's official, I am enrolled into my classes. They cancelled the Administrative Assistant Certificate program so I have to take a different path, but it's okay, we'll see how being a Medical Office Assistant will go.

Housing

Well, I signed the contract. I will be living in a place called Downtown Duplex in Salt Lake City, UT next fall. 354 North 200 West Salt Lake City, UT 84103 if anyone would like to know :). It's a fully furnished apartment, it's a 2 bedroom and will house 4 girls. It was hard to make a decision on where I wanted to live, but not only was this housing situation one of the cheapest ones; the owner worked with me for a while and was very nice about it.

It's so close, yet so far away!

Well, it's official I found out on March 4th that I got accepted to LDS Business College in Salt Lake City, Utah for Fall 2014. I'm excited for the new experience, but so afraid at the same time. I know this going to go well for me, it's going to be a challenge with money and being away from my family for the first time, but it will all work itself out; I just know it. High school graduation seems to be coming so fast, a lot of the seniors are getting a little too antsy to get out. Soon it will be time to send out announcements and that will be when it really becomes real for me. I'm graduating. For the first time in my life, I'm not going to be in my parents' control... that scares me a little bit! I've never had to make too many of my own decisions! Right now I've been looking at housing situations for when I go to LDSBC, I think we've finally figured out which one I want, time to make a decision myself. Money is going to be tight at college, but I just know it'll be okay. I have a feeling inside that this is where I need to go at this time in my life, who knows, maybe it'll be good for me! :)