Blessings in disguise

I am so grateful for blessings in disguise. I recognized one yesterday, and it was really sweet. I guess not only was it a blessing in disguise, it was also a challenge and because I bore through it and now am realizing the immense opportunity this trial afforded me.

So for the future: When life stinks, push through and you'll probably learn something!

I am also really excited to see my family again in AZ for Thanksgiving. They are flying down from Oregon and Rachel, Peter, and I are driving. It should be pretttttty fun! Atleast it was a couple of years ago, the last time we were all there!

Just DANCE!

I have had a tough week, that is true, but despite sickness and school, inadequacies and failings, things are looking up for me. It is as if the sun is shining because I choose for it to shine. In all honesty, I think a great part of this can be attributed to the dancing I do on the weekends. Its not as if I am an excellent dancer, but getting the chance to dance and let loose relieves so much stress and pressure from my life. So- everyone, just dance! It makes life so much better!

I think next week I'm going to try to get to the temple; I haven't been for the past several weeks and I'm trying to get into the habit. I love it.

And I love Sundays. My visiting teachers and home teachers came over today. It was my first time meeting my visiting teachers, and I had thought I wouldn't ever meet them. They are from Honduras and were so nice, the lesson they taught was amazing. There was such a spirit as they bore their testimonies. Jan and Michael came over about a half hour after they left. I love visiting with them because they both have such a positive outlook on life, and that's something I've been working on. Not that I'm overly pessimistic, but remembering to be grateful is something I think we could all be better at. I just love seeing the way the institutions the church has set up, VT, HT etc. in work. I take these simple things for granted sometimes, and its really a beautiful thing to see.

Anyways, I have a lot of stuff going on this week, as I write three papers, take three quizzes, etc etc. But I know I can do it!! It will probably be difficult, but as I trust in what I know things will happen for me. I just know it.

Haven't written in a while

So- I think I'm going to write a bit of a summary of my life lately:

1. No love interests, unfortunately
2. I LOVE going dancing
3. Work is great
4. Friends are great
5. I'm sick right now, but recovering and drinking throat coat tea a lot
6. I have the best sister in the world (the flowers are blooming Rachel, btw)
7. I am going dancing this Friday night with a whole bunch of people
8. I made cornbread today. and it didn't turn out :(
9. I LOVE TO DANCE
10. I'm having a hard time getting motivation to stick with everything in school.
11. EXCITED for school next semester! Geog of Africa, World Religions, Writing Fellows, Human Geography... etc.... so interesting!
12. I convinced Lara to get a gym membership with me! WOOT WOOT!
13. need to go study now. and all the time. no free time hardly at all...
only a few weeks of school left though, so I can DO IT!
ok thats my life