mother.

my mommy is da best!! and yes i know that sentence sounds like a five year old wrote it but i dont care i still call my parents mommy and daddy :) but anyway.. there are a couple of websites that i check everyday, usually like 7-10 times throughout the day. one of them is my mom's blog. i took up blogging because it seemed easier and because of my mom. she dedicated a whole post to me and i was touched. being here in provo, on my own (but never "alone") is so the coolest thing ever. but its hard sometimes. not only for me but for my family as well. i didnt realize how much of an impact i had on anyone until i left. i called my family yesterday and my little brother got on and just said i miss you so much. wow!! so cute and sweet:) i love em and miss em all and obviously they miss me..which actually feels pretty cool. there is a natural desire inside of each of us to feel "needed" and loved and i guess i just want to express that i feel like we need to be aware of those around us and love them the best way we can!!

so heres a shout out to my mom: loveya!

goals.

I used to be really good at setting goals. but I feel that lately I've been slacking. like I always had a goal to play varsity tennis, be a club leader, graduate high school, get into BYU, do well in school, etc.. and once I did those things I didn't really make new "goals." I just thought that when something came along, I'd choose the better option and it would work out...that I'd get where I "always wanted to go." but now I'm here. I have reached all those goals I set when i was young. now I have to reevaluate and seriously consider where I want to go and what I want to do. as we grow older, our perspective and abilities change so obviously the things we want to accomplish will change, hopefully for the better. along with this change in ability and perspective comes a change in our responsibilities and how we fill our time. it may be hard, as we grow older, to take time to stop and consider our progress, but with the time we have had off as we start a new year, we should "seriously consider" where we want to go. along with setting goals, we need to map or plan out how we will reach those goals. i feel that in order for us to reach our full potential and meet our goals, we need to be active. we cant just hope to loose weight if we sit on the couch and watch the Food Network. i wont be able to do well in my first full semester of college if i dont GO to class and study often. i think my point here is that it's all about priorities and actions. so get out there and LIVE the best twenty twelve there can be!!
{LL: Bon A Petit!}