So, I am still failing at blogging. Ha but I just wanted to do an update on my life this year so far because it's so wonderful.
First, school has actually been going really well! I've been doing really well on my tests and enjoying what I'm learning. I actually was grateful to take my statistics test a couple weeks ago..weird, i know! I was walking up the hill to the Testing Center looking at the mountains and the pretty sky and the fall air and all the students around me and the campus and all I could think was how grateful I was to be at this school and to be able to go take a test. I honestly love BYU and am so thankful to be getting my education here. There are so many people around me that inspire me and make me want to be a better person. I love having the gospel surround me and having that perspective on things all the time. It really is such a unique experience here. I'm already half way done with this semester and time is flying by way too fast and it's kind of freaking me out! After this year I will be half way done with college. That kind of makes me sad..life just keeps on going! I know I have so much to look forward to, I just wish I could hold on to all my favorite moments forever.
Second, on the note of time flying by...I had my 20th birthday! Now THAT was weird. No longer a teenager and I have to say it's bittersweet! For some reason, (this could be the BYU mentality sneaking in) I feel like I'm going to be an old maid in just a few years. Haha just kidding, I really know that I'm just about to hit my prime! Whoot! But being a teenager was fun and turning 20 is just making me realize those days filled with a lot less responsibility are now over. But, I like responsibility. Right? Right. Anyway, my birthday was SUCH a blast! I really think that I have the best friends and family in the whole world. I am so blessed. I woke up in the morning to a Halloween-wonderland in my apartment. Erin decorated everything with black and orange streamers and purple cob webs. She also drew me a cute picture and birthday note on my mirror and made an amazing breakfast! She is so thoughtful and put so much time into that!Then I went to school and my brothers took me to lunch at Cafe Rio. They are both really busy so it was nice of them to take time out of their day to do it! I went out to dinner with my old roommates from last year Erin and Kathryn and that was so much fun. It was so good just to hangout with those girls again, reminiscing on days gone by. haha but really, they're great. We went to Pirate Island Pizza and Kathryn had just gotten a concussion so it was sweet of her to suffer through it and come. Finally, I had our intramural volleyball game and I was running late so I ran into the gym to find streamers, balloons, posters, and people everywhere. I was confused for a minute and then all of them starting singing happy birthday and I realized it was my friends! haha I was totally surprised and they yelled and screamed so loud for me the whole game. It was so fun and nice! After that we had people over at my house for cake and ice cream and it was so good to see lots of friends. Overall, it was a FABULOUS birthday! I just love birthdays.
Me and some of the girls at the game.
In other news...I got accepted to BYU-Hawaii! I thought about it last year during those freezing winter months when i wanted to die and it sounded like a great plan. So, i applied and literally got accepted the NEXT day. I was really excited/surprised. I'm still not sure if I'm going or not yet because i don't know if i will have housing up there but we will see how that goes..
10 days before my birthday was my Mom's birthday. I was going to sit down and write a little blog note about her but we all know how bad i am at that so i'm going to do it now instead. I am seriously so grateful for my mom. She has so many amazing qualities that I really look up to and hope to someday have. Here are 59 reasons why I love her...(not that 59 is a significant number for any reason)
1. She gave birth to me
2. she had my 8 other siblings that i love so much
3. she was smart enough to marry my dad
4. she loves me
5. she is humble
6. i never hear her say anything bad about anyone
7. she is smart
8. she is a teacher
9. she has a strong testimony
10. she is basically an architect
11. she is hilarious
12. she can laugh at herself
13. she stayed sane while raising all 9 of us
14. she is one of the strongest women i know
15. she is hard working
16. she listens to my problems
17. she is proactive. she figures things out instead of waiting for someone else to do it for her.
18. she is encouraging
19. she expects a lot out of me
20. she is happy
21. she's an amazing seamstress
22. she's an amazing cook
23. she is not a material person
24. she makes the best out of any situation
25. she doesn't complain
26. she is super good at Dr. Mario
27. she is a loving grandmother
28. she doesn't look her age
29. she doesn't act her age (in a good way)
30. she provides our family with a lot of laughter
31. she will do anything for her kids
32. she keeps up with all 9 of us and their spouses and their children
33. she always let me know what was expected of me. Not by saying anything, but by being an example
34. she is a listener
35. she is a counselor
36. she teaches at a school
37. she loves her Mali-beamer
38. she is happy
39. she serves
40. she is healthy and tries hard to stay in shape
41. she loves her wii-fit
42. she can play nintendo games longer than i can
43. she isn't very competitive but will always join in on a game
44. she will always let me know when i'm doing something i shouldn't be doing
45. she let's me know when i'm doing something good
46. she supported me through all my volleyball years
47. she gives each of us kids a code reindeer name on our Christmas presents, even though we're all grown up
48. she's not boring-she spices up life
49. she made me many a sack lunch
50. she knows the Highland Fling
51. she is patient
52. she knows about every answer to any question
53. she has an amazing lexicon
54. she hates when people use apostrophes incorrectly
55. she can get frazzled and it's fun to watch :) haha
56. i see a lot of myself in her as i grow older
57. she is constantly improving herself
58. she is beautiful
59. She is my Mother
I love you Mom! Hope you had a good birthday!
Well, that's more than anyone wants to read (but I mostly do this as a journal anyway) so i'm going to go now.
Life is beautiful.
Anneliese
