Maybe one day

You would figure that eventually I would learn my lesson about putting things off until the very, very last minute...newsflash...I won't, at least I haven't yet. This past Thursday night I made a list of all the things that I had to get done, homework, project, lesson plans, studying, activities, all of that stuff. My plan was to get all of my homework done on Friday so I wouldn't have to worry about it the rest of the weekend. Surprise, surprise, it didn't happen. It didn'thappen on Saturday either, or Sunday, or most of the day Monday. I got home from class last night at 8:45 and decided that since I had a lesson plan and a clinical report due today and a final exam on top of that, I should probably get started.

I finished my clinical report in about an hour, which wasn't too bad, but then I had to start my lessosn plan which was another story. I was stuck! I called my mom around 11 and she helped out a lot...thank goodness. So I worked on that for a while, but still didn't finish. I decided that since I had a final exam before the lesson plan was due, that it was probably a good time to start studying. Well, that lasted all of 30 minutes and then I couldn't stay awake, so around 2 I went to bed.

This morning my alarm clock went off way to early. I had to take a quick shower, submit my clinical report, sign up for seminars for a summer enrichment program that I'm going to, and hopefully study sometime in between there before my exam at 11. Thankfully, it all worked out and somehow I got it all done. Now I usually don't get stressed about anything, but this morning was a different story. You would figure that eventually I would stop doing this to myself. Maybe one day :)

he took it well

I got a letter back from Willie today and thankfully he took my little joke pretty well. When I started reading the letter I wasn't even sure if he had gotten it because he didn't mention anything about it and then all of the sudden he said...

"Ok, so your little april fools joke...NOT FUNNY!! haha, that was a good one. Just so you know I had tears in my eyes while I read it until the very end. I'm still shaking right now. That was a good one. My companion really like it. I'll admit, it was pretty funny...just don't ever do it again!"

April Fools!

I usually don't get into April Fool's Day, but this year was different. This might possibly be the meanest thing I have ever done. It's kind of funny though, actually it's really funny. I wrote Elder Vaughn a fake "Dear John" letter. I went on and on about how it will best for both of us to "take a step back" and stop writing each other so much and maybe when he gets back, we can see where it goes. So mean, right? Yeah, it is...I know. Anyways, the last line of the letters says, "Just so you know this is an April Fool's Day joke, I'm totally kidding about all of this. I love you!" The only reason I did this is because I know Willie has a great sense of humor, and I really think that once he figures out I'm kidding, he will take it very well. But until then, he might be a little sad. Ever since I put it in the mail this morning, I've been thinking of all the things that could go wrong. What if he only reads half of it and gets so upset that he doesn't finish it and he never knows that it was a joke? That would kind of suck. What if he writes back and says that he totally agrees with everything I said? That would be even worse. I just keep telling myself that he can take a joke. Hopefully he will find it funny. I'm pretty sure he will. I guess I'll find out shortly :)

The Tender Mercies of the Lord

p90x

Carly and I started p90x this past Monday and it is kicking our butts!

That's all I have to say about that.

faith.

"Each of us faces the time when the powers of reason come in direct conflict with faith. All the logic, all the understanding of men may swell in unison and there alone, in opposition, stands faith--unalterable, unassailable, unmovable--the anchor to our souls. The tides of trial can come, the ocean waves of wordly reason pound against our souls, the current and popular trends tug with all their mighty sway, but there unmoved, unfuzed, unharmed is the soul that is anchored by faith."

drum roll please...

So, I have BIG news.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE.... :)

I'm going on a mission!

I'm so excited!!!!! All of the people that I have told, with the exception of a few, have looked at me like I was completely crazy. I don't really blame them though because if someone would have told me this a year ago I would have thought they were crazy. It's funny how life unfolds so much differently then you imagined sometimes.

There's a long story that goes along with this decision, but it's a little personal. But all that's really important is that I have finally made up my mind. I definitely know without a doubt that this is something that I am supposed to do and I am so excited!

So, here is how the next two years look for me...

I'll be busy with school for the rest of this semester and next year. Next summer I'll take some classes and then WILLIE WILL BE HOME! :) I will have one more semester of school (student teaching...scary) and then I will graduate in December and leave asap after that. I really hope that I go somewhere where I have to learn a different language. That would be awesome.

If you can't tell I'm so excited!!

By the way...my sister is engaged too and I guess I'm okay with that :) just kidding, I'm so excited for her!