I chose this quote as title today because the reason I'm able to get on and blog today is the fact that since I last wrote, I taught 27 little sixth graders for fourth months and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University Idaho. That means that for the first time since I can remember, I am no longer a student. I don't have school to focus on. This is a very weird, hard to accept feeling for me. I've always given school everything I have and now that I actually have to grow up and move on to a job and a family, it is a bit intimidating. School is what I'm good at and I'm not sure I'll be good at the rest! But I know that if I will believe, obey and endure as President Monson instructs then I will get to the wonderful, glorious things he promises.
When I say that I can't believe it is finally over, I am not at all exaggerating! Freshman year feels like eons ago! While at the same time, part of me feels like high school was just yesterday. So much has happened in the last four years that if you had told me when I started I would never have believed you because I truly didn't think it possible that so much could change in such a short amount of time. After graduating high school in June of 2008 I moved to BYU and roomed in the dorms with 6th strangers that became friends. Then in 2009 we moved off campus together and began year 2. This was the year I'd meet the biggest change of all (his name was Christopher). However, things didn't get going with him until the summer between year 2 and year 3. So I moved into a house with the same lovely ladies and started year 3. However, I married that wonderful man a few months later on December 28th, 2010 and followed him back to Rexburg Idaho for year 4. I lost my very best friend in the midst of that when my mother died of colon cancer November 27th, 2010. I still can't believe she is gone but am grateful she no longer suffers and that someday I'll be with her again and things will be even better than before. That 2 month period (end of November - beginning of January) grateful for everything I've been able to experience even if it has been difficult.
Since that time I've just been plugging away in school, in preparation for my student teaching and graduation which finally came around! I loved those little kids with all my heart and really do miss them. However, I'm excited to see how the next four years will top the last and to keep plugging along in whatever new life challenges are ahead. I'm not usually so pensive and serious so I'll stop now and get to the fun part... stay tuned for another post that is more fun and includes pictures!
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