Memories :)

I am being a loner in my apartment this weekend and got a little bored. I have been trying to learn how to use Picasa and so I made this little video. It is almost all of the pictures me and Landon took over the years, minus all the ones where we can't keep our eyes open, and there are quite a few of those! Haha. I miss that boy a lot, but this made me smile :) Also, one thing that made me happy today already is memories. Landon and I have quite a few of them, they get me through the hard days! :)

Updates...

I know I just barely posted because I was so caught up in that moment and my own thoughts I didn't even think of updating my life. I went on two trips one to Alabama and one to Alaska for volleyball. They were both beautiful and a lot of fun. I haven't made any decisions as of yet, but I am going to Denver in a week and a half for my last visit. I am crossing my fingers that Denver is the place for me! I don't want to be so far from home. Here are some pictures from the trips!

Shuttle in Alabama

Space Camp Dorms

Polar Bear Ice Sculpture

Amazing Rainbow

Musk Ox...they're actually really little

SO many trees!

And Landon of course...I miss that boy!! He always knows what to say to me and he just keeps getting more amazing every week. He has been gone 142 days today...a little more than 20 weeks...almost 5 months! :) So many countdowns! Haha I am so proud of him and everything he is doing. He never ceases to amaze me and I seem to be falling more in love with him the longer he is gone. He makes me a better person from a country away. Anyway...you could have all done without hearing that, but I don't have anyone to tell anymore! I can't wait until he is back here with me :)

Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll be able to write my final decision for school in the fall! Until then, remember to live, laugh and love! :) Life is too short not to!

Life is too short not to love every day...

I know that sometimes I get caught up in my life and how things aren't going my way, and it seems whenever I get that way, there is something to bring me back. Today my coach shared a videography of a little boy and his family with me and another teammate. This boy was only 4 1/2 years old and had been battling luekemia. As I watched this video with tears in my eyes and I watched the joy that this little boy had even knowing he didn't have much time left made me think about what is really important.

My life is a little crazy right now and I feel like I have nothing that is constant in my life. Everything is changing and most days I can't seem to find something that I can really count on always being there, and today it hit me. Family...my family is amazing. I have two wonderful parents who care so much for me and I know would give the world for me. They love me no matter what mistakes I make, or how different our views might be of things, I know they always love me. I have two brothers who bring light into my life when it seems like the worst. They always know how to make me laugh. Last, but not least I have an amazing little sister. We may not always get along, but she is a great example to me. She always writes me notes when I'm away at school and leaves them on my bed for me to find. Thank you family for always being there no matter what!

It is sad that it takes things like someone losing a life for me to realize what is truly important. I am so thankful that my Heavenly Father is patient with me and continues to teach me lessons I so quickly forget. I have no reason not to love everyday. So my challenge for myself this month is to find one thing I love about everyday. Today that is my family.