Ready or Not

*Random Thought of the Day: Today's random thought is about Emma Smith. I love Emma Smith! I want to meet her someday! She was one amazing woman! I think about the trials I have gone through and am going through, and then I think of her. She "weathered every storm with a queen's grace". She lost many of her children, and finally her husband Joseph. Many people have had hardships similar, but she just handled it to the best of her ability, as she stood by her husbands side. I hope to have the strength Emma Smith had in all my days!Ready or not....BYU-Idaho is calling my name! I leave Saturday morning, early, to first go spend a couple of days in Provo. I'm way excited for that because I get to hang out with my cousins Andrea, Levi and Samantha! So happy! Girls night with Andrea and Samantha is definantly on the list! I'll probably catch up with some old friends up there as well! I'm thrilled!
On Sunday, mom and Duane will drive up to Provo, stay with some cousins, and then we will follow each other up to Rexburg!
Ah...I just can't believe Summer is practically over. Its been a REALLY LONG SUMMER, but SO quick at the same time. I know thats contradictry, but hey, its what I do. I cant even SPELL contradictory? contradictary? contractidery?

ANYWAY....currently, this is what my room looks like....... As circled, I have to step OVER boxes and stuff to get to closet or through my door:)

Oh well. This is just what happens. My life is often like this MESS of boxes:)
Well, here's the point of this blog post.
I want to list some things that I learned this summer. Maybe some won't make sense to my readers, but well, here goes anyway!
*I have learned to become a professional diaper changer. Yeah.
*Most people, after working at a daycare for so long, really don't want kids of their own. Well, I want kids even more now. I always gotta be the opposite one:)*I have learned that I need to be more open minded about things.
*I learned more about non-lds members lives, and the uniqueness of them, and what good people they are. Not that I didnt' think that before, I just saw the "opposite" life up close and personal.
*I learned, and am still learning, that I shouldnt care so much what people think.
*I learned the true power and strength of the Atonement and the mercy of God, even when I didnt fell I deserved his mercy.
These are just a few lessons I learned. I'm sure I learned a couple more, but I'm still thinking it through:)
As I always say, "Learn while you live, love what you learn."I wondered why I was coming to New Mexico for the summer. All I knew is that there were better jobs here and I'd have a little more space living with my dad(mostly). But now I know that I really had some things to learn. Some lessons harder than others, but worth learning.
I hope that all of you reading this, can remember to..." learn to learn from your learning experiences!" :) Yeah. I just made that quote up.
Well, wish me luck as I venture out for this last week of summer!
I'll blog again once I get to Idaho!
TTFN! I had to take advantage of the sunflowers and my camera!