26 Years of Lessons Learned

In nine days I will have been alive for 26 years. I can't help but look back at those years and wonder what I have learned and reflect on all the many things I've done and accomplished in that time.At times I feel as though I haven't really done that much but then I stop and really think about it and I am amazed at the life I have been blessed to live.

Lessons I've Learned

1. God KNOWS what He is doing and things go alot smoother when you trust Him and don't try to fight His plan for you; He really does know whats best for you because He KNOWS you!
2. The church really is true!
3. Not everything good is good for you at that exact moment
4. Patience is a virtue (though at times a hard one to practice)
5. Sometimes you gotta close your eyes and just jump
6. School and learning can be really fun!
7. Nothing beats sand between your toes on a warm summer day
8. Sometimes the little things are really the big things
9. Life never goes as planned so just enjoy the ride and do your best
10. Life surprises you with great things when you least expect it to
11. Dogs can give hugs
12. True good friends can be hard to find but they are well worth the search to find!
13. Family is always there
14. Dirt under your finger nails is good for the soul
15. Anything worth having is worth the effort
16. No one is perfect
17. Learning a new language can be really hard
18. You really can learn from others mistakes without trying them out for yourself
19. Goals really are important
20. If you have to stop and ask yourself if you really want or need something... you probably don't
21. Being the 'Teachers  Favorite/Pet' isn't necessarily a bad thing
22. A smile can change someones day
23. It's okay to be afraid as long as that fear doesn't stop you from moving forward
24. Life is easier and funner when you stop caring what everyone else thinks
25. Change can be a very good thing
26. Things and people aren't always what they appear to be
27. Sometimes you just have to let loose
28. Never leave home without your camera because the day you do is when you'll see something you want to take a picture of and you won't be able to.
29. Never say never
30. It's okay to try something new, even if it turns out you aren't good at it; at least you can say your tried
31. Trust your gut instincts because they are often right
32. Being different can be alot of fun
33. Some things are worth waiting for
34. Time really can be the best gift you can give someone else
35. Life is an adventure, enjoy it!

Things I've Accomplished/Done

1. Associates degree
2. Almost have a Bachelors degree in Horticulture:Landscape design (finishing in April 2011!!!!!)
3. Hiked Hurricane Pass in Tetons
4. Lived in California
5. Lived in Utah
6. Graduated from Massage School
7. Nationally Certified as a Massage therapist (no longer certified)
8. Designed 3 landscapes (Installed 2), and designed and installed one irrigation system outside of school
9. Graduated High school
10. Came in fifth at PLANET in interior scape design (hoping to place in top three this year!)
11. Bought a season pass to Disneyland and made it worth the money in one month!
12. Bought my first car
13. Felted a blanket and a hat
14. Learned to canoe
15. Learned the basics of surfing
16. Taught children about llamas for over 5 years
17. Made a clay pot
18. Found a Major and career path that I love and am passionate about!
19. Worked for the same company for 12 years (Lonepine Nursery)
20. Made some great friends from all over the country
21. Made a bucket list and started checking things off
22. Made a buckskin shirt form a hide I tanned (only took me five days to tan)
23. Started a fire with two sticks
24. Learned to survive with nothing in the woods
25. Found MY OWN style

2011: The Beginning of a New Year of Adventures

Well the new year has officially began and with it comes lots of new adventures. This is sure to be a busy year full of many wonderful new changes. The first of which is that I will be graduating in either april (my goal) or july depending on how much my teachers like me and are willing to work with me. One of my teachers changed the time of their class so now I have a conflict in my schedule that if they won't work with me then I'll be here on more semester to take just that one class.

The rest of the changes to come are still very much up in the air and hidden from view. With my graduation will come a move, that much I know for sure but the where is not as certain, though at the moment it's looking like it will likely be in Texas. This is largley in part becausee of a certain guy who has recently entered my life and he lives in Texas.

Yes it is going to be an exciting and busy year and I am looking forward to seeing what the year 2011 will bring and where it will take me in this great big world that we call home!

What is already passed is not more fixed than the certainty that what is future will grow out of what has already passed, or is now passing. - G.B. Cheever