525,600 minutes. 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes. How do you measure, measure a year. This year has been compelty crazy for me. I graudated college, high school, had a wonderful relationship, ended a great relationship, had the best and worst dates of my life, moved out, had some of the toughest times, and some of the best, was a camp counselor, went to Cali, was interrigated by the cops, and so much more. So simply for my own statisfaction I think it's important to go through 2010 and reflect on what life has been. Where I have come from and where I am now. Hope you'll join me on my journey. (oh yeah... TOTAL bonus points if you read the whole thing :D)
January:
I welcomed this new year in at Ephraim Church of the Bible. We were all sitting in the seats singing "Jesus, lover of my soul". It was an amazing way to start the new year off. During the month of January there were several milestones. I lead children's worship.This was one of the best things I have done in my life. Singing with the kids every sunday just brightened my day and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I was asked to a dance for the first (and only) time in my life by my best friend ever. He came to my house with a bag of balloons. I popped each of the balloons and each one had a word inside. They spelled out "Will you go to senior ball with me?" I said yes and had the most amazing time at a fun dance. I attended sports games just to see the gorgeous guy playing the drum. I sang several solo parts in my school's Night on Broadway including "Seasons of Love" which is one of my favorite songs ever. I saw Phantom of the Opera for the first time and all I can remember is Ali Rosquist drewling over Gerard Butler. I started my own Bible Study. I even snuck out of the house to go on a date for the first time (while taking my parents car). My best friend (not going to say boyfriend) and I went 80 miles or so away from home to go see a movie. Got in huge trouble when we got home and while I wouldn't ever recomend doing it, it was still fun.
February:
February was a pretty packed month. I attended a chili cookoff. I discoverd I am TERRIBLE at tie dying when the girls at youth group made shirts for everyone to wear to a youth rally. I went to a youth rally in provo where I discovered I am TERRIBLE at bowling. (I had already kind of discovered this when Daniel took me bowling for our senior ball date) I sang at a Haiti Benifit Concert with Alex Boye. I broke my foot AT the concert that night so I hobbled on to the stage in extreme pain and had to learn how to drive with my left foot so I could get home that night. I recorded a couple of radio adds with the Esteem Team to promote "through with Chew week". I attended a death by chocolate party. I auditioned for NS Idol and got in. I even lead worship for a Teen Sunday. This month was much fun but also a struggle. It was the start of quite a few problems in my life. But I had so many fun times that it all makes up for it.
March:
March was even more fun than february. I got pulled over for the first time. I was running late to pick up Keegan for our double date to prom. I was going about 85 miles in a 65 mile zone. I cried and had a panic attack and ended up with no ticket. I attended prom for the second time, this time with a better date. (Not that I don't love Dominick, but we were never a couple) I got in trouble for brining a friend's date back late. (Sorry Kim!) I went to a Barlow Girl Concert with some of my BEST FRIENDS EVER. I served at a Murder Mystery Dinner. I went to the "Shave n' Cream" for the first time EVER to celebrate Katherine Elisabeth Fullmer's 16th birthday. I competed at region solo and ensable where my duet and trio did well and my solo made it to STATE! I ushered for the easter choir preformacne. I even played my first game of fugative with the best people EVER in ephriam. I had a lot of fun nights with my best friend and a lot of "Story Times" with my girlfriends. We even started "wading" ;)
April:
April was a pretty crazy month. There were a lot of up points but it was pretty much an emotional rollar coaster for everyone. I started out this month by going to Subway with a now great friend Stormy Dorsey to talk. So glad I did that. Some upsides of this month were occasionally getting "stuck in traffic", surprising my twin best friends with a great birthday with tons of presents and a trip to Denny's, stargazing, Region Large Group competition where my chior was cleared to go to STATE, and getting lost on random backroads that just happen to lead to Manti. I also started teaching paino lesssons, attended a choir tour, competd at State Solo and Ensamble with strep throat so I didn't do too well but I didn't do badly either. I am going to save the last few good notes until after the bad notes. On the 9th of this month an amazing woman was diagnosed with breast cancer. This woman happens to be the mother of my twin best friends and has become pretty much like an aunt to me while I have been in Utah. We all took it pretty hard. I spent the rest of the month dealing with it, just being with my friends who were going through so much more than I could imagine, and helping them get thier house repaired so that thier mom could come home. However it wasn't all bad. God is good throughout every circumsance and while things were REALLY hard, we still had a servant auction to raise money for our missions trip, my best friend went with me to my college graduation and I even graduated college this month. It was a rollarcoaster but there was good and bad.
May: During May the stress and initial shock had died down a little and I was able to do some pretty fun things. This was my last month of high school so I was going to make it memorable. I worked with my T&Ters for AWANA sunday. I was second in command for "North Sanpete's Prevention Night for Families"which was night for everyone in town to come and learn about the dangers of tobacco. I had my last chior concert. I competed at state chior and got the BEST SCORE POSSIBLE with my amazing high school choir. I saw Iron Man 2 twice. I got my car stuck in a ditch. (Which is a very fun story I would love to tell you about, so just comment if you would like to know) I went camping for the first time. (It's amazing the things you will do when you like a boy) I thought I would hate camping but I ended up loving it. I went on an 11 mile hike.I never thought I could do that but I did. I also fainted on the hike because I forgot to eat. I saw Robin Hood. I decorated for and attended a senior recognition night at church. I ran a booth at our school carnival. I saw my grandparents from New Hampshire who I hadn't seen in years. They came out for my graduation and it was one of the best times in my life. I went to the symphony instead of accepting my S-Award. S-Awards are VERY prestigious here in North Sanpete and are given out for the students who have done the most in their 4 years of high school to help our school. For a student to get one after only attending the school for 3 years is AMAZING. Looking back the Utah Symphony was AMAZING but I wish I had gone to the awards ceremony. I graduated high school. I even had a couple graduation parties. This month was one of the most memorable of my life. It was the closing of a chapter, somethign I will never do agian. I will always miss it but I look forward with open eyes and expectations.
June:
June was my only real month of relaxed summer. This month was still filled with fun though allthough their were some pretty hard times. To start off the month I was diagnosed with TMJ. This is a jaw problem that hurts really badly when I sing and means I can't open my mouth super wide. It sucks. I went stargazing with my best friend. I competed in a bigger or better contest. I played fugative. I went to Bryce Canyon with my family. This was really special because I got to drive my grandma around in her wheelchair and show her things she had never seen in her life. I am so glad we were able to do that together. I attended an Esteem Team BBQ even though I wasn't part of the Esteem Team anymore. I said goodbye to a dear friend as he started on his LDS mission. I had the best date of my life. Daniel set up a TV and couch in his backyard, lit it beautifully and we snuggled up and watched a movie. It wasn't anything super special but to know that someone cared about me to go through that much effort meant and still means a lot to me. I went to Temple Square with Chip Thompson. I went rafting. This was my second time camping and I loved it. We were on the river for 8 or so hours and while Daniel made it fun, the day still ended with several bruises and scratches and cuts, and a 2nd degree burn which I had to go to the doctor for and get treated. I still have 3 scars from that trip. But it was worth it. I was attacked by fire ants while watching the A-Team. (Note to self: DO NOT LET BOYS SET UP THE BLANKET IN THE DARK) I had an amazing day at the lake with some great friends. And even though the month ended up with a "break up" (remember that best friend i've been talking about through this whole thing that you thought I was dating but I didn't say that. Well we broke up here) It was still a good month with some fun times.
July: This month was pretty much FILLED with ministry, as well as some fun celebrating the holiday. I attended leadership camp. Since I had developed a knack for camping earlier in the year I decided to volunteer with Grace Haven Bible Camp over the summer. I broke my foot... AGAIN. This time I was playing Army, Navy, Spy at camp and fell into a hole and broke my foot. I wore a ducky hat. I was in a parade selling rubber duckies to raise money for the town of Mount Pleasant. I made my foot worse while being pushed into a pool. I also had Nedly take apart my phone to dry it because I was pushed in the pool WITH my phone. I threw an ax at a tree while buying fireworks with Keegan and Daniel. I saw fireworks with a bunch of wonderful people. I went to a teen bible camp for the first time. I met up with friends at the drive in and saw Toy Story 3. I was a camp counselor for 5 8-10year old girls. Emily, Abigail, Ana, Rachel, and Alex. I love them all and it was one of the best nights of my life. I went on a missions trip to California. Nikao Youth Ministries took it's first ever missions trip to California where we helped with an organization called Micah House. It was a great time and I would love to do it again. I even lead the 3rd-5th grade group for our church's VBS which was "The Pirates who Don't Do Anything". It was great fun and had me saying "AVAST!" for weeks. I loved this month and hope to have a month like it each summer. It was nice to have a purpose and do some ministry before I had to head back to school.
August:
August was a month full of stress and milestones. I had my first (and only) voice lesson. This was more fun because I got to see all of my old friends. I went to a worship night. My friends from connecitcut came to visit. I went to the Utah Aquarium which is not nearly as good as any New England aquariums but some things are ok. I was interrigated by the cops. I had been playing a game of fugative and my baby brother Zac had fallen into a hole and gotten a pretty nice punture wound in his chest. His shirt was soak in blood and things were pretty gross. So I grabbed my handy purse first aide kit and started to patch him up. There had been a robbery at Maverick that night and a cop came up and talked to me. Asked me questions and took down my phone number. Thankfully, Zac was ok and the cops never called me back. I had a camp reunion where Nedly learned that some things are appropriate for college games and not so much for high school. I attended my last youth group. I went to a church swim party and said goodbye to all of my firends. I started a bible study with the girls at church which only lasted for about a month but were good for us. I went to a concert at the Solid Rock Cafe with Tyrone Ioane and Josiah Tompson. I started my junior year of college. And I finished the month off by going to the drive in with my best friend to see Inception (which is a very strange movie) This month was good and a nice way to end my summer.
September:
This months was super packed. I attended a Colbie Cailet Concert.My 3rd cousin is one of her backup singers and got my aunt, cousin, and I free VIP tickets. It was a lot of fun. I went to a college retreat in Wyoming. This really affected me for the better. I rode horses, played on ATVs, and laid my heart down at the cross. I bought a car. I used A LOT of gas to get the 60 miles one way to school each day. I went to a college group in American Fork with my cousin. I met my cousin. I stayed with a girl I met at camp to try to save me gas. They were the nicest family I have ever met. I turned 18. I watched a movie about polygamy. I attended a dear friend's funeral. Bryce, Rest in Peace. We all miss you more than you could imagine. I got a job substitute teaching. I went to a homecoming game. I even went to a wedding that changed my life (which I wrote an entire blog about). Thank you Adam and Elya McKinley.
October:
My life was headed in a whole different direction this month. I moved to Springville. I spent my fall break at the Zedicher home.Living in the city was taking a tole on my life and I needed a break from it all. I took a tour of the county jail and had a panic attack. I attended the Ephraim Church of the Bible Harvest Party. I started volunteering at the Family Support and Treatment Center in Orem, UT where I played with kids and tutored them after school. I went to a David Elijah Concert which also starred the Ephraim Church of the Bible worship team. They all played well and then we partied it up at IHOP after. I stayed with Sarah Smith for the first time and even attended a reformation party where I had the first caramel apple of my life. It was a good month where God spoke to me and told me where I needed to be, and Springville was not that place.
November:
November was a month mostly full of school. However there were some fun times. I attended a Sixteen Cities Concert in Ephriam, UT. the band was full of some of the nicest guys ever and I really enjoyed thier music and just hanging out with them. We all went to the Solid Rock Cafe after the concert and grabbed a cup of coffee and watched a movie together. I saw North Sanpete High School preform "Into the Woods" the musical.I was actually surprised at how good it was. I went to a girls movie night at the place that I now live. We watched about 8 movies. I had two thanksgiving dinners, one with my family and one with my church family. I even joined Ephraim Church of the Bible as we walked in the Manti light parade. We had "Mary" and "Joeseph" in the front with the donkey, a float full of angels and sheperds, and the three wisemen in the back, with the song "Jesus, Light of the World" playing all throughout the streets of Manti, UT. It was an amazing way to kick off the holiday season.
December:
December is the month I am in now, which is just a crazy month of transitions. I completed all of my school finals. I saw The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in 3-D. I went to Ephraim Church of the Bible's Christmas Party. I made crab rangoons for the Solid Rock Christian Club's Christmas Party and no one could put them down. I said goodbye to Sarah Smith as she left for Indiana. I went to lunch with my best friend. I attended another dear friend's funeral. I had a great family night with my best friends family and a bunch of christmas carolers. I decorated cookies with Amanda's kids. I played with a bunch of little kids as they celebreated the first Snow Day that Sanpete County has ever seen in 25 years. I was snowed in Sanpete for an extra day. I went out to dinner with the Zedichers, Swapps, and my parents and shared a table with Allie, Emily, and Abby. I had the Swapps and Zedichers come over for lunch. I put together a christmas eve service and performed in it for everyone. I went sledding, swimming, and had some great time with friends.
So this is a look at my year. Had alot of firsts, a lot of milestones, and a lot of other things. Not that you cared. But yeah :-)
