I was thinking about how I wanted to write another blog but I wasn't sure what to say initially. I know, I know, that doesn't exactly make you want to keep reading my rambling. But you can go ahead and stop here if you like, I won't know and I won't be upset about it. Anyways, I figured that I could update "ya'll" on my life, how I'm doing and what I'm doing.
Currently,I'm averaging about 50 hours of work every week, and about 4-5.5 hours of sleep every night. I know that it's probably not healthy that I work so much more than I sleep, but trust me I am enjoying the times I am awake. :D I am doing fun things and loving my new place, I know it is just right next door but it is different and the girls are great! As most of you noticed, I also have an incredible boyfriend who has the patience to do lots of random activities with me, namely bike riding, tennis, swimming, Frisbee, cards, pocket tanks, or just plain hanging out with the room mates.
My vacation time got moved up a week and I'm leaving for California in a little under 12 hours. I can't say that I'm disappointed to see my family earlier. I get to see new baby Trenton and catch up with the family face to face. I can't wait to hear the sound of waves crashing or to feel the warm California sun, but what is more exciting than that for me, is seeing my parents. Without their support I would not be the person that I am today. To be honest, last semester would have beat me to the ground if I had not grown up in their loving care.
So, to my Mom and Dad, thank you for being the people you are and for fulfilling your roles as parents so well. We all know that you aren't perfect, no one is, but you are the people that i have needed and will continue to need.
Mom, thanks for being my best friend. Thank you for listening when no one else would. Thank you for understanding me and for taking the time to know me in all my weaknesses and love me besides. You are an incredibly strong woman. I have told many people that if I grew up to be the person that you are, I would be a success. I am aware that you have your own fears and concerns. But I have watched you on your knees gain quiet but sure strength from the Lord. You have faced personal challenges that would lay just about anyone out, but you stayed strong. You ARE strong.
You have left a legacy in the hearts of many people. Not just your children, though they all admire you, but their friends and our friends as well. I have spoken to women who trust you because you genuinely care for them despite their weakness. I have received letters from missionaries and have conversations with friends that have told me that whether you know it or not, YOU have changed their life for the better. Even though we live 600 miles away from each other you still help me every time we talk.
Dad, You have been a quiet but sure influence for good in my life. We've had our moments, sure. But we have had incredible moments as well. I have seen you face trials and though they are hard to bear, you continue to move along. Though you feel inadequate you trust the Lord. And Dad, for the record I don't think you are inadequate at all. I love you and I love that we have an understanding that is not always verbal. The advice you have given me over the years has stuck. I also still find myself reciting "Starkle Starkle Little Twink" and smiling all the way through.
This is just kind of an old picture of me and my Dad:)
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