JANUARY
+Moved out
+Went to Cali for Chelle's wedding reception-only my 2nd time ever in California. Who knew that 13 months later I would be serving my mission in that very same place?!
+Moved back home.
+Had Thai food for the first time.
+I fainted at clinical for the first time ever.
+Met Taylor (again)
+Really started on the process of being okay with who I was and what had happened in my life.
FEBRUARY
+Was super lonely.
+I set my record with # of dates in a week. ha.
+Went shooting with Taylor. I still don't have a picture of me shooting a gun. I don't know how in the world that happened. But here is a picture where you can see my bruise from it anyways.
+Went shooting.
+Went cross country skiing and met Kyle
+Realized a whole lot about myself-somewhat disheartening.
MARCH
+Went to my first Caucus meeting. It was awesome.
+Went on lots of dates.
+"Broke up" with Taylor.
+Studied tons.
APRIL
+Conference! It was awesome.
+Went kayaking with Kyle. It was waaay funner than anticipated.
+Learned how to stunt a tiny tiny bit with Skyler. Wow I was sore.
+Survived finals :)
+My two best friends left the country :\
+Started Spring term-Nursing "study abroad."
+Had really cool clinical experiences.
+Joined an ultimate frisbee team.
MAY
+Fell in love with ballroom dance.
+Attended a very emotional, disturbing, but valuable conference on child abuse.
+Went to the Prison. For Clinical.
+Started learning how to play again :)
+Learned how to slackline. Awesome.
JUNE
+Volunteered at the Utah Valley Marathon and decided I wanted to run a half
+Tanner came home from his mission!
+Survived spring term finals.
+Did NOT start summer term :)
+Started enjoying the simple things in life like I had before. Like this:
JULY
+Went to the Andersen reunion
+Got a slackline for my birfday. Thanks Kyle!
+Left to ALASKA! This was my first time ever flying by myself. And it all turned out well thank goodness!
+Turned 21. woot woot!
+Had the most amazing time with Quince, Jen, Joseph, Mary, Samuel, Kal, and Kip. These three weeks gave me more insight into what it takes to be a mother than anything I had before or have since experienced. I learned more about myself, I came to love my brother, sister-in-law, and niece and nephews even more than before, and I learned a lot about who I wanted to become. I had awesome late night discussions with Jen (while holding the twins and waiting for Quince to come home) where I learned so many many things. It was awesome.
Aren't they adorable?!
+Went fishing in Alaska
+Panned for gold
+Finished the Avatar series. Haha, best show EVER!
+Almost applied to the Jerusalem Center but changed my mind.
+Flew back home from Alaska. By myself.
+Emailed Taylor while waiting in the Seattle airport.
+Spend some awesome time with my cousin Claire at her home in Idaho. She is one amazing person.
+Met up and talked with Taylor for a bit.
AUGUST:
+Started my mission papers!!
+Hiked Timp for the first time. It was awesome.
+Went to an Andelin reunion
+Officially started dating Taylor
+Taught my first ever lesson in relief society
+Started another hard semester of nursing school.
+Had no idea of what was going on in my life. Started my regular cycle of being confused whenever I start dating someone...
SEPTEMBER
+Had a lot of great and hard clinical days up at the U.
+Celebrated Constitution day by handing out candy and constitutions to students in the library. It was awesome.
+Realized some more how much politics mean to me.
+Remembered how much I love dance.
OCTOBER
+Conference! Girls can now serve missions at 19. BEST THING EVER :)
+Spent the night at Taylor's house and went to a session with him and his family.
+Thought lots and lots more about serving a mission.
+Had the car explode on me while on my way up to SLC to get my patient info. Good thing we didn't die! And thank goodness for kind people.
+Went to Homecoming
+Got more and more confused about life. And love. And Taylor.
+RAN A HALF MARATHON WITH TYLER!
It was hard. But so good!
+Went to the Halloween Social Dance. It was fun.
NOVEMBER
+Broke up with Taylor. Ouch. But it was definitely what I needed to do.
+Turned in my mission papers.
+Competed in Dancesport.
+Remembered that I really do like ballroom dance.
+Went through another grieving process-which taught me so much about myself and about relationships.
+Had a wonderful thanksgiving.
+Got my mission call!! Long Beach California here I come :)
DECEMBER
+Went through several very lonely days.
+Survived another week of finals. Yeah.
+Got more and more excited for my mission!
+Strengthened relationships with old friends. Thanks guys!
+Became more acutely aware of my weaknesses.
+Went through the temple.
+Got to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and then just 2 days later got to celebrate the birth of a new nephew :)
I learned lots of things this year. Most importantly I grew closer to my Father in Heaven and my Savior Jesus Christ. I learned a lot about how much I need to improve. And I learned a little more that God has a plan for me and if I just have faith and do my best, everything will work out. Maybe not like I want it, but how it should be. And that is always better.