As I contemplate all that has gone on this past year at school, I am truly grateful for all that has happened. I may not see the outcome of it right now, but I know that everything will be ok and that everything happens for a reason. I think of my first night up here, and how excited I was for everything to begin.. My new life. And now with only a few days left, I think of yet another chapter I'll be starting away from school, and even away from my home. I'm so excited to be able to go and live with my sister. We've had our ups and downs, but I really feel that me living with her will give me an opportunity to see her not just as my older sister, but as an amazing mother and wife. It'll be fun to see her in her element, in her atmosphere and for me to be apart of her and her family's life for a few months. I hope more than anything, that what I take away from this experience is a new found love and respect for her, and that she feels the same for me.
I'm ready to get away from all the things I feel are holding me back. I've grown so much since I've been at school, and I feel that I can only continue to grow.
I'm not really a home-body, and never really have been, but this semester, these past few months especially, have given me a new outlook on what I have. I don't know if I've ever really told my parents, how much I've appreciated EVERYTHING that they have done for me in life, and recently. I bore my testimony in church and completely choked up taking about how much I love and appreciate my family. (I felt like a complete dork).
But to all of my family, all of my siblings and their families. I love you all. Thank you for being there when I've needed it the most. Whether it be advice, or even just a listening ear. I want you all to know that it's because of all of you that I'm becoming the person I want to be more and more each day. And I want you ALL to know, that your little sister is growing up, and hopefully making all of you proud.
I love you all, thanks for all of your support and love.
