I survived.

I don't want this blog to become a place for me to just complain about my bodily problems, but I wanted to blog about this. There's more to it than just stomach pains anyways :)

So yesterday the last few periods of the day I was having a bit of a stomach ache but I thought it was no big deal so I ignored it. But then during seminary before mutual, it got bad. Then during mutual it got to the point where it was pretty horrific. I'm not gonna lie it was probably the worst stomach pains I have ever had in my life, my gosh. By the time I got home I thought I was going to die. I ended up staying home today and I missed TAKS. Oops.

But anyways, back to the point. When it got really bad during mutual, I went to the mother's room with Lauren and Brynn and I was crying (I know how embarassing, normally I can take that kind of stuff, I'm such a wuss). It was then when I had one of those moments where you're just like 'Wow. I love them and what would I do without them, and they're still my friends even though I'm a freak.' I honestly think I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have the friends I have, even if they're all spread out across the world. Not to mention how everyone just shows concern for you, and you know they really care. Especially all of the leaders and parents at church.

It gets better: today I was home sick and Brynn and Julia came over and we went walking and ended up talking for forever in my room. I just feel so lucky to have the friends I do. We're so alike and so different and I know I can tell them anything and I know they won't judge me no matter what. They always know the right things to say.

My friends here in Texas couldn't be better and I've been able to share experiences with them that I wouldn't be able to do with just anyone else. I hope my friends here know that because they have been one of the main contributors to making this move easier. I hope they know how much I love them. I hope they know they are some of the best people I've met, the cream of the crop.

I thank our Heavenly Father every day for all of the incredible people in my life. So yea, thats my post about them. :)

Goals.

Okay so I'm the kind of person who likes to have everything laid out for me. I like to have a set plan so I know exactly what I'm doing and exactly how I'm getting there. I was planning on graduating high school a year early then going straight to college, but now I'm pretty sure I'm just going to stay the last year... its more efficient. Here's the current game plan:

Graduating high school in 2012.
By skipping freshman year of college, I get my undergrad in three years instead of 4 by 2015.
By the time I get my undergrad I'll be 21 so IF the situation is right and it all works out, I think I would love nothing more to serve a mission. So lets just estimate that IF I do, I'll be back in school by (at the very latest) 2017.
Then, I get my masters in graduate school by 2 years, so I'll be done with school by 2019 IF I serve a mission. So I'll be done done done with everything by the time I'm approximately 25-27.

I'm excited for life. Whenever I talk to people about my life 'plan' and goals to people they think I'm just trying to rush through everything. Rush through my childhood. But I'm really not. I've soaked in every minute of everything, and I've taken advantage of all of the great situations I've been in. I mean, I know that even if I do make a plan and stick to it, life twists and turns in ways that we didn't expect. So obviously I can't expect everything to go according to plan. I just want to have a main idea of along what kind of path I'll be in sooner or later. I've worked hard and I'm going to continue to work my butt off so I can get where I want to be. But I'm not rushing, I'm just doing what I want.

Numbah One!

I'm getting sweaty and nervous. My first little blogging-thingy-blurb-whatever-it-is EVER. I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.

I've decided this is just going to be my place to vent about whatever since at the max there will probably be one follower including myself. So hey, here we go. Okay update on my life:

Family: oh how I love them. My sisters and I are crazy. Yesterday at dinner we were laughing at the most ridiculous things, then we started laughing at how Bubby was laughing and we couldn't stop and eventually we all had to rush to different bathrooms around the house. Dad is still determined and diligent at this crazy health diet for his heart. Gosh I admire him. Mom is still cracking me up and her latest escapade was over the weekend when she rapped to Rapper's Delight in a... hilarious outfit at a church talent show.

Friends: Love them, end of story. I'll save that for another post.

School: So crazy busy and stressful but whatever, I can deal. Its good prep for college right? This school is mega competitive and rigorous but thats good I guess. Unless it drives you insane, then its not so good. I was considering (no, I basically had my mind made) graduating a year early from high school and going to college, but now I think I might stay the last year, then skip my freshie year. I'll still be getting my under grad a year early which is all that matters.

Texas: Right now I don't know. I mean, I do know. I mean what?

I like it here a load. The weather- YES. Friends- YES. School- not so much but I can deal. Church- YES. Texas in general- YES. But I miss Switzerland so much. I didn't think it would be so hard to leave. This has definitely been the hardest move of my life and even though we've been here about 8 months I still have those days where I just break down you know? For example: I get on facebook and look at old albums and miss all of the incredible experiences and people I left behind. Or, I look at new pictures people have uploaded and I think 'I would have been there.' But its okay because I know in the end everything is going to be fine, and I know I can get through this. Its no big deal.

Plus, I know for a fact that everything happens for a reason and every time we've moved somewhere, we've found that reason.