LIFE.

        It's that time again! I don't have a whole lot to write about, but hopefully enough to keep your interest. I am officially ( well I have been for almost a month now) an adult. No more teenage years. How is this even possible you may ask? I just was this little girl with blonde pigtails the other day right? Wrong! I know this may be hard to grasp, but I am a big girl now. My nieces and nephews were talking to me one day about how cute my other niece Clara was and how much she has grown up. I told them that I was alive when all my nieces and nephews were born and have seen them grow up. Some of them didn't believe me and others just chuckled, as if they were trying to believe it but felt weird talking about it. I than told them that I was a baby at one time in my life. This was almost too much for their little minds to handle. One of them said no way you could have never been a baby you are to big to be one of those. It made me laugh, but also contemplate this awe moment. That nephew was right, it is kind of crazy to think about me being this little baby and needing someone to feed and change me, to burp me, to help me in everything. So many of us have grown up and have come to this stage at our lives were we are pretty independent. As I kept pondering on this subject, it made me aware that we are in a sense still babies to our Heavenly father some more  spiritually grown up then others, but he wants to be apart of our lives and we need him in ours. Maybe its just me but I think about being grown up now and living away from my parents, I still call often and ask for advice, I still need to hear my mothers voice and know that my parents are okay and are there for me.  I am independent for the most part but we all depend on someone wither it be our siblings, our aunts/ uncles, parents, grandparents, spouse or a friend/leader. We all started out as an intelligent, God took us and made us into something more. we all started out as an egg and grew and continue to grow. anyways enough on this I just though it was kind of cool to be reminded that we came from this place, where we trained for this life, and in this life train for our next life.

I am taking this next part of the post away from the spiritual thought. It has been a crazy last few months, of work,  and school for Steve. It's been kind of hard how busy he is. He finished his finals with all passing grades. He has worked so hard to do well in those classes and it has paid off for him. This next semester is going to be tough as well because this is his one shot to get into the nursing program. I know he can do it, it just means that his time with me wont be as much. He also just spent a week over by Boise ID, up in the mountains. He was volunteering at a cancer camp. It was a good experience for him and he also received a 5,000 dollar scholarship for school. I know he had fun but is glad that it is over. He current is on a trip with his family until this Friday. He has been sending me picture and text messages every day. It has been hard not seeing him all the time, but i know he is having a good time, and I have found that I have to find things to do. i have been practicing my drawing. I have been exercising a lot and trying to eat healthier and I have been reading and trying to find new adventures. Steve went to Vegas with his family. I know not the most exciting place, but they have found a lot of good things and stayed away from the bad that is there. In eight days I get to start making my way home. I am overjoyed to go see my family. That will have to be in another post. Steve and I have been dating 4 1/2  months now. can you believe the time it is crazy how time can fly.
 well readers my computer time is running out, so I will have to end my post here. I will try to post some pics.