Living and Learning

I have made it past my first week at college! In fact, last Friday I got an email from the school congratulating me for that reason. The email then went on to say "only 135 more to go!" I instantly became overwhelmed. 135 more weeks of this? That seems like an ETERNITY. I have to remind myself to slow it down and enjoy each day. There are so many things that I have learned in college. There are obvious academic things that I will probably share later. But the things that have most impacted me are some of the things that I have learned that have absolutely nothing to do with schooling at all. I have come up with a list and I know I'll be adding to it every day!:)


 I am BLESSED.
 I am incredibly blessed in my life! Things that seem hard now just show me actually how much I have. I am blessed to have:

 An AMAZING family to miss.

Friends to write!(And to Skype, of course! I don't know what I'd do without my best friends:) They basically keep me sane..)

A home to come home to. This is Perry, Utah. A place I love and very much miss. But I am glad to have a home to come home to. This will always be my home, no matter how long I spend in Minnesota!

As you can see, I am SO blessed!

Another important lesson I have learned in college?

Just how much a cardboard box can mean when it has your name on it! First package from home.. Opened it and started crying! Not from sadness, but because I felt just how loved I truly am.

I am hoping these life lessons keep on coming.. Times will be great, times will be hard, time always keeps ticking! I am learning to recognize hidden blessings in hard times. :)