Thoughts for today

Some questions my sister-in-law, Melissa sent to me:

What was the best advice ever given to you? Well I can think of a couple things. First, a girl in my ward once told me that she always tries to treat everyone else as if they are going through the biggest trial of their life, because you will often be right. I think of that a lot. Also, when I was dating Ryan and wasn't sure if I was ready to be married (because I still felt so young), my sister Tiffany sent me a letter and in it she told me to ask myself if Ryan and I went our seperate ways, would I later regret not marrying him? Sounds simple, I know, but it was great advice. I realized that although marriage wasn't in my plan for that time of my life, I couldn't imagine life being better than it would be with Ryan. I couldn't even imagine being married to anyone but him.

Have you ever won a special award? Hmmm, I don't really like questions like these because I've never been spectacular in any one thing. I got descent grades and was on the Honor Roll many times. I got good marks when I sang in choirs and quartets in high school. I've finished races, but never won (besides when I was a kid and got first place in my age division often). But I'm proud of the things I have accomplished. And I look forward to accomplishing many more things on my "life-time to do list," even though I'm positive I won't win any awards!

What are your future plans? I guess I'd say to enjoy the journey! Life's so full of ups and downs, but I hope I always find joy in the now, instead of always focusing on how life could be better.

What is one of the stupidest things you've ever done? Let's just say that I've done my fair share of insanely stupid things, but I'm not going to go into detail since I plan on printing my blog for my kids and posterity to read! I was not always the wisest teenager, and am often amazed at the youth in my ward that are years ahead (in maturity) of where I was at their age.

If you could change one thing, what would it be? I have to agree with Melissa - I would go back in time and be more serious about college so that I could finish before I had kids. But there's always the rest of my life for that.

What's the first thing you think of when you wake up? What day is it and what needs to be done today?

Worst feeling in the world: When I've let myself down by doing something I know is wrong.

If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? I have my dream job right now. When the kids are older, I think I'd like to be a nurse.

Do you believe in yourself? Up until recently, I would definitely say yes. Now I've struggled with some things, but I still believe that I can come out on top. I just didn't know how hard it would be to believe in myself at times.

If you could spend a day with one person, dead or alive, who would it be? Probably Marjorie and President Hinckley. I admire how they kept their sense of humor in life and in their marriage. They would also have great perspective on life.