Last the best of all the game.

This past week has been the best week of the whole summer. I had so much fun and actually did things! Why does it have to be over? Why does school have to start tomorrow?? I won't lie, I am kind of excited... We'll see if I can survive this first week. Bed time.

life is good.

First of all....

CHRISTIAN IS HOME!!!! One of my besties for sure! It's so good to have my boys back! Had a very good day spending time with them yesterday. I miss the good 'ol days when we could all get together and swim or hang out so easily. Now we are all separated and it makes things difficult so I definitely value the time I get to spend with them. Also... I learned the hard way with Greg. I don't have a single picture of Greg and I together. Touchy subject. So i've vowed to take more pictures with the people I love.

Speaking of Greg, I told you here I had some special ways of remembering him. Three stories. One, I have a Troll bracelet. I got it for graduation from my parents. It has special beads on it symbolizing things/moments/memories/etc. Well my mom got me a "Greg" bead. If you look closely at the pictures you'll see there are hearts on the inside and then on the outside we got it engraved on and it says:

miss ya Greg

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It is kind of small and hard to capture on a camera with a glare but I tried real hard. I love it so much. It's like having a piece of Greg with me 24/7. Or at least when I wear the bracelet which has been a lot lately. Sometimes when I have what I call a "greg moment" I catch myself reaching for the bead and holding it. 

Secondly, gerber daisies are my all-time favorite flower. My junior year Greg drew me a pencil sketch of a gerber daisy. It was just on a small square with some scratch matte around it. It has just been in my room back home. The day that Greg passed away Me, my mom, and my brother all had the same thought that I needed to get it framed and display the picture. It is now hung up in my apartment and will remain hung in my future home. Gerber daisies now have a whole different meaning to me. 

And lastly.. Everything I have of Greg summed into one. I made a little scrapbook-ish thing of all of my letters, christmas cards, pictures, texts in my phone, newspaper articles, etc from Greg. While going through all of my letters from missionaries it was an easy win from Greg with the most letters. Sad that it took him passing away for me to realize that and the fact that he told me he loved me at the end of every single letter I got.  I figure having everything in one place will be the safest place for all of his things. So grateful for all that I have to cherish his memory forever. Love you Greggor!

Also, the Hunger Games series is amazing. Yes I am slow and behind the times. I am almost done with book 2. I've got to finish them before school starts or else I never will. Thankfully it is such and easy read compared to my Thomas S. Monson Biography. I can't put it down usually which is bad since I start reading at like midnight. 

School starts in 2 weeks! Can't wait! I have never been this excited for school ha ha I guess I am just sick of working so much. My school schedule is not pretty that is for sure. But i'm ready to kick this semester's butt. 

And most of all......I am happy! :)

I am blessed

Although the past 2 weeks have been really hard I have been able to realize some important things

I have a Heavenly Father that loves me.
I have an amazing family that does anything and everything for me.
I have a best friend named Lindsay who sure knows how to cheer this girl up.
I have new friends that walked into my life when everyone else walked out.
I have a great job.
I have great friends at work who are willing to help me out when I really need it.
I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for ME.