A Year in the Life of ME!

2010 accomplishments:

New Job @ Henderson Public Defenders (BEST JOB EVR)

New Drivers Permit

Got Drivers License (on my favorite holiday, St Patricks day)

Missed 29/45 days in a quarter of school

Was a Summer camp counselor for possibly the last year

Got a new best friend (actually i've had a few of those)

Had a best friend move to Germany

Fell in love.... with Logan, UT

Graduated with high honors form high school

Moved to Logan UT

Got another new job

Finished my first semester of college

Stayed single :)

All in all, this has been a VERY good year,

I have loved, laughed, and lived to my fullest! :)

some more poems... :)

Tis The Season

Tis the season to be jolly

Tis the season to string holly

Tis the season to wrap presents

Tis the season to cook pheasants

One month a year say hi to a stranger

One month a year recognize what happened in a manger

One month a year be nicer than normal

One month a year don't act so formal

Remember the reason for this time of year

Remember the season means more than reindeer

Remember the baby who grew to a man

Remember the one who was a part of the plan

Christ is the reason we do what we do

Christ is the reason Im me and you're you

Christ is the reason for festivities and lights

Christ is the reason we celebrate christmas night

Tis the season to love and to care

Tis the season for to treat all kind and fair

Tis the season to remember his word

Tis the season to rejoice in our lord :)

THINK. CARE. ACT.

Share a smile with a passerby,

Share a smile with a special guy.

Give a hug to someone you know,

Give a hug to someone you don't.

Be a friend with a listening ear,

Be a friend full of cheer.

Caring is easy, it doesn't take much time,

Caring is easy, easier than making a rhyme.

Take 5 minutes to care a day,

Take 5 minutes to go out of your way.

Think about what you can do,

Think about the influence caring would have on you.

Act with dignity, honor and sweetness,

Act with love, joy, and completeness.

Three things can make someone feel really glad,

Three things that will make you feel more good and less bad.

Thinking, Caring, Acting, it isn't hard to do,

Thinking, Caring, Acting, what does it mean to you?

HOME.

This past week (over Thanksgiving) I went "home." Being there led me to many thoughts regarding what a home is. I know that my home in Las Vegas is home but I also have a home in Logan. I decided that home is where the heart is. My heart is in Logan, but those I love are in Las Vegas. Home in Vegas, to me means comfort. It means that there will always be a broken down bus on Charleston by Albertsons. It means my dogs will be there whenever I walk through the door. Home is the fact that I can always walk into In-N-Out and order my favorites and they will always taste amazing. That is a home that I know because my parents shared it with me and I enjoy every minute of being in that home. My current Home is Logan. This home to me means fun, excitement, adventure and growth. It means that there will be snow on the ground, it means that I can meet people I have never met before and instantly be friends. It means that no matter where the girls I live with come from we have a connection and a bond that is always there and will always be there. Sometimes our homes aren't what we expect them to be. Sometimes they are found in places we don't want to be, but come to love. We may only have a home for a semester, a week, a month, or we may have a home our whole lifetime but the fact is we can always have a home. Now, there is a distinct difference between a home and a house. You can have a house without having a home and you can have a home without having a house. Home is what we all strive to find. Home is what we want to have. Home is where we belong. So, as this wonderful season of giving begins, ask yourself do I have a home? Am I living where I am happy? Can I help someone else, whether it be a roommate, friend, mother, sister, brother, aunt, uncle or stranger find their home? Im grateful for the homes I have and have had and the people that have made them home :)