New Year. 

New Trials. 

New Laughs. 

New Obstacles. 

New Happiness. 

New Friends. 

New Enemies. 

New Mistakes. 

New Forgiveness. 

New Person. 

Welcome to 2011! Can you believe it? Who would have thought that we'd make it this far? For some, more than others. It feels so wonderful to be alive right now, don't you agree? 

What a time for an update/goal making/rant/anything else I want to put down because it's my blog and I'll do what I want to. 

UPDATE: My first day back from a whole month off of watching Jennie and JD's kids was this past Thursday! Chris decided to come with me so that was fun. I worked Thursday and Friday so it has been a long past two days but I survived and went to bed at like 9:30 last night. Next week, I will be working 32 hours. Between the lunchroom, custodian at the high school, and Jennie's kids it's a full week. I'm also giving my blood away to the American Red Cross on Friday, they called me so either I have good blood (I never asked what my type was last time I was there) OR they are just in short supply of blood. Whatever the case, I'm giving them my blood. Another update is that my best friend Jenny Ostler went into the MTC on Wednesday. She got her mission call to go to Portland Oregon and I couldn't be happier for her. She will make an excellent missionary and will bring many people unto Christ. But, I miss her a lot! She was always there for me and has an amazing Spirit that I miss so badly. I can't just text her or call her when I need to talk to her, I have to write a letter and wait for it to come. Letters are SO old school! They need to give missionaries iPhone's or Blackberry's. So A) they can schedule appointments when needed and B) they can call or text their loved ones whenever they want to. BUT... that is not how missionary work works, so I will just have to write her if I want to talk to her. Anyways, life is good. I've been working a lot for the schools so my check will be pretty awesome! Sometimes, it really stinks to be working so much while Chris is still here but I can't just sit at home and do nothing. So I am thankful to be going into work a lot. 

That is basically all that is up with me. Chris and I are doing okay, things could be and have been better BUT we're not perfect so we are just going to keep trying and work out our differences and see where we end up. 19 months of knowing a person is quite a long time, let alone dating them for that long. But, you do find out a lot more about a person if you date them for 19 months than for say 2 months then get married. Not that I am bashing those that have done that, I am just saying for the fact of... you know more about a person over time is all. Even though Chris and I have only been with each other probably 5 months consecutively of those 19 months, we talked every day and got to know each other in other ways. I wouldn't trade the long distance relationship though. Yes it is a heck of a lot better now that he is here, but I still got to know him. I still was a huge part of his life as was he a huge part of mine. 

GOAL MAKING TIME: Alright kids, since it is a brand new year and since "everyone is doing it", I am going to make a list of goals for the month that I am sure I will break BUT I am still going to post them and see if I can keep them. Talk about having so much faith in myself, eh? Well here goes nothing:

1. Be a better example to those around me. 

2. Drive the speed limit. (Trust me, that is hard for me) 

3. Write Jenny. (Another hard one)

4. Be more physically active. (I'm not going run a marathon or anything. I will just get up and get moving. Kinect, take breaks from playing the computer and walk around. If weather permits, go for a walk outside)

5. Keep my room clean. (Probably the hardest one of all) 

6. Get into a better habit of going to sleep earlier. 

7. AND Read the scriptures again. 

Should we keep a tally of which ones I will break first? Since we all know that goal making is kinda silly. We make all these goals then we don't really intend to keep them. Oh and did you notice that I didn't put "give up Wild Cherry Pepsi"? Well... we all know how that would end up. Plus, Matt and Kyli bought me a liter the other day so I can't just let it go to waste. :) 

RANT TIME: HAHA, maybe I should have done these all in separate posts. Cause I'm sure you probably stopped reading after my update, since that is all you all are here for anyways. So if you are still reading and do read completely to the end, please leave a comment telling me how awesome my blog and I are or say whatever you want. Ok... I am supposed to be ranting now. There is just so much to rant about that I might have to put the rants into a separate blog post. Hmm, yep... that's what I'll do. Since it is my blog and I can do whatever I want. 

Okay kids, stay in school, don't do drugs, eat your greens, and say hello to everyone you see. This blog is brought to you by "MY HANDS, thee hands that Emily washes every day and types with every day. The hands you wish you had but you have your hands instead. HANDS" Also, the number 9. And the letter G. Bye Bye now! 

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