Sacrament Meeting

There are many things I love about my YSA ward. I love that it has it regulars and I love the people who come when they aren't away at school. But this Sunday it was just super awkward. Tops there were 30 people. This is unheard of considering when I first starting coming to the ward there were 100 active if not more. But a lot of changes have come this last few months.
 Many people are off to school, this is always the saddest part of the winter. Even though it is exciting because it means winter is ending and my favorite season is arriving... SPRING! A lot of people recently have gotten married, or engaged... lots, almost by the dozen. It makes my head hurt how many times I have posted my address on FB for one wedding or another. Oh and baby fever has kicked in. A lot of my married friends have young babies. I feel old... but the couple that I was enjoying because the hubby had no intentions of having a baby for a while has just announced they are due in July. July is quite a ways away, but once school gets going it will go by in a blink of an eye.
 This sudden change has forced me to re-evaluate what I am doing with my life. I have made quite a few changes in the past year that I am due for a break down, hopefully this new news won't be the spark of it.
 In 2012 I grew up in many ways.

•  I finished my High School Diploma through the Adult school with some amazing help and encouragement from my teacher who turned out to be LDS.
•  I finished my first semester of college with an A+,A,A-,B+, and a B. 
•  I forgave a friend and asked for forgiveness for something that tore us both down.
• I restarted a friendship or 2.
• I went a year without a date or a boyfriend and enjoyed it.
• I made some wonderful friends in my photo class
• I practiced patience
• I put myself first when it came to my future
• I worked a Charges vs Raider game. IT WAS AMAZING!
• Hosted a Murder Mystery Dinner Party (for NYE)
• Put together a Campout that had a good attendance!
• Discovered the amount of white hair I have
• Attended the Temple for the first time in a really long time
• Watched friends get married/have kids/ move

Sometimes its the small wins that help you through the year. And with that in mind I am putting forth a challenge for myself and anyone who reads this blog. I challenge us to making this year as meaningful as possible. To take a chance to change and accept the change that is presented to us. To take a minute to step back and enjoy the scenery. To express our love for each other and for the situations we end up in. 

I am also taking on the challenge to read the Bible Cover to COVER. I am currently in Exodus 27:1. In the few days of reading I have learned lots of things that I never thought I would. 

Also, this year I am doing a Photo a week. Its a 52 week challenge. So I am doing the photos on Sundays and I will post them on here. The first one (on the left is from NYE which was a monday..) and the 2nd one is from tonight. I'm not sure if the photos will always be of my face.. but time will tell.

I hope you all had a wonderful new year and I hope that any and all resolutions you made will be completed.

-Cambria Lee