Blog day

My brother John has been getting on me lately about how I haven't blogged lately. So, I guess it's time I ran an update. :) He told me "University classes" is not an excuse to not blog. :P

I guess he's right. I do have some free time occasionally. Although I wouldn't consider 11:36 exactly free time. This is more like time I should be sleeping because I have a 7am ballet class tomorrow with my roommate. I honestly can't remember I just blogged about my life so I guess I'll spend some time doing that.

Life has been especially fantastic lately. I'm enjoying my classes as much as I hate them. There has been one that has been really difficult and just about pushed me to my limit, but I'll survive. Other than that class though, I'm really enjoying the whole college experience. A lot of things have changed lately and there are still a lot of things I want to change. I've been trying really hard to stick to my new years resolutions. I must admit that I haven't hit them every single day as originally planned, but I've been trying. One that I've really been thinking about lately is my scripture reading. I've always been really good about reading my scriptures but recently realized or re-realized that it isn't about just reading...I really need to dig and search and study and learn.

This morning Richard G. Scott came for our campus devotional. His talk was absolutely amazing. I couldn't believe the spirit that his talk carried and how direct and profound his words were. He talked about how it can be very frustrating and hard sometimes not knowing exactly what you are doing at school especially when most people around you know what they want to do and seem so focused and determined. He talked about how there are ways to fix that feeling and one of the biggest ones he talked about was finding greater testimony in Christ's atonement. I found it so interesting that he connected the atonement with figuring out what to do with your life and what to do while at school. He said that we should make a goal to accomplish while here at school to gain a greater understanding of the atonement in some way. He mentioned a number of ways we could do this but ultimately left it up to us. And then, he said, "as an apostle of God, and I do not use those words lightly..." and went on to bear his testimony of Christ and how important it is to gain a great understanding of the atonement. His talk today was truly inspiring and I gained so much from it. I'm going to spend the next few days brainstorming some good ideas of how I can better come to know and apply the atonement in my life. I'm very excited about it!

What else is new? My brother Joe is coming to visit in one week from today! I can't wait. It's amazing how having one little thing in your life to look forward to, changes your whole perspective on life and the things going on. I've been pretty overwhelmed with school and what not and just having that one little thing has made every day a little brighter. I'm so excited to see him and introduce him to my roommates and friends.

I've got a lot on my plate right now and the "normal" Danna would be seriously freaking out about now. It's actually kind of scary that I'm not stressed or scared. I know that no matter what happens this semester, as long as I worked hard, everything will be okay. It's taken me about 13 years of schooling to finally master that idea and I'm sure that there will be times that my stress will take over again but right now, I feel great. I'm loving life so much.

It's weird to think that I only have about a month left in this amazing city. HA. Amazing city. Who would have thought I would call provo an amazing city? I sure didn't. But I absolutely love it here. I seriously don't want to leave it. Especially now that the weather is warming up. It's been so drab with the cold weather prevailing for the last 5 months but I still have really grown to love this place. I think one of my favorite parts is that it's a college city. There are so many students here and it makes it so much more comfortable, not to mention exciting. Anyways, I love it here, long story short. And it's going to be hard leaving. But I am excited to go back to Washington for a few months. There are definitely things I miss about that place. One huge thing I miss is those adorable nephews of mine :) Anyways, I best be heading off to bed. It's nearing 12 and I know I'll regret this in the morning.

I'm really going to try hard to blog more often. I've started writing in my journal again. It feels good!

:D