In the last year....

So as I sit here thinking about what I should right I need to thank Jon Lundy for helping me get started on the whole blogging thing. 

So here I go... In the last year things have been pretty busy, and not only busy, but very crazy... I will give you a rundown of what happened... hope fully you don't get to bored..

Well it was offically the year I graduated.. along with 500 other people in my graduating class. I think after having beat the Junior girls in powder puff 36-0, having the boys basketball on their way to the state championship, running between hockey, football, soccer, and all the other sports that I loved to watch, there was also the craziness of being in the highest band, with the expectation of being the best of the best, from marching band, to pep band, the Orchestra hall concert, and other various concerts as well as a earlier trip to Hawaii. Along with being a nanny full time of a five year old hiper girl, who insisted that she drank coffee everyday(and she shocked me when she really did drink a whole mug of coffee), many church activites, running the siblings around, and of course getting together with friends you can defintly say that I was living life in the fast lane. Although on January 11th everything seemed to come to a complete stop. One of my close friends Chris, who I had went to middle school, and high school with, worked with at target for more then a year, and was in various classes tried to end his life that day. After going through a day and knowing that I had not been that great of an encouragment or that I could have been a greater friend or anything from making him end his life the way he did. Yes life is tough, and yes God gives you trials, but He will get you through them, and He will always be with you. Thankfully Chris was a Christian, but it is still hard for me to imagine that it has been a year without his friendly smile, his laugh, and his whole persona. I miss the kid a lot, there isn't a day that has gone by that I haven't thought of him. But through it, I have been able to witness to people I didn't think I would even have a chance to talk to about day to day things. It has been amazing to see how many people I have been able to get to know better. It was also neat to see at the funeral that the church was so full that there was no room anywhere else to fit anymore people. 

But then things started up, and life went on and I was once again busy with everything.... I started filling out college applications and trying to decide what college I wanted to attend. I decided on going to North Hennepin Community College to get my generals done, and then transfer to who knows where to get my small buisness degree so I can open my own coffee shop in Columbus, Montana. After some weeks the Boys varisty basketball team went to the state championship and only being seconds and literally couple points off the boys placed 2nd at state! : ) then came the spring concert, and then Graduation... I walked down to get my diploma and shake hands with about the 10 people that I was "suppossed to know" such as officals and other head people of the Robbinsdale School District. As I was walking down to get my diploma I was remenising over the last 18 years of my life, granted I only remember at the most 15 of them, I remember being one of two girls who would play football with the boys, get dirty and then wanting to tackle who ever I could to get the ball. then middle school flashed in my mind, of the akward gym classes that took place with the random gym teachers... and then high school, which went by way to fast... and then walking to get that diploma.. wow, seriously where did those years go? Then came graduation parties, saying goodbye to a close friend who went off to West Point. It was hard to say goodbye, but it had to be done. Summer came and went like a blink of an eye, from helping out as a counselor at elementry camp, going to senior high camp, going on a missions trip to NY. and also doing other off things around and of course hanging out at the pool almost everyday, and working alot, the coming college semester approched without warning. I began working at Mountain Mudd a coffee shop in that is family owned in August.. and also at US bank. I was working way too much for my own good( around 80-90 hours a week, and going to college part time) thankfully I was getting good grades. But I ended at Mountain Mudd in November. I then started working at Caribou in December and I absoultly love it. I have amazing people to work with and things are going great. Christmas was spent at my grandparents house(mom's side) due to the fact that it was more then not our last time saying our final goodbye to my grandpa who is serverly dying from Lukemia. Thankfully my grandpa is a Christian and has been a pastor for over 40 years. It is still hard to think though that he is going to not be there to be the pastor who marries me to the love of my life(whoever that may be), see my future kids(if God chooses to give me kids someday) grow up, or anything else that happens. But I know that God has given him a purposed life, and that he has done nothing short then living it to the fullest for God's glory, which ceases to amaze me everyday. I am also thankful that this year that Brittni(my sister) and I have been able to grow alot closer. The year ended with some great family friends, going bowling, pizza, and then to their house(Schlottman's) then being in a very small room with about 10 kids(8 of them being boys) all under the age of 12, with plastic arrows and fake guns going off and ping pong balls being thrown across the room at you... it was halarious but very chaotic. But to really say we ended the new year, the four oldest kids, Zack, and Ben Schlottman, and Brittni and I went to perkins and celebrated to say the least New Years! It was quite a fun time... So far this has been a start to another fun filled and hectic schedule year. But I am thankful that I have such amazing friends and family! 

For those who read this whole thing.... congrats... good job on getting through this entire long version of this past year... sorry there are no rewards... lol... haha