well this is it.

my auntie holli. we did a fun little photoshoot for our last hangout.
taken by willow's photography

 

today is my last day.

last day to wear leggings and a flannel shirt

last day to blog

last day to be alone

last day for 'merican food

last day to hug baby boy

last day to bike without a helmet

the last day i do things for myself.

 

tomorrow i fly to utah and on wednesday, i start the biggest adventure of my life.

i cannot wait to teach people about Jesus Christ, true happiness, and that families can live together forever. i've been waiting since december 5th when i ripped open that letter.

and now it's finally here!

so this is good-bye.

thank you for reading, encouraging, and supporting me :) 

if you're interested, my emails home will be posted on a separate missionary blog.

take care and, of course, happy blogging!

i'll be back in 18 months :)

time to move, time for change

my apartment is quiet, there are boxes everywhere, and i'm snuggled in bed. today will consist of packing up my life from the past 3 years and i'm not quite ready to face it yet. two of my roommates have already gone home for christmas and the other is at work. so much has happened the past two months and now that it's all really happening, it's a little surreal. major life changes, the decision to serve a mission, and the decision to go home beforehand. the past two weeks have been emotional, stressful, and exhausting but it was a learning experience and am content with how things have turned out. i'm slowly learning that sometimes you just need to rely on Heavenly Father and things will always work out, even if you have no idea how or why.

so here i am, done with finals and wrapping up my life here in provo for the time being. saying goodbye to the people i'm close with has been hard but i know i'm making the right decision and that we'll see eachother again eventually. i'm getting on the plane on saturday and i'm so excited to see my family. i haven't seen my family since july and it's high time i spend some quality time with those guys. not to mention, my family in japan who i will be seeing in exactly a week!! so many exciting things to come in the upcoming weeks. but right now, my closet is staring me down so...