It has been way too long since I last posted...totally unacceptable, which is why Im changing my ways. I've been home for a little over a month which blows my mind because I haven't done much while I've been here besides almost finishing all 6 seasons of Lost. Pathetic, I know. But besides that, I've got a lot of extra time left over to think. Think about life. Think about my friends. Think things I wish I had done, and the things Im glad I did.
This whole last week I was with my family in Tennessee for Jason's graduation. It was nothing like I expected there. I don't even know what I thought it was supposed to be like but Tennessee is beautiful. My senior year, an assistant volleyball coach from a Christian college called me wondering if I would be interested in playing for them. I said yes, but I didn't think anymore about it. My first thought was "Tennessee? ehh." Little did I know, Tennessee is an amazing place and this is one thing that I have been thinking about a lot recently. Pretty much ever since my injury and club season ended, It's been killing me not to be able to play. Had I taken one of the college offers, I wouldn't be in this situation. But all I can do now is tell myself 'shoulda coulda woulda.' Theres nothing I can do about it now. It would have been a great experience, and I could be doing the thing I love the most. But then I realized that wishing I would have done something differently in the past is not going to do anything for me. I've got to reflect on the good things. A lot of peoples dreams became my reality. This last year was the best year of my life, no doubt. Living in Hawaii didn't just get me a really nice tan, but taught me a lot. It taught me about true friendships. You don't have to know a person for 19 years to find a true friend. I made the most amazing friends in Hawaii and it kills me not to be going back to them, but I know that they will always be in my life. It taught me open up to people. I didn't just go to college with half my senior class, but I had to go out of my way to meet people. That was probably the scariest part of going out there. Little did I know, it was probably the best thing I ever did. I have a whole different perspective on a lot of things. It taught me how to be independent, and how to have self motivation. It showed me a whole different world that no one would ever understand without experiencing it themselves. I couldn't be more grateful for Hawaii and everything that it taught me and cannot wait to see whats going to happen once I am moved in in Utah.
One night in Tennessee, we ate at PF Changs. We all got our fortune cookie's at the end and read them to each other (as a side note, we like to say "in bed" at the end. it makes them 1000x better). Spencer's said, "Don't put off till tomorrow what can be done today." First off, putting "in bed" and the end of that one was perfect but I've been thinking a lot about that fortune. Earlier I mentioned how recently I've been thinking about the things I wish I had done. There are some things in Hawaii that I never got around to doing because I would always put them off for another day and then something else would get in the way so it would get postponed again. Now, I totally regret putting off a lot of those things. Lesson learned. So from now on, I'm gonna worship that fortune. Not really worship, but I think you get it. I don't want to keep regretting not doing things, so I'm not going to let there be anything to regret! Inspirational thought of the day by: Zoe.
Lastly, I just thought I'd summarize my Tennessee trip with a few photos. Enjoy!
Somehow we all kinda matched.
Partyin, Partyin...YEAH!
So delicious.
Strawberries. Enough said.
I'd say we look pretty dang good.
TACO MAMACITA!
On our way to Pinkberry for like the 3rd day in a row!
