it's a week before christmas and the closer it gets and the more i shop for people, the more i am finding out that gifts just aren't the same to me this year! i really think next year, i won't do gifts, instead i will write letters letting everyone know how much they mean to me! after all, that's what i have learned the most from this year.
there are never too many hugs, too many kisses, too many "i love you"s, too many laughs, or tears, too many texts that just say "hey, i'm thinking about you!".
you never know what life is going to throw at you; and whether it be the toughest of times or the happiest of times, you have to trust in god that he is going to take care of you because HE WILL!! this year has been life-changing but as i sit here and think back, i wouldn't change who i have become from all of this!
*January: i returned from my internship in Disney. i thought my life would be absolutely horrible, that i would hate being home, that i wouldn't recover from playing for 7 months! but it was like i picked up my life right where i had left off. went straight back to school, except in the marketing field this time. got my job back with academy, and just kept moving on with life.
*March: spring break in disney world :) made a new friend, Gracie! she's a pretty important person in my year!!
*April: my house was broken into...i learned that i am such a materialistic person. i take so many things for granted, things that i will never be able to take to heaven with me so i shouldn't become obsessed like i do. but at the same time i lost all of my sense of security in my own home. knowing that someone had been in my bedroom, taken everything that belonged to me, saw pictures of me and my friends, saw my life but i never saw them nor did i welcome them! i will never forget that feeling! and then the day that changed the state of alabama forever, april 27th, the tuscaloosa tornado. tuscaloosa was a second home for me so to see it wiped away broke my heart, and then to find out a friend from my youth had lost her life in the storm really hit home! since the storm, loryn's mom (mrs. ashley) and i have become very close! i feel honored to be able to spend time with her and her family! they are great people and very loving!
*June: my 21st birthday!!! a great time with some of my favorite people!!! i will never forget that birthday!
*July: the month that changed my life! remember gracie i mentioned earlier, this is where we learn that god blessed us with each others friendship for a reason! gracie's mom was killed in a 4-wheeler accident on july 30th! i won't go into detail, simply because that story has its own blog, and you can read all my emotion and feelings in the one! but let's just say it's a day i will never forget, it's a feeling i can't erase from my mind! and then on july 31st, on the way to see gracie i was in a car accident that broke my left arm! again, if you read the blog post about gracie's mom, you will also read about my arm. one of the most horrifying days of my life! another day i will never forget; the sound of the crash, the smell of the airbag, the HEAT of the day, and my screams! it's all things that can't be erased, but it's all things i cherish at the same time because i learned so much! from july i would go on into wearing a fixator on my arm for 6 weeks and then therapy for another 8 weeks! but i had the most AMAZING friends and family member taking care of me and a god who protected me and i made it through and today i am able to sit and type, write and do everything normal again! (well except when it rains, my wrist certainly lets me know it's going to rain! but, it's much better than what i went through to begin with!)
*August: disney world with one of my BEST FRIENDS!!!! heidi we have been friends since 7th grade and have waited on this trip for quite sometime! and even though i had that uncomfortable thing on my arm, she didn't mind helping me wash my hair and do little things! she was great and we had a BLAST!!! (keep reading, something really cool happens to heidi in october!) :) and then ... i moved to tuscaloosa to start my junior year of college at the university of alabama! i moved in with my aunt glenda and my cousin hillary! i don't think you could talk me into living anywhere else! i have learned so much SPIRITUALLY through those two ladies in the past 5 months, it's incredible! god definitely knew what he was doing when he gave us each other! they are such a blessing and i just couldn't imagine this semester without them!
*October: october 27th, HEIDI GOT ENGAGED!!!! AHHHHHH!!! i am so happy for her! she and nathan are absolutely perfect for each other and i am so happy to say that i have been able to be a part of their journey! they are head over heels for each other and truly blessed to have each other!!! (ps, they are getting married the day after my birthday! YAYYYY!!) congratulations to the both of you!
*December 18th, 2011: here i sit in my bedroom in my home in millbrook alabama as i write this...after a wonderful dinner with mrs. ashley and gracie, a wonderful weekend of family time, and just a time to celebrate life! tomorrow i will head back to tuscaloosa to take on a week of work and then it's back home to celebrate the birth of my savior next weekend! after all, if it wasn't for him, i don't think i would be able to write all this! he has been my best friend, my shoulder to lean on, a hand to hold, and so much more this year! he has also taught me how to love with everything i have, to give the best i have to everyone, and to show everyone i come in contact with the good that he can bring to their lives too!
as you can see, each day is something different! you never know what your day will hold! but the only advice i can give is if you walk hand in hand in god, he will never give you a day that you can't handle! it may be hard, because he didn't say it would be easy, but with his help, you will make it through!
i wish everyone who reads this a beautiful christmas! and i pray that all of you remember what this season is all about because i have definitely realized it! i pray that god protects all of you as you travel this holiday season and that you and your families are completely blessed! thanks to all of you who take the time to come back and read this time and time again! it means a lot!
merry christmas and happy new year everyone!!!!
:)
much love,
disney allie :)
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