A Year of Firsts

In life, there are many firsts. Your first step, the first day of school, the first time you go swimming, the first time you go to Disneyland. There are many firsts to look forward to, such as your first kiss, the first day of summer vacation, or your first sleepover. There are also many firsts that you don't look forward to such as: your first cavity, your first funeral, or your first car wreck. 

This year, I have had many firsts--and most of them have been wonderful! Here are some of these firsts:
1- First time working 2 jobs.
2- First time working 2 jobs and going to school.
3- First time being a teaching intern.
4- First time having my own car.
5- First time having a calling in the Relief Society.
6- First time setting up a classroom.
7- First time going to Bear Lake.
8- First time having all of my roommates get married. (Don't worry I never ever felt even a little bit left out.)
9- First time having a sibling leave on a mission.
10- First time eating pretzels with peanut butter. (Seriously, I am eating it right now and it is so good. I mean I've had the peanut butter filled pretzels before, but I think this is even better! And, I am getting some protein.)
11- First time moving to private housing.
12- First time I went to the Stadium of Fire.
13- First time I hiked to bridal veil falls.
14- First time I have played sand volleyball with 11 guys.
15- First time I have had a broken heart. (Metaphorically speaking. My heart was not literally broken, but... And, I may have a touch of the melodramatic side to me, because it wasn't really that serious. I didn't even cry. I am a rock.)
16- First time locking my key and my spare key in my car.
17- First time locking myself out of my apartment via my balcony.
18- First time I had a cool shark noodle that I took swimming with me.
19- First time I went Latin Dancing and didn't get home until like 2:00 in the morning. (And, yes, I did have work the next day at 9:00--and yes, I was on time to work.)
20- First time I haven't gone camping with my family.

Here are twenty "firsts" that I have had this year. I thought that was appropriate, because it will be my twenty-first year of life this year. It amazes me how many "firsts" there are out there to do, even as we get older. Here is to another wonderful week of firsts!

Bear Lake with one of my besties, Taylor. :)

On a completely unrelated side note, I was sent an email with a picture that says, "My life is like a romantic comedy, except there's no romance and it's just me laughing at my own jokes." This seriously is my life right now!