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In some ways I still feel like I'm a ninth grader. When I think of school I always think of ninth and tenth grade cross country and that I still have lots of high school left. Just kidding. I'm the oldest. One year left. I'll be honest, I didn't have the best attitude going into this year. I thought that it would help time move faster because I wanted Logan to come home and I just wanted to focus on school and make it through the year. Then this week came along and I had the most fun I've had in so long. And I don't want this year to end. I don't want to leave yet. I'm finding out more and more that life never goes as planned. I thought that this year I'd just hang out with Halea and Gibs and we'd have fun together and just be the trio. I was ok with moving off to college because I thought that all the hard goodbyes were over and Halea and I would have go to school together and I'd just be alright with life and nothing would be different. But Heavenly Father decided to bless me with more friends. I get attached to people really easily and really quickly. I hate it because we all eventually have to say goodbye. I like it because I get to know others in a more personal way because I care about them a lot. Well. Now I'm attached. Daniel Woodward decided to just walk right into my life and be the nicest person ever. He is so funny and he actually likes talking to me and hanging out with me and he gives me much needed advice and he just listens. Daniel you weren't supposed to be a part of my life. I wasn't supposed to care about you so much and want to hang out with you tons and worry all year about you forgetting about me. But in reality you were always supposed to be here. Heavenly Father knows I need you and that you need me too. Then there's Connor. You make me smile almost every day. You're hilarious and innocent and positive. And I love when you text me when I'm sitting right next to you :) And there's Alesha. And she laughs with me about the weirdo experiences we have at the bakery and she doesn't get mad at me and she just is fun and willing to go on adventures. And of course there are so many other great friends I have, too. These are just three that have been on my mind a lot the past two days. And all of these people just gained a huge piece of my heart over the last few weeks. I can only imagine how much more I'll love them by the end of the year. I'm such a worrier, that's just who I am. And I'm scared of goodbyes more than anything. I don't like saying goodbye to people that I love. I just want to be friends with everyone forever. And I know that's not what God's plan for me is but in my little teenage mind that's what I want. Senior year scares me because of the fact that there are a lot of goodbyes ahead. That's why I want to take advantage of every opportunity I have to be around these amazing friends right now. We're going to have so much fun and Heavenly Father will make sure that those who are meant to be in my life forever will be in my life forever. This year is already off to a great start. This past week was so fun and full of memories that I want to remember for a very long time.
On Monday me, Halea and Gibs went planking in Salt Lake City. It was on our bucket list and we figured since it was our last day of summer we better check it off the list. Seriously so fun. We got some weird looks and were laughing so hard. Good times with these two crazy kids:
Tuesday was the first day of school. I have pretty easy classes but I still feel like I'm going to be learning a lot. I'm also so very happy to be back at Seminary. Man, I've missed it. If you wanna see a super funny video our teachers made click here.
Thursday we had a meet at Sugarhouse Park. I felt awful and it wasn't the best race but it was fun being with my team and watching Mary try to lift Connor and overhead squat him :) I say this a lot but I really do love my team and coaches and just cross country in general.
Some random pics from school:
When me and Daniel are twins and both wear matching stripes.
Then on Friday was the first football game of the season! We won 60-20 (guys, that's a big deal) and it was so fun to just be there with my friends laughing and cheering. And we went and got ice cream at Culver's afterward and just had a fantastic time. One of my favorite nights in a while (I say that a lot). "How hot would that be?"
I do the same face in every picture. It's better than having my tongue out, I guess :)
Last night we went to the play "Into the Woods" at the high school. Even though the play was incredibly long (3 hours to be exact) it was pretty good. I was going insane at the end but Ethan kept me laughing by looking back and making weird faces at me every five minutes. We then went and got froyo at Uswirl afterward. That always makes life a million times better. Sadly, though, I didn't document our adventures yesterday but take my word for it that it was a good time.
I'm really excited for this year and the adventures that await. I found a great quote by Eleanor Roosevelt that I think sums up life for me right now: "The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience." I need to stop being afraid of the future and just enjoy the time I have with my friends right now. Everyone is in my life right now for a reason so I need to take advantage of the time I have to touch their hearts and let my heart be touched by them.
And now because I just always love posting spiritual thoughts, here's a quote from Elder Holland:
"I plead with you not to dwell on days now gone, nor to yearn vainly for yesterdays, however good those yesterdays may have been. The past is to be learned from but not lived in. We look back to claim the embers from glowing experiences but not the & ashes. And when we have learned what we need to learn and have brought with us the best that we have experienced, then we look ahead, we remember that faith is always pointed toward the future. Faith always has to do with blessings and truths and events that will yet be efficacious in our lives."
This is honestly perfect for me right now. Look forward and have faith.
Love, Kenz
Man, Kenzie - I can totally relate with you about good-byes! They are one of my LEAST favorite things, probably because that mean change & change is really hard (for me :) )! I'm impressed with you, even through your concerns about what lies ahead, you are enjoying & taking advantage of times with friends and doing things you love!!
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