nobody said it was easy, it's such a shame for us to part

So sunday was an interesting day. It was the day I realized leaving Provo was definately going to be harder than I thought it would a couple months ago.

The reason this realization came on sunday was because for most people it was there last sunday in the ward. When sacrament meeting ended I just didn't want to leave. I wanted to stay there and just talk with people! But it was nice to walk home in such beautiful weather! After we got home Kara came and chatted for a while and that was fun, of course! Then we went to Rene's to eat dinner! My last sunday dinner over there for a while. :( Not long after we got home it was time for ward prayer. The last one as an entire ward! Another sad moment! There wasn't much to announce and there was no one left to introduce so it went by pretty quickly, but it was nice to have more time to talk to everyone. I just remember standing there, writing nice notes, and seeing everyone together and thinking, "wow! i have met nso many amazing people!" I knew I had made some good friends in the ward, but looking around and seeing them all at once helped me notice how many people I will actually have a hard time saying bye to. I have made so many amazing friends that I love and am so comfortable around, way more than I realized!

While making new friends will definately make it harder to leave, at the same time it is nice to know that after trying so hard to get into BYU and nothing coming of it, I know now why I needed to come out to UT! It may not have been what I thought it was, but I almost feel like it is even better! I needed to come out here to meet the wonderful people I have and to learn for myself that I am capable of making friends on my own! Especially lately I have felt very much so, that I have had to rely on myself to make an effort to meet people and get to know them, and that is SO good for me! It has helped me grow as a person so much!

I have already had to say goodbye to one person and that wasn't fun at all! And I will continue to be saying bye to people all this week! But I know I will stay in touch! These friends that I have made will definately last a lifetime and I just love knowing that the church will make that possible to happen! :D

Life is good, life is GREAT, and hopefully life will continue to bring me adventures and lots of experiences to learn from!