End o' the Year Wrap Up

Well, I totally forgot about blogging for the last few days and now I'm down to the wire!!

Teresa, this is a long one with no pictures so you were warned--keep reading  :)

I, of course, had a great Christmas with the fam: good food (b/c how could you not?), getting all together, presents, looking like a HUGE spaz playing Wipeout on the Kinect,  family time and hugs from my little bros, and finally getting new scriptures since I hadn't gotten any new ones since I was 13...

Then I flew down to Arizona for one of my bestie's weddings.  It was so amazing to be down in the warm weather and feel the sun on my skin--that makes me sooo happy, as does swimming!!  People at the pool we went to guessed correctly that we were from out of town because we were at the pool during winter and no one else does that besides out of towners, go figure.

I was able to people watch in the airport, also a favorite past time, and while people watching I got to see three different people that I knew who were also flying places for the holidays.  It's amazing what you can see when you keep your eyes open.

Speaking of keeping your eyes open, I have tried to do that this past year.  Not that it was a resolution or anything, I was just trying to be more aware of myself and the people around me.  It has been so easy to fall into the "I'm at college for myself, thinking of myself and my own future" syndrome that takes over my age group and not think about how I affect those around me.

According to my blog April was my best month as it had the most blog posts, but really my best months were the ones that I didn't blog much and focused more on other people and things that were important to them.  I can also look back (not on my blog, but in life) and remember that I was totally focused on myself and my worries of not being social enough--thinking that someone else could and should be the one to fix that, not me.

Again, it wasn't until I took to heart what EVERY wise person says about losing yourself and making others around you a priority that I found out that I was focused too much on myself and my worries and that I felt SOOO much better and happier when I helped people and thought of their needs first.  We really are meant to be angels to our fellow beings here on earth.  I know that I have had quite a few in my life and am very grateful for them.

So I guess the point of this hastily written end of the year post is a reminder to myself to keep focusing on others and not on myself--which is funny if you think about it because then I'm totally focusing on myself to NOT focus on myself  :)

Happy New Year!! Here's to a great 2012 (and let's face it, I tend to OWN even numbered years)!