Thursday, May 30, 2013

Missionaries (So this is what it feels like...)


Song of the Day: Eien by, BoA 

It has only been a month. One month. Can you believe it? 
And the saddest part is....I still haven't fully moved on yet....

I still look at the pictures in my phone that John took when he "borrowed it". I still look at the pictures Marlee would post on Facebook in which I'm in about the majority of them with you guys. I still look over the text conversations with you guys and remember those inside jokes and special moments shared between us. When I walk to work, I look at all the places where I usually hung out at New Heritage and remember all those funny and cherished memories I had with you guys. And after doing this, I would cry by myself until something else occupies my mind. 

It's hard. 
It's hard to move on when almost all of your closest friends are going on missions and you're "left behind". 

You guys always remind me that you are the ones getting left behind because, in all honesty, you are the ones leaving everything behind, keeping with you the memories from before the mission. In a sense, you're preserved in time because you'll be so enveloped with serving the Lord that you are not updated with what's going in the world. 

As for me.....I'm forced to move on....
It's hard.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

To My Future Generations (To Be Continued)

Song of the Day: One Step At A Time by, Jordin Sparks

I can't BELIEVE I still haven't really introduced myself yet! It must be awkward that you've been hearing all of these random and angst-y thoughts without knowing the author behind them!

Well, to be honest, I don't know myself either....
But just some general facts on me....
  • At the time of this post, I'm 18 going on 19 *in the tune of 16 going on 17*
  • I'm 5'4"; a height which I found out is pretty short here in BYU 
  • I was born in Fountain Valley, California but I grew up in Santa Ana where everyone is either Hispanic or Asian (hence, if you were 5'4" you were on the taller side) 
  • I have a beautiful Guatemalan mother and an amazing Indonesian father who met each other in their ESL class at community college (they literally came from opposite ends of the Earth to America to find new opportunities and love. I know, I'm going to pitch a movie about their stories. More on them later!)
  • I am the oldest child of three and the oldest grandchild of eleven. 
  • My two younger siblings are Nicole (the fashionista) and Andrew (the video-game/anime/comic book nerd) 
  • I'm currently attending BYU for my undergraduate