2011 Stats
~Name: Lasagne
~Height: Still a hair taller than all my siblings...although this is the last time I'm going to be able to say that.
~Weight: 35 pounds less than last New Years
~Moves: 1
~Jobs Started: 4
~Jobs Quit: 3
~Car Accidents: 2...3 if you count running over the already dead deer. But I wasn't driving for any of them!
~Vehicles Bought: 3
~Weddings Attended: 2...0 if you're counting as a guest lol.
~Funerals Attended: 2
~Photo Shoots: A Grand Total of 39! Not too shabby :)
~Boyfriends: 0
~First Dates: 3
~Dates Total: Somewhere around 12-15 or so
~Kisses: 0
~Hugs: Tons! Yay :)
~Roommates: 2 temporary, 1 permanent
~New Friendships Acquired: More than I can count!
~Favourite Game: Quelf! (Ok so it's not really a stat, but I don't care lol)
~YSA Conferences Attended: 2
~YSA Conferences Planned: 1
~Work Conferences Attended: 1
~Out Of Province Trips: 1
~2011 New Years Resolutions Completed: 2.5 out of 3!
Any other stats you want to know about...you can ask, but I don't guarantee an answer lol.
This has been an incredible year for me...one that I am sure I will never forget. Lots of ups, downs, and in-betweens. A huge number of lessons learned...but more still to come I'm sure. I am so grateful for all of the wonderful people in my life who help me through the hard times, laugh with me in the good times, and are always there when I need them.
Some of the most important lessons I have learned are:
1. The Lord truly does work in mysterious ways...and he knows what we need! There are so many things this year that I can point to and see the Lord's hand in my life at that time. What an incredible blessing that is!
2. No matter how close to the end of your rope you think you are if needed there's always another piece that can be tied on...and somehow it becomes stronger through it. Last year if you had told me some of the things I would be dealing with this year I'd have laughed. And probably made a comment about how it couldn't be done. But I would have been wrong...because I made it through!
3. As independant of a person as I am I have truly come to understand the importance of learning to lean on others sometimes. This is a hard lesson, and one that I'm sure I will need to re-learn many times in my life...but it's one that I have come to understand this year. Sometimes it just can't be done alone.
4. Life is always ready with a new twist when you least expect it, but that's the beauty of it! It is never boring, and it forces constant growth.
I have no idea what the year ahead will bring to me...but I know that whatever comes, with the help and strength of the Lord and those around me, I am ready to face it. I think my scripture for the year ahead will be this...
"Trust in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths."
~Proverbs 3:5-6
I wish all the best to each of you for the year to come. Make it a good one, and make lots of memories along the way!
Z
