2012- A year of firsts

Looking back now on 2012 I think I will remember it as the year of firsts. I did SO much this year that I had dreamt of doing for so long. So many things this year that I had made a goal of doing and I accomplished them. As much as I loved this year, It was definitely a hard one too.

2012 was a learning year. A growing year. A faith building year. A risk taking year. A prayerful year. A growing up year. 

• First baby niece born

• First time going to a different continent
• First time in Europe
• First time parasailing

• first time away from all of my family for more than a few weeks.
• First kiss
• First time I truly fell in love
• First real heartbreak
• First time I sincerely and strongly relied on Heavenly Father to know what was best for me when I didn't want to go the way he wanted me to go.
• First time being in my twenties
• First wedding of a close friend. {And my best best friend at that}

• First time I hated my major
• First time in college living without Betsy
• First time watching an entire season of a TV show in less than 24 hours.
• First all-nighter
• First time watching a baby for 2 consecutive nights.
• First time riding a donkey

• First photograph on an advertisement.
• First time handing out a Book of Mormon.
• First time being able to vote in a presidential election

• First time checking off more than 3 bucket list items in one year (11 new bucket list items checked off this year!)
• first D on a test
• First F on a test
• First time in years that I made my bank account go down to under 10 dollars.
• First time enjoying an art history class. 
• First time (since I started writing everyday in my journal in 9th grade) writing only 1 sentence for a day in my journal. I did this 3 times. :/

I hope 2013 will be even better!