What a way to start the new year.

2011.

Recap:

One of the craziest years of my life.

Why?

Lived with a girl that I did not get along with more than any other girl I've ever met.

Wanted to go on study abroad, it wasn't right.

Took two organic chemistry classes and two physics classes in the same semester.

Wanted to be an EFY counselor, it also wasn't right.

Went on tons of fun dates.

Went to St. George a couple of times.

Didn't do so hot on a few tests.

Learned what it meant to give your all in a relationship.

Road tripped to California with my sister.

Worked long shifts and overtime many weeks in a row.

Conquered the hardest puzzle ever.

Lived in a room full of food storage for a whole summer.

Went on some super fun summer vacations.

Tried to go to pharmacy tech school, apparently wasn't right either.

Went to a lot of sweet concerts.

Quit my job.

Seen the return of my many of my faithful missionary friends.

Got a much better, on-campus job.

Rekindled friendships with some old, wonderful friends.

Marched in a gay rights parade. On accident.

Dyed my hair for the first, and probably last, time.

Gave some friends away for marriage.

Unburied the rocketdogs from x-marks-the-spot.

Did crazy things. Just because we can.

Buried my first close relative.

Watched my little sister fall in love.

Learned how to forgive and forget.

Felt countless nudges from the spirit to tell me what to do.

Got called a waste of space.

Finally saw that coveted 100% on the testing center screen.

Had some embarrassing moments.

Learned not to judge too quickly.

Went to Disneyland with my family for a whole week.

Had my all time record number of flag pulls in flag football.

Watched people go through much harder things than I can imagine.

That's the short version.

But the most important thing I learned?

It's all in His hands.

And He loves us. He's guiding us through it all.

While our plan may not work out, His plan always will.

Cheers to the new year.