happy one oh one oh one oh

That's what Joe tweeted this morning. so happy ten ten ten! Today has been a fantastic fast sunday! our church meetings were so fantastic! the lessons were perfect and exactly what i needed to hear in my life right now. Brother Kunz spoke on the trials in our life and the reasons that they are put there, how we are only given trials that we can handle. i guess i should remember this when i feel like i can't take anymore. later we received a fantastic visit from our home teachers, brother garfield talked to us on the importance of families and the blesslings we get from going to the temple. on top of that, he just got back from the albuquerque balloon fiesta and so he brought us four frozen tubs of green chile and mom quickly changed tonight's dinner plans. i'm so excited to dip fresh tortllias into a big ole bowl of my madres green chile stew. ahh mouthwatering i tell you. This past week has been an interesting one for me, i found my faith and testimony being tried continuously, yet as i look back i can only smile as i see how much it has grown, even in this short week. on friday we went to rockford for what was hopefully the last time e v e r, walking through the doors with our pink withdrawl slips. the most horrible part of that visit was when we had to go get the remainder of our lunch money from our accounts, it just happened to be the exact time that we had lunch. the moment we walked through the doors it was like twilight when the cullens walked in and everything froze. the entire lunchroom full of people was silent as we walked twoards the lunch ladies, after a few minutes of awkward staring they went to whispering, come on people, we know you were talking about us. well yeah, so that was super hard for me to deal with but we're done with rockford and we don't e v e r have to go back. thank goodness. then it was off to register for classes there. i love this school, i already love the environment, i love the counselors, everyone working there. and as of now i love every one of the 2,900 kids going there. it will be good to go to a school the size of lone peak again. i start tomorow! i have first day jitters all over again, but i'm not worried about making friends, i know this is where i'm supposed to be right now. the only think i'm really worried about is getting lost. with the four gyms, two stories, caribou coffee shop, and bajillion hallways, the layout of the school is so confusing. at least i'll get my exercise going up and down these stairs every day. i can't express enough how grateful i am to the people who have been there for me every step of the way, who have cheered me on, and talked to me on the phone through my many emotional breakdowns (cough cough Julia) i don't know what going to this school is going to bring...hopefully many good things, good opportunities, great friendships etc. all i can do is take the knowledge that i am a daughter of god, that he loves me, and is cheering me on, with me wherever i go. this will be a good school year, and i will walk away smiling and a much better person. of course, it doesn't hurt that this is one of the top 200 schools in the nation. ready for tomorow, it will be here in the blink of an eye and then, just like that, i'll be back to being a slacker at blogging. hey i'm really good at it don't you think? wish me luck yes?!

Forever and Always

Sarah Leslie