This Is Just Getting Ridiculous.

Year of the Thief, indeed.

My car got broken into today.  Don't worry, though -- no windows were smashed.  Either I left my car unlocked or the thief jimmied the lock.  Whatever the case, my friend's wallet and cell phone got stolen, and I chalked it up to just another day in Texas.

I'm not telling this snippet of a story to garner sympathy; I'm telling it to show you how crazy the last year and a half has been.  I've never experienced so many changes or faced so many challenges in such a short amount of time!  I often wonder why I chose to move here and stay here.  Looking back, I have to admit that I did feel pulled to this place, but day-to-day, I wonder.  I think I have about a zillion posts about Texas and why I love it or why I hated it at first or what I'm learning to love.  And now I'm writing about how I wonder why I'm here.  I've never been so wishy-washy in my whole life!

Nevertheless, here I am, and here I'll stay.  For a while, at least.

And now, I think it's time for me to count (some of) my blessings and name then one by one:

1. I get chance after chance after chance to correct poor decisions.
2. I was born of goodly parents.
3. I have five great older siblings.
4. I have a bed to sleep in at night and an apartment to store all my stuff.
5. I have shelves and shelves of books.
6. The weather was great today.
7. I own a car that works.
8. I am attending school.
9. I don't ever get bored.
10. Shoe stores are starting to carry my size.
11. I have fairly good vision.
12. I have enough food to eat.
13. I have plenty of clothes to wear.
14. Work is going really great.
15. I can attend any LDS Temple I want.