A little advice from yours truly.♥

Alright, so I know I'm no "experienced MG" or anything, but I think 4 months is long enough to throw SOME form of advice out there. Don't worry, this post isn't me giving arrogant advice to waiter-haters; it's me giving sincere advice to anyone who might be in a situation that is like mine or sort of like mine. (Or is just stalking my blog and is wondering how I'm doing. Haha.)

So to start things off, I kind of thought something was wrong with me when Jordan first left. Why? Because I never really had a breakdown. I never understood it, because this emotional strength came from out of nowhere. Yes, I was pretty sad for a while, but I'm just going to come out and say that I think I handled it very well. =P And, despite the sadness, I have been doing better and better every day. SO! Here is my advice to anyone who has a missionary out in the field, who is away from a loved one, is currently in a long-distance relationship, or is just going through something totally new:

Make the most of it.

Seriously. That's it. I guess I should probably elaborate a little here though, right? I'll start by pointing out where my inspiration came from. There's a little quote that I've pretty much started to live by from Elder Wirthlin's talk a few years ago: "Come what may and love it." Here's the video for any of you who have no idea what I'm talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVNYhcYEwIE

See, so many people get so caught up in the destination they want to reach that they miss out on, well, life! Lately I've been trying to push myself out of my own comfort zone to experience new things. And let me just tell you, it's been great so far. I don't even know how to explain this to you, but the past four months have been both the hardest and the greatest months of my life. I've gained so many leadership positions, strengthened relationships, and developed a relationship with my Heavenly Father that I am so grateful for. I guess what I'm trying to say is that even though Jordan is gone for a little while, I've done my best to make the most of it. Life doesn't stop when hard times come.

So! Keep smiling, my friends. Because I will be doing the same. =)

Love, me.♥

No need for sympathy

Any time I tell new people about Jordan (which tends to be quite a bit. Haha oops.), they give me that sympathetic look and apologize. I understand that we won’t be seeing each other for quite some time, but for goodness sake, he didn’t DIE! =P Silly gooses. In all honesty, this experience hasn’t been nearly as hard as I was expecting it to be. I’ve stayed as busy as I can, and time has gone by so quickly already. I mean really. 108 days today! Whaaaat?

 

Haha. Anyway, I came to the conclusion yesterday that this has got to be twice as hard for Jordan, since it’s all new to him. The day he left, I said goodbye to one person. He said goodbye to all his friends, family, and to Utah altogether! So now when I’m sulking on the couch reading some of his letters, I just remind myself that I’ve got it easy, all things considered.

Which is why I recently sent him a package from the heart. It has a letter for any sort of bad day I could think of. Whether he’s feeling a bit discouraged, homesick, or he’s just had a really rough day, there’s a letter for him to open. It seriously took ages to finish, but I think he’ll love them.

AND in other news, I have gotten a letter every week for three weeks. THIS NEVER HAPPENS. I'll try not to get used to it, but there are no complaints here. I'm sure my neighbors think I'm crazy, since I usually skip back into my apartment with a smile on my face any time I have mail. Oh well, life of an MG. Haha.♥