~Love yourself ~

The past while has been a very long period of time. I have had to adjust to hard classes at school, keeping up with church/seminary and watching my 2 favorite football teams loose. meanwhile, I have established a passion for University of Alabama (Roll Tide Roll!) I also have dyed my hair (it looks almost a strawberry blond) and I have had the chance to fall and be lifted. But what I want to focus on in this post was my weekend, one that will be hard to top.
It all began Friday, when I made my epic wish at 11:11 on 11/11/11! That afternoon I spent with a whole bunch of super cool people! We watched movies, chiled outside, talked, chilled, went on random car rides to peoples house and bought white boxers at Wal-Mart! (yeah, we're cool!) That night Luke and Andres slept over my house!
The next morning we were blessed with the wonderful Opportunity to attend the Temple! And man was that amazing. I got the chance to escape the world and think. I got to ponder about my life and where to go next, and it couldn't have been a more perfect time. Being able to do the wonderful ordinance of Baptism for those who  didn't get a chance felt amazing. The fact that I was worthy to enter into the house of the Lord made me feel so blessed, and encouraged me to stay that way and strive to do better so I can continue to receive the blessings of the Temple! Being able to be with people who encourage me to be better and do better has helped me so much! I have some friends that I know no matter what I can count on. Friends that always bring me up when I'm down and always come with their hearts and arms open. Friends that have advice for me no matter the situation, or the horrible timing in which I need them.
To end my AMAZING weekend was an amazing day at church! We had the primary Program, and I LOVED hearing the little kids talk about church and sing songs all about reading the scriptures and preparing for the temple! Then in YW I had the BEST lesson about loving myself, and being able to love others. And it was just what I needed. It was a confidence booster, and a lesson I won't forget.
I honestly couldn't ask for a better weekend, it was filled with fun, the spirit and blessings <3 In the spirit of Thanksgiving, i am SO grateful for the church and the Blessings it gives me in my daily life!