lost in my mind

no matter how creative i try to be or how i write this, this is going to sound cheesy and cliche.

cue kittens, inspired by kittens
"WE LIVE IN HAWAII!"

 these past nine months have been indescribable.  my choice to come to hawaii may possible be the best decision i have ever made. 

thank you hawaii for beautiful clear nights, where every star in the sky can be seen

thank you hawaii for hitchhiking in the back of trucks
thank you hawaii for basketball games
thank you hawaii for faith joseph

thank you hawaii for getting me over corbin rumsey

thank you hawaii for awesome missionary experiences
thank you hawaii for devin graham and his awesome videos 

thank you hawaii for the temple
thank you hawaii for seasider ice-cream, stir fry and sandwiches

thank you hawaii for beautiful mountains
thank you for intramurals

thank you hawaii for soccer

thank you hawaii for introducing me to the funniest man alive: mark ackerman

thank you hawaii for the temple open house and for bringing the prophet to laie

thank you hawaii for surfin' tacos

thank you hawaii for different cultures
thank you hawaii for  karaoke nights and dance parties  

thank you hawaii for sand

thank you hawaii for teaching me to appreciate the small things in life
thank you hawaii for mattie tueller

thank you hawaii for bike rides

thank you hawaii for turtle bay, volleyball, and hot tubing

thank you hawaii for surfing

thank you hawaii for rockies 

thank you hawaii for foodland, pizza hut, subway, angel's, and taco bell

thank you hawaii for long boarding 

thank you hawaii for tennis

thank you hawaii for temple beach

thank you hawaii for night swimming at pounders

thank you hawaii for making me eat raw fish

thank you hawaii for haleiwa

thank you hawaii for sean innes

thank you hawaii for making me front-flip of a top of a cliff into the ocean

thank you hawaii for school

thank you hawaii for arrie pettro

thank you hawaii for kahuku grill

thank you hawaii for amazing roommates: faith and allison

thank you hawaii for waimea beach

thank you hawaii for chase beal

thank you hawaii for sun

thank you hawaii for good friends

thank you hawaii for kualoa ranch

thank you hawaii for stand up paddle boarding

thank you hawaii for for helping me appreciate home

thank you hawaii for acai bowls

thank you hawaii for kenzie carlson

thank you hawaii for introducing me to good music

thank you hawaii for long bus rides full of interesting people

thank you hawaii for camping on the beach

thank you hawaii for pina coladas 

thank you hawaii for kaiki's 

thank you hawaii for nichel warwick

thank you hawaii for letting me swim with dolphins

thank you hawaii for beautiful hikes

thank you hawaii for matt medonich

thank you hawaii for bon fires on the beach

thank you hawaii for the limo, ron burgandy, and THE BOYS

thank you hawaii for all of the many "golden frothy nuggets"

thank you hawaii for helping me become better friends with allison smilanich

thank you hawaii for the red house 

thank you hawaii for helping me realize the power of the atonement and of Christ's love

thank you hawaii for clean air

thank you hawaii for corrado

thank you hawaii for sunset beach

thank you hawaii for surf competitions

thank you hawaii for lexi lundin, mackenzie mcloud, lauren ockey, mary bullock

thank you hawaii for letting me see the boat they used in pirates of the caribbean

thank you hawaii for strengthening my testimony

thank you hawaii for the pcc and the night show

thank you hawaii for snorkeling

thank you hawaii for my next years room mate--kaylyn bristol

thank you hawaii for kayaking

thank you hawaii for whale watching

thank you hawaii for courtney curtis

thank you hawaii for the BYUH 19th ward

thank you hawaii for teaching me how to cook, clean, do laundry, and work

thank you hawaii for rain 

thank you hawaii for craig muirhead

thank you hawaii for helping me realize how amazing my best friends are

thank you hawaii for introducing me to the bible

thank you hawaii for jumping off the point
thank you hawaii for the bunkers

thank you hawaii for bringing me closer to my family

thank you hawaii for tan skin
thank you hawaii for my little buddy cardon

thank you hawaii for hello panda's

thank you hawaii for helping chose a major

thank you hawaii for stacie farr

thank you hawaii for beautiful sunsets

thank you hawaii for inside jokes

thank you hawaii for pancake parties
thank you hawaii for electric beach
thank you hawaii for salvation army

thank you hawaii for palm trees
thank you hawaii for best house with the most dreadful landloards

thank you hawaii for bbq's

thank you hawaii for shave ice
thank you hawaii for blonde hair

thank you hawaii for hale 5
thank you hawaii for frozen yogurt
thank you hawaii for pineapple
thank you hawaii for palm trees
thank you hawaii for hot surfers
thank you hawaii.

the Lord has blessed me with so many good friends, memories, and learning experiences and i can't even begin to express my gratitude for all that i have learned and been through.  i have grown so much.  i was scared and excited when i came here, i didn't know what would happen or if i would enjoy it. but hawaii has changed me and....

*throws arms in the air*

I LOVE MY LIFE!