Looking Back

Well folks....

Here's to writing the date wrong on all my checks!

This last year has been a good, memorable year. A lot of significant things happened...Here's just a few...

• The New York Giants won the Superbowl 
• Queen Elizabeth marked her 60th year of reign as Britain's monarch
• The Artist wins Picture of the Year at the Academy Awards
• The Summer Olympics were held in Great Britain this year
• The century's second, and last solar transit of Venus occurred (the next is predicted to occur in 2117)
• Hurricane Sandy killed hundreds of people and caused considerable damage in the Caribbean, US, and Canada
• Obama was re-elected as president of the United States
• A series of terrorist attacks are directed against United States diplomatic missions worldwide
• The age for LDS missionaries was lowered from 19 to 18 for boys and from 21 to 19 for girls

But when I look back on the last year, some of the most significant things that happened were never on the news and will never be anywhere to be found in a history book...

I met so many friends who mean the world to me. 

I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, DON'T take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.

Thank you.

Thank you for not giving up on me.

Thank you for encouraging me.

Thank you for laughing with me.

Thank you for crying with me.

Thank you for teaching me.

Thank you for being patient with me.

Thank you for reading with me.

Thank you for being adventurous with me.

Thank you for being a part of my life.

Thank you for 2012.