A Great Life

I have been thinking about it a lot lately and I have a great life.

I have great friends and I love my family. I know I have talked about these three people a few times lately but, how can I help it when they are my three best friends and keep me laughing and smiling.
I have my best friend Garrett who lives here in Utah and I look up to him with lots of of respect. I have my sister Samantha and how our bond is getting closer and it is a good life with her. I have my cousin Corbin who I adore and he helps me to connect with my inner child more then I know how to by myself.

Example One...

Samantha recently invited me, Garrett and Jordan to go to the temple to walk the grounds and just be there. We did not go inside but, we were there just feeling the peace the temple brings. Of course we all decided to go but, we all probably went for different reasons maybe some just to go and others to find peace and maybe one of us to think about the future and what it might hold. We all went for different reasons but, we all came home happier and feeling more calm then we did before. Samantha and I also went on a walk recently and though it was cold we still went on a walk when I originally had no clue why we were going outside in the cold but, we went out into the wind and just talked. Communication is a great thing:) We had some fun walking around talking bout school and everything in our lives. I like that it because we only have some much time before she will go on a mission and we can't do that for a long time.

Example Two...

Corbin and my inner child that he releases is way fun. Like for example when we play chess / checkers "Corbin's Way". This consists of me playing the two games by the actual rules and Corbin deciding he can place his pieces where-ever he wants and jumping over my pieces kills them. You can probably see the outcome of this strategy... Corbin will of course win every time which is fine by me. I do not complain but, I do tease him and try to jump over his pieces in which case he tells me it's "against the rules". I can always have fun with him and we can play tackle, chase, checkers, chess, etc.. I love him he makes me happy and makes me long to be a child again.

Example Three...

Friends, mainly Garrett Payne. I am not saying I do not have other friends because I do, I have plenty of other friends who I hang out with and be around but, its just Garrett has been my best friend and especially lately with all of my crazy schooling and such. I have been taught by this boy the meaning of patience and continuous love and kindness. We have many fun times together like playing ping pong, riding around in his cruiser, playing chase with his nieces and nephews, and so on and so fourth. He is my best friend who I know I can always count on. Having a best friend is great because you know you can always count on them to be there.

My life is great and I love the people I have in it. Yeah, I know I am slow to realizing some things in my life that I know I probably take for granted but, my family and my friends mean the very most to me along with my religion because, I know with out my Latter Day Saint background I would not be where I am today and I wouldn't have the great family and friends I have now. I love my life, I love the people in it even though sometimes we hurt each other and or fight I always know they still love me and I love them. Its a great life and I hope all of you out there can see what great lives you all have. Find the good in your life and hang on to it and don't let go. It's a great life and you only have one shot to live it so live it well.