Just Simply Amazing

Wow. Looking back at last year, I can honestly say that it went NOTHING like I expected or planned. In some good ways and in some not so good ways. I learned lessons and forget them, laughed, cried, experienced victory and failure. God saw fit to allow me to explore new worlds and soar higher than ever. But I also got knocked around a bit by the hard winds of reality and heartache.

This past year I went on a field trip, taught thousands of kids, graduated from highschool, finally got my license, went to photography school, I drank over 250 Dr Peppers (in an assortment of sizes) :P, went with Camille to a summer camp, pulled 27 all-nighters, learned the Justin Beiber dance, watched The Patriot for the first time ever, learned to love Starbucks coffee, laughed and cried harder then EVER. I saw purple mountain majesties, brilliant golden sunrises, deep green forests, and eternal blue skies. I got to spend the most amazing two weeks with my Bestie, I got to know my second family. I climbed high and fell hard, made some new friends and… lost a few good ones, I learned priceless lessons and lost things that can never be bought back.

Here are a few of the lessons I learned…

• There’s always a silver lining…you just have to be willing to look for it.
• Trust is not “buy one, get one free”.
• Every one is going to hurt you, you just have to decide who’s worth being hurt over.
• Never assume.
• Your family will always be your family.
• Tan lines, mascara, and zits don’t define beauty.
• Virtue is a virtue.
• A big vocabulary doesn’t solve problems.
• Love is patient.
• Failure does not define you, but what you do about it afterwards does.
• I can’t live without jeans, jewelry, Dr Pepper, hugs, best friends, laughter, or a girly movie every once in awhile.
• Men are complicated, fragile, and a little over-rated. (no offense to anyone) 😛
• If people talk behind your back, you’re way ahead of them.
• Honesty is the best policy.
• Lessons learned the hard way are not easily forgotten.
• Its okay to cry (and always thank God when He sends you a shoulder to cry on)

Three words can describe my year perfectly… Stretching. Life-changing. Interesting.

2011…May it be the year that I grow in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man.

~Bri

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