Where did the year go?

Since there is only one more day left of 2014, I just wanted to do a little recap of my year.  A LOT of things have happened!!  I have learned sooooo many new things!
In February, my very first Nephew was born, Keith Richard Chandler.

Holding Keith for the first time!

I fell in love with him immediately!  He is the sweetest little boy in the world!!

I graduated from High School!!!  

It so crazy how fast time goes by!

Three days after graduation, I moved to Provo, Utah to live with my sister-in-law to babysit my adorable nephew while my brother lived in Denver for an internship.  It was one of the hardest, yet most rewarding times of my life so far.  I learned so much and I had a ton of fun with my nephew and my sister-in-law, yet it was my first time being away from home for an extend amount of time so I got really home sick. 

It was sooo amazing to get to see my nephew grow as much as he did in the three months I was there but one of the hardest things was definitely saying goodbye!

I got so accustomed to seeing Keith and Emily everyday so going home was really hard but it was awesome to see my family again!

After being back home for three weeks, I had to move to Rexburg to start college at BYU-Idaho.  That was also pretty hard!  But also very rewarding!  I met so many awesome people there who taught me a lot and helped me to grow!

I was literally packed into the car :)

My surprise birthday part organized by my amazing roommate and her mom :)

our living room :)

I got to experience so many new things including REALLY living on my own!  It was weird and it was hard but I really did have a pretty enjoyable time.  If you talked to my roommates they would probably disagree with that because I complained soooo much but it really wasn't that bad.

 

My roommates were the best! 

 I got to go to the temple A LOT!  It was awesome and it really helped to strengthen my testimony of the power of the temple in my life!  I was able to find some of my own ancestors that needed their temple work done and I was able to perform the baptisms and confirmations for them.  It was AWESOME!!!

I also found out that my oldest brother and his wife are going to have a baby!  I can't wait to have another nephew coming May 2015!!!

Several of my friends have left on missions in the last few months which has been a little bit hard for me but I know that what they are doing is AWESOME!  It's great to get their letters and emails and to hear how they are doing.


This year has gone by soooo fast.  I have truly felt the Lord's hand in my life.  I know that everything that has happened this year has been for my good and growth.  I am truly blessed!  I am also ready to see what 2015 has in store for me.  But I'm not ready to go back to Rexburg on Saturday!  haha :)  I hope you all have a safe New Year!!  <3