The Future

As the anxious person that I am, I worry a lot. I stay up at night thinking too much about the future. Most of the things I worry about are insignificant (really insignificant). Then there are the big things like school, family, finances, spirituality...etc. I think this is hereditary because my grandma was a big worrier. Anyway, sometimes it's silly to worry so much because everything always works out for our good in the end. We really are so blessed! I know that when we worry too much about the past, we become depressed. It's unhealthy! When we worry too much about the future, we experience anxiety. But when we live life in the present, doing what is right, we have peace of mind. But I believe that it's also motivating to have things to look forward to. There is this quote about the future and worries by former prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley, that I just love. "Increase our faith to bridge the chasms of uncertainty and doubt. . . . Grant us faith to look beyond the problems of the moment to the miracles of the future. . . . Give us faith to do what is right and let the consequence follow.” So here are some of the miracles that I look forward to in our future! 

Passing summer semester: Human Anatomy is great. Love the class. Love the teacher. Love the material. Love learning off of the cadavers. But it's a super hard class! But I just recently took my first midterm exam and I am confident that I will do good in this class! 

Our summer vacation:  Seriously, how is this not a miracle? We were both able to get time off of work and, thanks to our loving family, have the finances to go on the cruise and for all of our flights! (Only 30 more days!)


Fall semester: After fall semester, I should only have about 11 classes left to graduate! AH!


Graduation: We are both SO excited to graduate. If everything goes as planned, we should graduate December 2012. Hopefully, we will be moving back to the East Coast (I'm crossing my fingers for Florida). The best part about all of this is that we will be graduating without any debt. Blaine has been blessed with supportive grandparents that value education. Poppy was a principal and Grandma Sepulveda was a teacher. They saved money to pay tuition for their grand kids. I have been blessed with jobs, scholarships, financial aid, and a supportive family that has helped pay tuition so far. Above all, we attend a university where our tuition is paid for by the Church so that it could be affordable for students. If this weren't the case, BYU would've never been a possibility for me! 


Having my own car: Having had a car since the age of 15 (my dad bought me a car before I could even drive!), it has been hard to share a car with Blaine. Our schedules don't always coincide so it can get tricky! It's harder to run errands and sometimes I'm just stuck at home because everything isn't at a walking distance. I miss my Mini Cooper but I probably won't get a Mini any time soon (I love the new Countryman). I just want a functioning, quality car! 


Moving: As much as Provo has been good to us, we are excited to move. Hopefully, we'll be closer to family and be in a bigger place! I just realized the other day that we don't have a hallway in our entire apartment! It's just so tiny. But I love it cause it's our first place, clean, and cute! I'm also looking forward to all those things that come with a house. More space, different types of rooms, more space to decorate, a garden, a garage. It's funny how I never cared for any of these things before. I never really appreciated them! Now I appreciate the simplest things, like a functioning can opener, a dishwasher, shower curtains, good internet, and mixing bowls! (All of these have stories to them. Ask if you'd like to hear :]) Also, I look forward to not paying rent! I'm glad that we have the money to pay rent to have a place to live but I would rather have that money go to a mortgage! 


Completion of the Fort Lauderdale Temple: I still remember when this temple was announced in the October 2009 General Conference. I cried, shouted and jumped for joy! It really was an answer to so many prayers and the deepest desire of so many faithful saints in South Florida! The groundbreaking was the 18th of June and it should be completed in 2-3 years! Damaris sent me a picture of the projection of how the temple is supposed to look when it's done. It looks so real that I framed it and put it in our room :) I have always wanted to go back home and live there but I didn't like that the closest temple was 4 hours away. Having a temple near has always been a priority of mine. Now that this will be 5-15 minutes away from the area I would like to live, my dreams can come true! :D


Parenthood: I don't know when this will be happening, but the more I think about it the greater of a miracle it seems to be! One of the first things that we studied in anatomy was fertilization and how babies are made! It is just so perfect and amazing. Also, it is just amazing to think that Heavenly Father trusts us enough to allow us to be parents! It's such a big responsibility. I am so excited for the day that I can be a mom and watch Blaine transform into a father. I know he will be the father that I've always wanted my kids to have. Since the very beginning, it was one of the things that I liked about Blaine the most! 


Anyway, these are just some of the beautiful things in life that I can't wait for! Life is great and it only gets better day by day. We're trying to make the right choices and let the consequences follow!