Too Quickly

As I've gotten older, I've realized that time seems to pass much quicker than it did when I was a child. It amazes me just how quickly life can pass us by. It feels like just yesterday I was ten years old having a Sunday barbeque with my family and spending all day in the pool. Sometimes, I'm amazed that I'm old enough to be married, let alone be married for almost 3 years.

It seems impossible that I got my senior pictures taken 5 years ago.

I've always been someone that likes to plan as much of my life as possible. To say that I'm a control freak is an understatement. But lately, I've found myself trying not to rely on those plans. Instead, I've been trying to live my life in the moment and welcome whatever changes come my way. It's been an adjustment but life goes by too quickly to wait around for things to be exactly the way that I planned them to be.

So I'm going to do my best to live life to the fullest. I'm going to fit into life's plan instead of trying to get life to fit into my plans. I'm going to take whatever life throws at me and appreciate my life's journey as well as the destination.

-Chelsea

What I've Learned This Week: Week 10

Another week down and I now have exactly 4 weeks until I get my soldier back! Now that it's getting close, I've been trying to distract myself more with school and staying busy. So here is what this week taught me!

I LEARNED THAT...

1. ... it's really important to pick your battles. Confrontation isn't always necessary.

2. ... surprises are the best gifts. :)

3. ... even on your worst days, if you look hard enough, you can find something to smile about.

4. ... shooting a gun (at the shooting range) is really fun.

5. ... life is about trying new things and not being afraid.

That about wraps it up for this week. It's certainly been an interesting one!

Have a great weekend!

-Chelsea