Decade in Review...

Mom was here over Christmas and asked me a question that I've been thinking about ever since: 10 years ago was the Y2K scare. What have you done with the past decade?
Here are a few highlights.
*graduated from Uintah High School
*graduated from BYU-Idaho
*graduated from Utah State University
*lived abroad in Chile
*lived in Nebraska
*Returned to my beloved mountains
*learned to share the things that are dearest to my heart with complete strangers
*learned to trust people
*learned Spanish
*learned how to live with girls
*learned to love the great outdoors
*learned to quilt
*learned to crochet
*learned to love
*learned to cook
*learned to can
*learned to wear a dress and heels
*climbed a dozen mountains
*cooked my first turkey
*shrunk my personal bubble
*defined my own personality and character
*gained a sister
*gained the title of "favorite aunt" or "yaya"
*read the Book of Mormon 10 times
*met countless people who have inspired and changed my life
As I've compiled this list, I can't help but remember a quote I used in my senior thesis from Elder Dallin H Oaks talk, THE CHALLENGE TO BECOME, "Final Judgment is not just an evaluation of a sum total of good and evil acts—what we have done. It is an acknowledgment of the final effect of our acts and thoughts—what we have become."
As cool as this list is, it doesn't really matter. The things that we've done aren't important unless they have aided us in BECOMING the person that we want to become. I still have some work to do. The good news is, I still have time to keep working on it.