So this probably won't come as a shock, but today (mostly because I have new pictures to post...) I love that I 1) am and awesome cook, and 2) I think I'm a pretty great friend. (Or at least I try to be, I know I sometimes fail at that one).
1) The cooking. I'm not sure where I got it. I don't tend to have a whole ton of confidence in myself except in a few random areas (Ok, I just realized that's a lie... I have confidence in my abilities in a lot of areas, but it seems like overall I deal with a lot of self doubt-- I know, join the club.) Anyway, the Kitchen is one place where I feel like I excel, in fact I really rarely fail. Or when it happens it doesn't bother me as much as failure in other parts of my life does. In my professional practices class we learned that statements are no good without data, so I present: Exibits AB and C. Just check out these cute cupcakes! They didn't take me 12 years to make, they turned out good, and people said nice things about them... not just to be nice either.
Aren't they cute? I thought it was a pretty clever idea for a mission call opening party. :) This is where the "I'm a good friend" part of my self loving comes in. So the cupcakes were for one of my new friends! We only met in September, and it seems like we just hit it off right away. She is awesome, a convert, from Indiana, funny and so sweet! We've had lots of good conversations about missions, she told me when her papers when in, and she even came up to my apartment right after getting the mail to tell me she got her call! She waited till 9:30pm to open it, and while I waited for that, I decided to make good on a promise I made her when she sent in her papers, that I would make her a cake for the party. I decided that cupcakes would be easier to serve, (and to decorate, for me) so I popped these suckers out. (I feel awfully prideful tooting my own horn, but this is love myself day!)
She got her mission call to Pocatello, Idaho and I am so excited for her! There are no words, so here are 1000:
Ok, while I'm on the self love track... and on the "I'm a good friend" track, can I just say, I love being there for people when they need me. I have a friend who has basically ignored me for the past 4 years. She got married at 19, had a baby pretty quick, and it seemed that I was always the one who initiated the interactions. Even when we were friends in high school, it was always about her. Then she moved out of Rexburg, and all of the sudden, she needed a friend. And she has become a wonderful friend to me. She calls, and listens, and shares things that help me. I feel really blessed that I didn't give up on her during all those years of drought.
Anyway, last night we were talking about life, and making plans and how they change, and we are humbled. She told me a story that Hugh B Brown told about a current bush... hmmm on second thought, I'm putting that on a separate post... You'll have to read that one :)
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