graduation

as i said in my last post, graduation was a surprising ton of fun. if only my dad or colby had been there for some photos, my hulking presence would be less confusing to people who see my mom and wonder which samoan island i was adopted from. just kidding, plenty of people think we look alike so there is never confusion. i just like being little next to dad and colby.

missed lance very much, but president mcnairy gave special recognition to everyone serving overseas who couldn't be with us, and i almost cried. almost, because i held it together in light of the constant camera flashing. and yes, i did find some very humorous pictures of myself on facebook later - i look lost in every single one because i was searching for my fam the whole time. but i have a silly 'i know there are cameras everywhere' smile pasted on my face, so they still work for me - if someone didn't know me they could easily believe i was born in hollywood, not holtwood.

a verse i'm loving - another reminder to me of the power of words.

“Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you. Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines, then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you. Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God. You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows. What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways. When people are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then he will save the downcast. He will deliver even one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.” [Job 22:21-30]