In It For The Love Of The Game

I feel MUUUUUUUUCH better today!

JOY!

Where have you been?!

I woke up feeling back to myself again.

MUY BUENO GRACIAS!

The sun is shining and I'm feeling good.

I just got back from tutoring my kids.

They are awesome.

The girl I tutor had subtraction flashcards and let me tell you...I was a little rusty.

I had to think a little more than I thought I would need to.

I told her I wasn't very good at math.

Then she was like, "Last quarter I made all A's in math."

Danggggg girl. 

After I was done tutoring the substitute in one of my kid's classes asked me to watch the class real quick while he did something...

I was like.."Are you sure?"

So I went in there and my boy was sitting with his group of friends and they all were like, "HEY JACKIE'S TUTOR!!!" 

I was like "Heeeeey!!!"

Then another kid was like, "I like your hair!"

Then another started telling me about the concert they're doing tonight.

Some others were looking at my name tag and saying my name out loud.

Those kids are adorable.

They crack me up.

Tonight is some cake thing that the Relief Society in my mom's ward is doing.

It's like a cake-off I guess?

I don't know...I'm just going to get some free cake.

And my mom is the Relief Society president in that ward.

It should be fun.
I had another conformation that going on a mission is definitely what I am supposed to be doing right now.
I am glad I received that.
It's not necessarily that I was doubting but there are certain distractions that keep popping up.
But now I know where those distractions are coming from and I need to face front and keep plugging along.
I just wish November/December would quit taking their merry sweet time getting here.
I'm ready to go!!!
The more I talk about my mission to friends and family the more the reality that I AM LEAVING comes to view.
I AM LEAVING.
I will be gone.
For 18 months.
On Shelbi's birthday I wanted to take pictures with her because I won't be here for her next couple of birthdays.
I joked that I almost feel like I'm dying.
Like this is THE LAST TIME I'LL SEE YOU EVER.
But it's not.
I think it's good to soak up everything that's happening but I'm coming back.
It's just weird.
I'm sure it will become more weird the closer I get to it.
Homesick already and I haven't even left yet!
Well, I am so glad to be feeling back to normal now.

I hope everyone is having a GREAT day!

"Walk with integrity; in storm and sunshine, be faithful; in richness or poverty, be faithful; in youth or old age, be faithful. Hold out until the end and God will bless you and crown your days with sweetness, and peace, and love." -Gordon B. Hinckley.