Sister Hallmark.

Darci Snow Hallmark. 

Where do I begin? It is literally impossible for me to even decide what memory is my favorite. In reality, everything we've done together has made me happy. I was thinking about it the other day, and I cannot find anyone else besides my immediate family that means as much to me as you do! Honestly, you're the best friend I could ever wish for, my numba one. 

I'm so eternally grateful that I was able to meet you our freshman year. I cannot thank my Heavenly Father enough. We probably had one of the best years any freshman could have! I don't remember ever experiencing a dull moment with you. Living with you was something I wish I could do again. We stayed up all night laughing out butts off, not having a care in the world about how tired we would be the next day. We constantly did EVERYTHING together. 

I hope you still love me, even though I threw flour on you in the shower (; I was trying to bake a cake! YOLO. 

And that day when we decided to play in the snow? Priceless. Remember when my laundry didn't dry and we had underwear all over the apartment? Hahaha. OR every time we had brownies to bake we became the two happiest girls in the world. We didn't care about salmonella... WE ATE THAT BATTER LIKE THERE WAS NO TOMORROW. We went into cardiac arrest pretty much constantly, and we always found ways to prank each other. Hold onto your pants woman, I'm a comin'. 

From our first day, to now, no one has been a better friend to me then you have. I still don't know how lucky I got to be able to room with you & meet you. You molly mormon! You completely understand me thoroughly and I know you like the back of my hand. You have inspired me to be confident in what I do, and to rely on The Lord to guide me. I look up to you for being so caring and beautiful. 

I hope you know that I will always be there for laugh with you, cry with you, scream with you and fart with you. I can't imagine not being able to actually speak to you while you're gone, but I will be anxiously waiting your emails every Monday. I want you to know that you've impacted my life and i'll be looking forward to that day when you return. 

And no, I will not be married (: 

Now you will be gone for 18 months serving a mission for The Lord, and I'm so very proud of you for making the decision that you would serve. Although I have absolutely NO IDEA how I'm going to live day to day not being able to talk to you, but we'll write, and our friendship will be strengthened, I know it. 

I know you'll be an amazing instrument in God's hands and you'll touch people's hearts. I cannot wait to hear the stories you'll be sharing and to hear your experiences. 

You, my friend, are a precious soul, and God loves you so much. You mean so much more to me than you think. I will be praying for you everyday and I will still be supporting you always. 

Thank you for all you've done for me. For the kindness you've showed me and the laughter you've brought into my life. I wish you the best. 

This isn't a goodbye, it's a "see you later". 

I love you Darci! Go kick some butt in Brazil <3

"I am called of God. My authority is above that of the kings of the earth. By revelation I have been selected as a personal representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is my Master and he has chosen me to represent him. To stand in his place, to say and do what he himself would say and do if he personally were ministering to the very people to whom he has sent me. My voice is his voice, and my acts are his acts; my words are his words and my doctrine is his doctrine. My commission is to do what he wants done. To say what he wants said. To be a living modern witness in word and deed of the divinty of his great and marvelous latter-day work." 

You're going to change lives, Darci. People are going to thank you for bringing them the truth of the beautiful restored gospel. 

You go glen co co!

I'll Be Seeing You.

Today marks the 20th day that I have been home from college. And boy, do I wish to go back.
Being up in Idaho, I felt like I was able to completely free myself from anything that was emotionally holding me back. I have the best of friends up there who pushed me to become the best person I could be. I have really seen myself change in amazing ways. I was able to study and I did not ever expect myself to say this...

CAN I JUST GO BACK TO SCHOOL ALREADY?!

For Starters..
These 3 weeks that I have been home have been far from easy. Despite the fact that I've been with my wonderful family, it has still been pretty difficult.

I can not help but continuously remind myself of the memories that I had before I left to college. Even though there are some memories that I would much rather forget, I still helplessly remember the good ones that completely captivated me with one boy.

"I'm not bitter anymore, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future, we see each other in our new lives, I'll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love."

I know things have changed, and life treats everyone differently. I do, however, believe that we meet people because we are supposed to meet them. There is some reason as to why they found their way into our lives. There is no way that I could be in the place that I am now without the experiences I have been blessed to go through or without the people I have come in contact with.

I used to believe that things would always be easy. Dumb, right? That after all is said and done, we can progress with our lives and live happily ever after.
We all know that's not the case.
It's been so long since I left for college, and I still catch myself thinking of old embedded memories that made me so happy. Yes, there were always negatives, too, but choosing to forget is what allowed me to just look at the good memories that made me a better person.

I do not regret a single thing. I learned so much. To be grateful to have met him would be an understatement. Others think i'm crazy for still feeling this way, but they never knew him the way I did. I'm not ashamed to admit it. I would never lie about it, either.

No matter how difficult any situation gets, I know that life has a beautiful way of making it better.

I know there is a reason that everything in my life has played out the way it has. School will come again in 5 months, and that's the time I am meant to return. No matter how hard it is being home, I am grateful because I am constantly learning and growing. Things will get better. God has a plan. I am beyond blessed for what I have gone through and for the people I have met, including that boy. I embrace difficult times and hard challenges because they have only made me a stronger person.

I'll be seeing you.

Drumroll, Please!

So here goes nothing, I'm starting a blog!
I realize that anyone can read this, but who cares, it's witty.
I'm so excited for this!

I've never done anything quite like this before, except my journal, of course.
But this time, I want to make it different.

I want to allow people the opportunity to read what I write, and to enjoy it!

We all come from different walks of life. Obstacles have been thrown at us and our lives haven't been the easiest. We all share the unique quality in that we are all going through this life together.

Some people like to keep to themselves, but I like to share my experiences.

If you want to jump on board and read what I write, please do!
It would make me so very happy.

Otherwise, I'll just be blogging if you need me (;

[I can't wait to read these.... like 20 years from now!]