Life. Is. Wonderful. =)

So classes have started up again, and I have been so insanely busy and stressed that I don't even know what to do with myself. And it's only been one week. Basically, I am going to have absolutely no life this semester as I will be locked away studying. Don't believe me? I'm a sophomore. I only have 3 1/2, 4 years of Spanish under my belt. And I am supposed to have a 15 minute presentation on 16th century literature. In Spanish. I am the only one in my Spanish class that isn't a senior, a "super senior" (an undergrad of 5+ years), or a grad student and hasn't been to another country to study abroad. And they are complaining that it's tough for them. Anyway, this all had me so stressed I was about in tears so I called my mom and vented to her. I didn't know what to do, what if I wasn't taking my education/life in the right direction? She asked if I had prayed about it and I told her I had...sorta. Okay, I'll admit, I hadn't prayed about it as much as I should have and I know I didn't listen the way I needed to. So, for the rest of the week I prayed and fasted hardcore. However, I still didn't know. This happens to me a lot. I once had a talk with the sister missionaries and they told me that, sometimes, the Lord let us figure it out on her because that was his way of letting us know that he trusts our decisions. So, finally, I decided that this must be one of those times and I made a decision that I felt good about. (Which was switching my major to Journalism and minoring in Spanish.) I had a nice little conversation with my Heavenly Father and told him what I had decided to do (even though he already knows) and asked for him to please just let me know afterward if I had made the right choice or not. I went and got my file from the College of Arts and Sciences and talked to a few advisers, made my way to the College of Journalism, and let them know that I would like to switch colleges. They let me talk to a man who was an adviser of sorts in the Journalism field. My main concern was whether or not any of my generals would still apply since I was switching colleges or if the past year had been a complete waste of time. Turns out, all of them transferred! I hadn't wasted a dime! We then covered all of the areas I needed to study and how long it would take me and when we got to foreign language he asked how many years I had in high school. I told him three and then some last year too. So he went to the highest Spanish section on the sheet of paper and said "I'm guessing you're in 202 then right?" "Well, no. I'm actually in 311 and 314." "Good grief, girl!!" He exclaimed as he scribbled out the whole segment "That's the highest anyone has ever been in this college! Ever!" That made me feel pretty good. =) I then asked him if there was any chance of getting more scholarships in this college. I had a pretty decent ACT score and my first adviser told me that I probably could have gotten a fairly good sized scholarship for it had I not been in the College of Arts and Sciences: it is too large. He told me that I had a very good chance of getting that scholarship, which is basically a full ride, when the Spring semester came around. He said that it was perfect timing because if I had waited until next semester to switch I wouldn't have had that opportunity and I would have to wait until next year to even be considered. I asked him if there were any journalism classes that I could start taking now even though classes started a week ago. He said, unfortunately they were all full but there was poly-sci that was required and the professor had just said that he wanted two more students to join his class. Perfect! He won't be upset with me for missing the first week because he asked for two more! And que suerte that I was one of the first ones to get in there so I didn't miss my chance! Am I just that awesome with my timing that everything lined up perfectly? Definitely not. Heavenly Father had a hand in all of this and I feel amazing about this decision. It's like a weight is gone. I am much less stressed because I no longer feel like like I'm wandering aimlessly trying to figure out where to go with my life. I made the change I needed to make and everything fell into place. I cannot deny His hand in this, in all of my life. I am thrilled about life right now and nothing can possibly bring me down.