1/9/2012

Dear Future,

Well Katie told me that for FHE I have to spend a few minutes writing in a journal.  She asked me if I had a journal to write in and I may have said yes.  So I have decided to make a blog where I can write down my thoughts and my experiences.  I may have stolen the idea from the beautiful wife, but she is gorgeous and I copy here big whoop.  I decided to title this dear future because I am sure by the time I take time to look over these posts will be sometime in the future.  That is a pretty good prediction.  But I hope to have this around long enough for my on kids to see.  That way they can realize how big of a goof their father was so that I can say, " Ha, I told you kids that I was always a goof and not just now."  So I quick update on my life since I have been home from my mission.  I kept a good journal on my mission so we can skip that.  I got home.  Kissed Katie.  Was engaged to Katie.  Married Katie.  Just like that.  It basically was just like that except over 3 months of time.  I went to BYU and cleaned on campus at 4 in the morning just so I could later in life always one up people on terrible hours for jobs.  I thought I wanted to be a dentist and then realized that I have no desire to stick my hands in people's mouths.  Do you realize what goes in and can come out of those things?  So Katie, bless her heart, took a random class that changed my life.  Preview to Optometry.  I never in a million (or even 21) years would have thought about being an Optometrist.  Maybe because I have never been to one before.  Luckily I was still on the right track to become an Optometrist.  I have been doing very well in school, which happened to be one of my biggest fears of returning from a mission.  I went to school year round that first year back so that I could get out of school earlier.  For our one year anniversary we went to Disneyland.  Disneyland is almost as amazing as Christmas.  But nothing beats Christmas.  I just had my second one with Katie and boy does she know how to give me presents.  Katie and I teach primary.  Best calling ever.  I love kids.  I only have one more semester after this current one until I am done.  I am super excited.  I will be taking the OAT soon for schools and I will be applying in July.  I can't believe that time is already coming up.  Well I hope that I can keep a better journal so that I can remember great events in my life.  I sure hope that in heaven there will be a way to retrieve all of my thoughts and memories.  In fact I am sure that will happen with all of the technology advancement here they have to have better technology in heaven.  I have a great life, wife, and bright future.  Fight the good fight of faith.

-Andrew T Smith