Nerd Gathering Anyone?

I've been wondering these last few months when we will see each other again. I acutally carry pictures around with me to show families as I visit them. Two of those pictures I've carried with me since graduation! The first is the picture of all of us at graduation in our robes. The second is a picture of us in the St. George airport dressed in our missionary suits ties and badges. "What a great group of friends!" Everyone says. Imagine, your best friends from school - most of which were sterling scholars - all going on missions across the world, and we still keep in touch with each other! How exciting it is be part of such a wonderful clan. We each vary in talents and skills, and regardless of where we go from here I firmly believe that our friendship will stay alive for decades to come. I just finished reading Abe's commentaries from his other blogs, and I think he's done a pretty good job at opening to us some good information.

What's funny is no matter how far we've come, and after all we accomplish, it is built within us to move on to more challenging and difficult things. It's easy to think that we've yet to make that big step, that we are currently facing THE life altering decision. But that's the way we've always felt (at least for me anyway). High School, Senior Year, Graduation, that mysterious gap until the Mission, the Mission itself, and the list goes on. I remember being scared to death of the thought that we'd all be married and having kids someday, dooming our chances of ever interacting as a Herd again! ... It's obvious now that it's actually added something special to our Herd. I think it's safe to say we are all in a pickle right now trying to take "that next step" in our lives, and finding out what that step even is. But I know that greater things are in store for all of us and our families, and that whatever choises we make, the Lord will bless us. Make today a great day! I've got to run.