Hey just an update to let you all know that I'm still alive. Not a lot has happened in the two weeks that I haven't blogged and that's why you haven't heard from me in a while. Oh actually I lied.

Navy's blessing was last Sunday! What a little cutie. And what is better than a potluck with family after a blessing? Thanks to the Kutarnas for letting us Leishmans into their home! I brought a quinoa salad to the potluck but it was kind of funny trying to find out if Safeway had this unknown grain in their store. On the Saturday before the blessing I phoned Safeway and asked if they had any quinoa. The lady on the phone didn't understand what I was asking so I explained it was a grain. She had never heard of it before, so she got the manager on the line. She didn't understand what I was saying either so I explained to her, too, that it was a grain. She finally understood and yes, they had it in a box there. Yay!

This is ... kind of... what it looked like. I liked it and I made a LOT so I had leftovers all week to enjoy! Oh and quinoa is freezable so I did that and had it for breakfast today!

Other than the blessing and hanging out with the fam, I went to school. Big surprise hey? Oh actually one thing that you probably don't know is that I'm the Calgary Institute Choir's alto section leader! Brother Mandin (the Institute director) asked me to help out with the alto section so I hold separate practices on Fridays to help any altos who are struggling. It's pretty fun actually :)

Oh and I no longer have a calling because Foothills ward was dissolved. I am now in the Brentwood YSA ward. It's really big haha.

And since I will be turning 21 in exactly one week, I thought I would share something significant I learned from each year that I have been alive or just something I remember about that year.

0-1: I learned how to babble so that I could eventually talk.
1-2: I learned how to talk and maybe I was even potty trained by then? I don't know.
2-3: I learned how to form complex sentences and my little brother, Marshall, was born.
3-4: I didn't go to preschool.
4-5: I started going to kindergarten when I was 4 and when I turned 5 I got to wear the birthday crown and cape!
5-6: I started grade 1 and I learned how to read.
6-7: Cats were my favorite animal by far. I learned how to multiply by 2!
7-8: I learned how to do homework (thanks Mr. Ralph).
8-9: I was baptized.
9-10: Grade 5 was when I started going to a different classroom for different subjects.
10-11: I learned about Ancient Greece and I also saw 9/11 on the TV in my classroom in Grade 6.
11-12: I started Junior High and was Mr. Vance's favorite student. AKA teacher's pet.
12-13: I got out of Primary! HALLELUJAH!!! Young Womens was soo great!
13-14: I got my learner's permit and learned how to drive. But not only did I learn how to drive, I learned how to drive on a standard. Thanks mom...it must have been extremely stressful for you.
14-15: I started High School.
15-16: I got my license and a car! I thought I was so cool.
16-17: I moved to Calgary for the summer.
17-18: I graduated from High School and moved to Calgary. I also shaved my head for cancer.
18-19: Worst Year Ever.
19-20: A TONNE better than 18. University was okay. I failed my first class EVER. I hiked the Juan de Fuca and bought Kobe!
20-21: This has been a fantastic year. I'm almost done university and I am getting waaaayyyy better grades than my first and second year. I'm excited to be 21 but I will miss being 20. And I really need to get my GDL off my license....oh well.

Hope my history wasn't too boring for you. I'm sure I will be blogging about how my bday goes. I can't believe how much faster time flies as I get older! Only last year I went to see Kooza! WHOOOAAAAHHHH!!!!! :)