New Look!

So I got the bright idea last night to dye my hair brown! I must say.. I really like it. I usually do like when my hair is darker but this is the first time I've had it really dark and short! Its a little different and takes a little getting used to but I love it! And yes, so does Ben :) Last night and this morning I was thinking about how funny it is to see how God's plan will always prevail! It's kind of funny how we have all of these huge plans for ourself and it rarely happens EXACTLY like you planned. If I think back to 3 years ago, my plan for myself was much much different. I knew I wanted to apply to Nursing school once I finished my core and I came into college hoping to be right in the middle of everything and getting as much experience as I could. I wasnt really concerned with anyone but myself and I had this dream that I would get engaged at the beginning of my junior year, have a long engagement, get married, have kids, and be a nurse. I didnt really have a hunger to see more and do more ... or to see what else was out there. I was in my own little perfect world that involved my hometown and hometown friends and that was about it. Now... my dreams have changed so much. Some of it is still the same but there is much more to the big picture than graduating, getting married, and kids. For me, yes I still plan to graduate, get married, and have kids obviously. But what I really want for myself also is to enjoy the ride! There is so much to experience while you patiently wait for long term goals to happen. And if you dont enjoy whats right in front of you without wishing for more, your long term goals will never mean to you what they could. Its just so funny to me that we all try to plan out our lives in such detail and with little regard as to what goes on in the "here and now" that we forget that God ultimately decides exactly where we are supposed to be. I'm not the same person I was 3 years ago, I'm better... because I'm exactly where God has put me. And I will be a different person 3 years from now. Because every time we face a new adventure or meet someone new we grow because its not always in the perfect little picture we've painted for ourselves. So on that note.. I'm going to start on my next adventure!