A letter to me.

Thanks to my friend Elena for inspiring me to write this letter already. I wish I had one of these when I started high school, and I always want to write one when I hear the Brad Paisley song. This picture is from college with me and my high school best friend and college roomie Kim.
1. Don't write exclusively about boys in your baptism journal. It makes you look shallow and there really was a lot more going in your life than lame boys.
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3. Don't ditch Young Women's for a basketball game to see a cute boy. You'll get to see him again and you'll never get over the guilt you'll feel for planning an activity as the Laurels president and then never showing up to help.
4. Try not to get in trouble with the police so often. But good job for not ever getting arrested.
5. Good job for not dating the boys Phil warned you about. He warned you for good reason and you are much better off for never getting involved.
6. Don't quit soccer. The girls have so much fun on the high school team and you could have used the exercise.
7. The reason you work out 2 hours a day and can't lose weight is because you eat a Zuka juice for a snack (600 cal) and then have pastries everyday during your break at work. Not to mention the huge cookie you got on your tray at lunch. You aren't born this way...you just eat too much crap.
8. Don't wear sweats to school every day. You look terrible and that might be why the boys don't want to hang out with you anymore after your sophomore/junior year.
9. Don't be embarrassed that you are a "yellow" personality. You'll grow out of it and end up looking for ways to have fun when everything in life gets so serious.
10. Try not to put your foot in your mouth so much. You'll grow out of that too, but not as quickly as the yellow. So watch what you say. (I'm still growing out of that)
11. Watch out for tall, dark, men. They'll just waste your time, and cause you a year of regret and unnecessary turmoil. Plus he could be that 2-timing jackal that you wish you'd never met in the first place.
12. Don't worry...the reason you are going to go to the U of U your junior is not because you are crazy or having an identity crisis...it is because Josh Mendenhall is coming home from his mission and you are going to need to hang out together if you are going to marry him.
13. Be nice to your dad. Like everybody says, he is such an awesome guy and you are wasting some great memories, and a great role model by avoiding him during your teen years.
14. Be nice to Erica, she is a fun person and is really sensitive, so when she writes you "the worst sister in the world" letters she really is sad and you should feel sorry for being mean.
15. Squirt more people with water. Seriously you never can have enough water fights. They bring out the best.
16. Even though high school seems like it sucks, you'll look back with fond memories, so just enjoy it already.
17. Ride your bike more. When you are a mom and have kids, you can't get out very often so get out there now and make some memories.
18. Dont plan a senior trip to lake powell. Your friends will not end up doing their part, and your family/parents will have to pick up the slack, and it'll be a long time before you get over that guilt also.
19. Don't spend all your money. You'll need it someday and there are way cooler things to buy then make-up and food.
20. Enjoy family vacations and quit wishing you were home with your friends.
21. Don't dump a bucket of water on Mark B. in college. Of all the pranks you pull, people will laugh, but this guy will get really mad and you'll feel bad about that one too. Especially when you asked him for help to lure him out of his apartment.