by popular demand...

i have just returned from my mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. for 18 months i was isolated from the blogging realm, and on this, the day of my official release from my calling as a missionary--at the behest of family and friends--i have begun to blog.

i am as uncomfortable with my place in life as i have ever been. i am no longer a missionary, but i am not yet part of the "real world." i haven't even watched a movie yet. i could take my situation one of two ways: first, i can be terrified and paralyzed by my lack of plans, lack of friends in my same situation, and the utter chaos which is my life right now, OR second, i can use this time as a fabulous opportunity to define who i am how i want to. no one at home really knows ME anymore, only the jordan that left for utah 18 months ago. i could go back to her, or i can move forward and become the person that i want to be. when i think about it that way, it is actually a pretty exciting place to be in.

for now, i guess i take it one day at a time. right? good thing the person that i want to be is patient!!!