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When you count you begin with 1,2,3...when you sing you begin with Do-Re-Mi

Dear Reader!

When I wrote last night I realized that it was my 299th Blog Post. What does that mean? Of course it means this post is number 300! Yay! I couldn't wait to bump it up to that great number, so I'm writing two days in a row. 300 Blog posts means almost 200 song titles for the Blog titles and about 200 experiences/insights over the past few years. Those numbers are in the 200s because while on my mission I didn't write the posts myself, so not many of them have song titles or are extremely detailed.

To honor this great event, I wanted to share a list of things I am fairly certain I have done more than 300 times in my lifetime. This list is weird and skiwampus, but hopefully it makes you laugh because of how funny I am. There's number one: I'm pretty sure I have been very prideful more than 300 times in my life. Haha.

I have:
- Walked to/from Elementary school over 300 times
- Walked to/from Junior High over 300 times
- Walked to/from High School over 300 times
- Laughed at over 300 Youtube Videos
- Hugged over 300 People
- Smiled over 300 times every year of my life
- Practiced over 300 hours of Trumpet
- Sang over 300 songs every year of my life (That one may be closer to 300 songs every month of my life)
- Kissed over 300 Girls (Just kidding. I'm not even close to that one...nor do I ever hope to be)
- Been to church over 300 times
- Danced over 300 times with a partner
- Slept over 300 times in my life (That's actually an accomplishment for me)
- Eaten over 300 pounds of Cheese
- Gone to the temple over 300 times (I think, if my math is correct)
- Smiled at a girl I love over 300 times
- Been mad at my Brother over 300 times
- Forgiven my Brother over 300 times
- Been stubborn more than 300 times
- Run over 300 miles
- Talked on the Phone over 300 times
- Smurfed over 300 times...
- Been hurt over 300 times
- Felt the spirit at least 300 times
- Driven over 300 miles
- Knocked on over 300 doors of strangers
- Been confused over 300 times about simple things
- Daydreamed about the future over 300 times
- Dreaded the future over 300 times
- Been scared 300 times
- Been pleasantly surprised 300 times
- Typed over 300 pages of Homework
- Eaten 300 types of food
- Read 300 books
- Been yelled at for no reason 300 times
- Watched over 300 movies
- Made 300 friends
- Made 300 people mad
- Wondered who I am 300 times
- Asked 300 dumb questions
- Made 300 mistakes
- Fixed 300 mistakes
- Thanked my Heavenly Father for helping me through the day 300 times
- Read the Book of Mormon in less than 300 days
- Wished I could start over on 300 different projects
- Wanted to run away 300 times
- Wanted to stay forever in 300 moments
- Tried to forget over 300 things that hurt
- Owned over 300 Pokemon cards at one time
- Never purchased an item over $300
- Sat on 300 different couches
- Talked to over 300 people who said they have no time for God
- Watched over 300 doors close on my face
- Played the piano over 300 hours
- Let 300 days pass with Praying and giving thanks
- Prayed 300 days straight for something I wanted
- Tried over 300 times to Share the Gospel
- Prayed over 300 hours in less than 3 months (Sticking with the 3 idea)

As you can see, there are lots of 300s in my life. I might add to this list when the 400th post goes up, but I might wait until 500. I don't know. Hopefully you can see what is important to me. I hope it is also clear that I have not accomplished a whole lot in my lifetime, but we are just starting out. Happy 300! It is a great number.

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