#4 Dear past Alex....

4. List 10 things you would tell your sixteen-year-old self.
Man oh man this is gonna be interesting....

#1. Let your inner freak flag fly!! 
Yes, some people already find you to be a little annoying and overwhelming Alex, but trust me after high school YOU DON'T SEE THEM! The amazing and fun people around you, who enjoy you being full on dork, will be the ones you talk to, even if only occasionally. 

#2 This "Trever Torgerson" thing you got goin' on.... needs to end. 
It's not going to work out. Don't waste these moments on him. It doesn't matter that people keep repeating "Don't give up he likes you!"...... He doesn't .....He will just break your heart after dragging you around for a long time. Your husband is going to be the nice boy you think Trever is. Just enjoy your friends right now and study for school.

#3 Spend more time with Kelsey. 
He has been a great friend to you, You may think that he will always be there because he is basically one of your brothers, but what he means to you now is nothing. Cherish the time with Kelsey that you can. Tell him he is important to you even though you have grown apart the older you have gotten. 

#4 Go out more.
You may feel awkward. You may think that people hate you. It doesn't matter. Your house will always be there. Stop being such a homebody and get out into the world.

#5 Hang out with the Crose Family.

In a couple years you are going to spend some of the best nights of your life hanging out with Bob, Larry and Calvin. Just go ahead and make that transition now. Koosharem isn't where you will be happy (See #2) Bryanna will be at your house a ton too so you are not going to lose her over it. Go ahead and start the laughing now. That family is amazing!

#6 It does get better.
No you are not the most depressed person in the world, and yes days are going to be hard. However, High School?? NOT the best days you will have..... NOT EVEN CLOSE! Those people who have told you otherwise, know nothing.... 

#7 Keep on Loving Art History.
Georgi is going to teach you SO much about the history of the world. She is going to inspire you to be brave enough to do many things. She may seem to prefer other students over you, but listen to her. Because of everything she teaches, you are going to spend the most incredible time in the most incredible place in the world!!!

#8 You are important. 
Stop letting yourself feel as though you do not matter. Your low self esteem comes from a lifetime of put downs, and you apparently are doing a great job hiding it. But stop feeling it altogether. You will make a difference in peoples lives one day. You are a good human being and have no idea how hypocritical those people that tell you otherwise are. 

#9 Your brothers suck.
Seriously they do.... no other way to put it. They are there to torture you for a few more years. YOU STILL LOVE THEM THOUGH. They will be fun to have when they are older, but stop taking what they say as if it is a Holy Truth. You get a lot of those self esteem problems from them. *News Flash* They lie. Your parents won't believe you either about most of it, so stop trying to find comfort through them. Just get over it all and ignore them for a few years. Their rude friends won't be around when you grow up anyway.

#10 The boy of your dreams is coming. 
You haven't had a boyfriend yet, and you won't have one at all. Your first kiss will come when you are 18. It may seem ridiculous, but kissing boys and needing that perfect one is stupid. You are going to be so happy with what happens to you later in life that it will not even matter that you can't attract their attention with a strobe light and an air horn now. Keep on with the tomboy-ness that is you. It is something that your future husband adores. 

                                             - Sincerely yours, Future Alex