Ooooh what a Monday. I don’t have time to be blogging…yet it’s all I really want to do at this moment. SO here it goes. This weekend was fun! It started out on Friday with school (bleh) but then school was over!! And I did homework…trust me it get’s fun I promise. I went to the football game which was a blast! And then went to Chili’s (we have an obsession folks) and drove around feeling sick after. And then there was Chris drama with Jett. Wow I am looking back realizing Friday maybe wasn’t the best weekend day….but we stayed up until three talking. Which was fun 🙂 Saturday rolled around and we went grocery shopping and did homework and watched movies and went Wal-Mart shopping. I wish I had gotten a picture of the huge Nesquik bunny that was walking around. Oh dash. Then I made dinner and watched the Relief Society Broadcast which was AMAZING. I loved hearing about the Atonement and how we need to trust in the Lord. Then it was off to watch Harry Potter and talk and help Jett not feel sick. And Sunday was a day of rest full of meetings and teaching and people coming over. All in all it doesn’t sound like the greatest weekend, but it was really pretty good 🙂

A separate thought. It’s funny to watch people living the life you thought you wanted. And realize you don’t want it. Not for a second.

Also NEXT weekend I am heading back to K-Town 🙂 So that’ll be exciting 🙂

Well I haven’t blogged in forever. Basically since the dawn of time. Sorry, this whole college thing is keeping me prettttty busy. Yet I still have time to pin every five minutes. Go figure that one out. Anywho. College life is exquisite at best, downright stressful at worst. I am liking all of my classes but one, totally rethinking my life and what I’m doing with it, having tons of fun with my roommates and friends, eating a lot less healthy than I should but more healthy than most, being busy out of my mind with Relief Society stuff, and quite honestly getting sick of people who are fake. Not that I’m saying people at BYU are fake. I don’t think I’ve met a fake person yet while I’m here. But you catch my drift I’m sure. 

So basically I love my roommates. We’re all super duper different, but it’s a really good different. Like a we get along super well different. But anyway. The point is that they’ve been here for me. Along with one very special boy who hasn’t left my side through any of the really stressful stuff. So I guess this is a big fat thank you. A thank you for laughing with me when I’m crazy, for making sure I’m ok when I’m going crazy, for hugging me when I want to be crazy….just everything. It’s been eye opening to be away from home and friends. And really great to go pick my sister up from a football game and have all my cute senior friends come give me huge hugs and tell me they miss me. It’s nice to be missed.

Sorry this was a super serious post! But life is grand really 🙂 Just grand 🙂

One year older and wiser too.

I don’t feel wiser.
Just older.

But my birthday was grand:) It all started on a Thursday, two days before my birthday, when I was having a crappy day. My roommate Rebecca is on an intramural volleyball team and wanted us to go watch her play. I had a lot of homework and thought about not going, but Heidi and Randy convinced me to go. So we went and watched her play and it was great. Then we came home…to find a bunch of friends and a cake for Kathryn and my birthday!! I have the cutest roommates who  went to a bunch of work to surprise me:) So that was a great night. THEN. Friday Randy took me to Mimi’s where we had a ton of fun in our own private little section of the restaurant with free dessert, then off to Classic Skating where I could barely stay up on my roller skates. Then up to the mountain overlooking all of Provo where we had an awesome talk and danced to the radio. Then back to watch a movie with my roommates at his place. Basically, one of the best dates ever. Then came Saturday…my real birfday. We won football and we had people over for dinner and a movie and it was just great. And Bandy got me the Rascal Flatts CD and food. And my parents bought me a pizza card so I can buy pizza. WHENEVER. Yay 🙂

It’s super funny to see who is there for you and who goes out of their way to make you happy. I was surprised by who did. And it was great 🙂

So maybe I’m not all that much wiser….but I think I am a little bit more aware and experienced. Which is really nice 🙂

Today, I’m really grateful for all the 11:11 wishes, birthday candle wishes, shooting star wishes, and all other kinds of wishes that DIDN’T come true. Looking back I realize I’ve wasted my wishes on lots of things. And I am so glad that I am not going to end up marrying the boy I wished I would marry in the sixth grade. Or the seventh. Or the tenth. Whatever, it’s fine. I am so grateful that I didn’t get this or make that or become this and that and the other. Because my life has turned out exactly how it is supposed to. And I wouldn’t change a thing. Yes, I’m still going to make wishes. And yes, it would’ve been nice to have that pony I wished for so many times. And yes, there are things in my life that I want to be better or different. But if I had to change anything else to get those few things to be perfect, it wouldn’t be worth it. I have an amazing family who loves and cares about me, I go to an awesome school where I feel the Spirit every single day, I have an amazing ward full of incredible girls, I have the best roommates who are all so different, but we click. I have an amazing best friend who is always here for me, especially when nobody else is. Basically, the wishes that didn’t come true have lead me to everything I ever dreamed of. So thanks to that shooting star wish that didn’t pan out, thanks to that birthday cake wish that never came true. It was perfect 🙂

Today I am going to be put in as the Relief Society President for my ward. I am so scared. Especially because I feel like I have zero friends at school (minus Randy and Heidi.) I came home this weekend for my sister’s birthday and all the girls did super fun stuff all together while I was gone. Let’s just say I feel like the ugly step-sister in the apartment. I don’t understand how I’m supposed to do this calling if I can’t even befriend my roommates above laughing at youtube videos and asking how their day went. I think I’m just rambling right now hahaha. Anyway I guess I’ll have to figure it out and make my roommates like me or something…not sure how well that’s going to go over. Welp that’s about it. My weekend at home with my family was great, I went to Cherry Hill and saw all the amazing people I’ve spent the past summer with. It was really nice. I didn’t see any old friends besides Cherry Hill people except Spencer and Randy, but it was so much fun 🙂

Welp…have a good Sunday! Sorry this post is such a downer.

To make this post happy:

Once there was a llama. His name was Joe. The end!

So if I survive today, I will have lived through one week of college! That’s a big if though….but I’ll update you if I do. Anyway this first week and everything has been crazy! My roommates are so fun, even though we all semi hate Jett for going on all the dates. But we love her 🙂 My classes are good, some I like more than others and the reading is insane…but it’s all good.

So yesterday was crazy and I had to move my car and Randy and I were screaming at each other on the phone and I was trying to figure out where to put my stupid vehicle and then Randy was a dear and just moved it for me because I had class and then things were great and we made dinner together. Haha college has made our relationship a bit crazy, but he’s still my best friend. No matter what. 🙂 And I owe him HUGE TIME.

Then last night I went to the first BYU game against Washington State. Which we won. Handily. And it was super fun! I sat by Heidi and James and David Steed and Jorgen and Sexy Rexy and Becca and Whitney. We helped stage a fake proposal so everyone around was oohing and aaahing and cheering, which was fun. There’s something so thrilling about singing the fight song after every point scored, screaming FIRST DOWN whenever you hear the announcer say “that’s another Cougar…”

Then after the game I was in my room facebooking, when my roommates got home and said that Jack and Dylan our friends (who also happen to be in our FHE group) were coming over to give Rebecca a blessing because her back was hurting. They came over in their shirts and ties and gave her a blessing. I’m pretty sure it was a first time for both of them. But it was so cool to feel the Spirit with these boys we barely know and who barely know what they’re doing. College is awesome 🙂

This is my shout out to Hailee Jane Henson, one of the best people in this whole world. Today is the day she was born, and I literally thank Heavenly Father for this day every day. Because Hailee is a light in my world. Someone who cares and is always ready to listen and help. Someone who truly exemplifies the Savior. She’s funny and sweet but real and caring, modest and humble and most of all, a choice daughter of God. So I am thankful today that 19 years ago, she came into this world while I waved goodbye to her from heaven. I don’t think I was sad though, I knew I was going to be with her on earth soon and that she would help me live my life and be the person I was meant to be. Love you Hai.

College is interesting. AMAZINGLY FUN, but interesting. Yesterday I walked around campus to find all of my classes (I decided I don’t need to hit the gym to work out…walking to all my classes with my 50 LB backpack is work out enough.) Then Bandy and I went to the grocery store and I taught him how to eat healthy (haha) and then went to a party for the last night of socializing before classes. It was super fun! Heidi and I watched the dating game (basically the Bachelor and Bachelorette in 10 minutes with people you have never seen before) and danced in the rain and met fun new people. It was nice. Then today Heidi and I sang in Sacrament Meeting for the first Sunday in our new ward. Intimidating much? We sang an arrangement of I Stand All Amazed. And…..it went well 🙂 And now we’re bonding as roommates and having boys over for dinner and being adult or something….it’s weird.

But I think it’s like when you are singing in church. You practice  and stress and practice and sing the one part you can’t get right all during the first talk and then…you get up and you do it. Right now in college we’re at the practicing practicing practicing and stressing point…pretty soon we’ll just get up there and sing.

Ok so I haven’t posted in an obscenely long time, because an obscenely long list of things are going on and I really don’t have time to do everything AND tell the world about it. Well I guess it’s not the world, just the few people who read this blog. But anywho. So I moved to college (pictures on FB will be appearing soonish) And so far it’s been EFY on steroids, but in a good way. If that makes sense. I moved in and was STRESSING because everything was out and not where it should be and such, but now everything is good except the kitchen, which is a disaster area. We’ve spent all our time thus far hearing about how BYU is the best school, how it’s rankings are the top in the nation, laughing at funny skits and walking around on campus for way too long. The pep rally last night was awesome! We got to meet some of the freshman athletes, who told us we were going to beat the Utes because we have more swag, and some not freshman athletes (Brandon Davies anyone?) and then there were fireworks and free stuff! So far college has been overwhelming and GO GO GO all the time, but super fun. Randy has been over helping me and being with me a ton which is great. I haven’t gotten to see him as much as I’d like but that will change once classes start and things mellow out. I’m making friends and so is he, and so far everything is looking awesome.