Hmmm... Just Some Sunday Pondering...

So basically if you haven't already heard, President Monson came and spoke at a devotional at BYU! YAY! It was so overwhelming to be able to see and hear the prophet speak directly to you. It was a totally different experience being able to see him speak directly rather than hear him on TV or on the radio... So yes... it just made me super-duper excited for general conference... I can't believe its THIS WEEKEND! AHH! Super exciting! But yes... just thought i would share that with ya'll...

Another thing I have been thinking about lately. I really need to start making sure I read my scriptures and say my prayers everyday. And with a temple so close, I need to make it a priority to go every week. So basically I need to do this!

President Monson! Yes we were that close!

The line was forming... It was so long...

Me, Julia, and Bethanie... the three amigos who camped out starting at 6 in the morning!

Julia and I waiting in line... listening to some tunes.

Bethanie and I... waiting in line...

Livin the Life

I have been super busy lately, so now that I have a chance, I will update my many readers on my life thus far at BYU. I have two amazing roommates, Kelsie Carver and Aurelia Andrews. They are a total blast to be around. Haha. My classes are going good, overwhelming at times but I am loving them for the most part. I am taking Music 101, Biology 100, Sociology 100, and New Testament. They are fun- I have Biology and New Testament with my cousin Jeremiah and I have Sociology and Music with Mikelle. Fun times. In October, I start my Nursing 180 class which should be ultra fun. My ward is amazing too, I was called as the Relief Society 1st Counselor and it is definitely a ton of work. I thought Young Womens was a lot of work but this is insane! So many meetings! But I am having a blast doing it- the other sisters in the presidency are so much fun! So yeah, just a little update on my life and how I am doing!

Paige and me... I seriously haven't seen this girl since I was a beehive! Great times!

Jeremiah and I. He kind of needed to shave lol... But he looks like Danny from Grease in this pic! Haha...

Mike, Marci, Jordan. John, my awesome roommate Kelsie and me... at the Fall Fest... total blast!

Me putting my STELLAR orange KitchenAid mixer to good use!

9/16/09

So yesterday marked the fourth year since my father has passed away. I wasn't sure quite what I should do, because I was all by myself. I prayed about it and I ended up having actually a really good day. I baked chocolate chip cookies, because I always remember my dad eating the cookie dough while my mom and I were baking cookies... and she would always get mad at him... Then Kelsie (my roommate) and I watched Bedknobs and Broomsticks because I always used to watch that with my family and it tends to remind me of my dad. Then I went to the Provo temple. That was so cool because I was able to take pictures (below) of the temple... I think our temples are so pretty. But I took a few pictures of my CTR ring at the temple because it is so special to me. My dad actually ordered my ring for me a few days before he passed away and I didn't know about it until it came... so I guess you can say that it was his last gift to me. Then I came home and watched The Princess Bride with John and Kelsie. A great ending to a hard but rewarding day. Then today I got up the nerve to give blood! AHH! I am so afraid of needles... and I figure that I need to get rid of that fear if I want to become a nurse. And, my dad always used to give blood because we have a rare blood and he felt it was his "duty". So I made him proud the last couple of days and I know that he is proud of me for being at BYU... so there... my last two days basically in a nutshell...