Hi Everyone! Well its been quite some time since i've been active on our blog! It's just been oober busy up here at college, and now that i have some time to spare I've want to catch you up.
Let's start from the very beginning! Almost two weeks before I left on September 3rd, My family and I started packing up all that was in the house since we will soon be moving back to Kentucky. (If you didn't know i was moving sorry! call me and I can explain) On the last week of August, My brother, his wife, my nephew Brigham :) and my Grandparents flew into town for my brother Spencer's wedding, and also to help us to cycle through and pack up our home. On August 28th my brother was married to Kate Smith! What a amazing day it was! I wish i could have been inside the temple with him, but Darrik went for me and him both. :) We had the reception in a nice cozy place in downtown Mesa with lots of food, snacks, and music! Thank goodness I did not have to stand in the handshaking line with Spencer, Kate, and my parents! I did it once before for my oldest brother's wedding, and those in the line would skip me! So i stood there for no reason! (I'm not bitter at all!)
After the dinner and dance, I had the chance to mingle with my favoritest cousins Ammon and Josh. While we drove back to Ammons house we marveled at the light show that night! (lightning) And of course finished the night off with watching a couple of episodes of house! Miss ya guys! GO ASU!!
The next day, my house got Down and Dirty! Cleaned out our very dusty and unorganized garage! What a joyess hot day it was! Sorting, boxing, taping, dehydrating? oh most definately, just the usual happenings of a move.
After four days or so we accomplished all our packing goals! Which means! time to prepare for college :) As I started packing my clothes into my brand new suitcases (thanks mom) i realized something. I had not one pair of jeans that fit me! Not only did i want them so i wouldn't freeze my butt of in Idaho, I needed so I would meet the dress code here at BYU-I, Pants ONLY, even if it is hot. I grabbed my mom and we went to the mall for a shopping spree! Three pairs of jeans, Three t-shirts, four long sleeves, one dress shirt, and an awesome blue tie later I left $238.67 at JC Penney's. Another $30 got an awesome deal on a ten piece pots and pans set! Thank goodness for clearance sales.
I noticed the day before I departed that I had not left any time for goodbye's to my wonderful friends! I regret that I didn't percieve that before, because I said bye to about two people. One being Darrik of course. Oh how I miss you so much! What a great bigger brother you were to me. What a great example you impressed upon me. What great memories and inside stories we had. But most of all what a Best Friend I could ever ask for! I thank Heavenly Father for sending Darrik to me, who knew I would become best friends with that kid who dressed up as a nerd for Halloween and purposely droped all his papers as he walked into Chemistry class haha! I love you Darrik! I'll always think about you when I listen to Paul Cardall's Primary Worship CD. :)
After I said goodbye an hour later we were in the car and off to Idaho! I think i slept most of the way to our stop in Provo, but I drove the last 2 hours! hehe! We stayed at our grandparents house, got some sleep then headed up again at six AM! And arrived in Rexburg around ten o clock. After we unloaded all my sisters things we finally drove to Somerset Apartments! My apartment! But a hour and a half check-in-line was waiting for me. After some small talk and what seemed like forever, I finally checked in and got my key! I picked the back right room as my next victim! and unloaded all i had into it! Hours past from unpacking, lunch, etc. and then my parents were going to drive back down to Arizona. We hugged and kissed goodbye or HBS! Hugs Bugs and Slugs! and of course they started to tear up since im the last kid off to college! But I was too excited to cry! I met two of my other roomates who are both RM's and are best friends! their hilarious and fun. Later I met Seany Boy! haha what a silly kid. And then Boyle arrived! YAY! I dont remeber much of the rest of the day but we met up with Becky and Amy to say hi and what not! I was oober tired so sleeping on my bed was something i was looking forward too!
Friday! Lets wake up early and go get and I-Card! (ID) after that lets register for orientation! (OO! wait i remeber what we did, we spent a lot of time at Walmart getting food and some stuff) Anywho! Next was books, yay more money lost! then next was some I-team activities and orientation classes! woo! Lots of new names in my head! ah cant keep up!
Saturday! more orientaion classes yay! buying folders and notebooks! and then buying a pyschology book! holy crap it was more then one hundred bucks itself!!! Then! I-Night! lots and lots of activities to do! Boyle, our roomate tyler, and I went bowling! Then... Pizza, and Rockwall! then to dodgeball! and guitar hero!! lots of fun.
Sunday! Church at 9:30! yay, it was really good! our bishop is amazing :) and a real big ward! Oh! and of course a 1 to 6 ratio of boys to girls... hehe!
Monday! first day of classes!! I'm not one to get nervous about the first day of school until I physicall sit down in the chair to my class! Which happened of course! But my teacher asked to start the class with a pray! How amazing! Right after the pray my nerves went away!
So I think I will just tell you my schedule so I dont have to go through each class!
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I have English 110, Pyschology, 111, math 110, Mission prep, and Chem 105!!
On Tuesdays and Thursdays i have intermeadite badminton! and chem again.
16 credits! lots of fun!
Oh! just this last Sunday i recieved a calling. Haha, I am the executive secretary to the bishop! which technically means I'm part of the the bishopric... CRAZY!! its and oober busy calling but i get to be just about everywhere the Bishop is.
Anyway, I just want you to know that these first days have been great fun! and a testimony builder to me. I know wherever you are that you can find ways to strengthen your testimony and pray you do the same!
I love you all and miss you lots!!!
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