tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71612947790564712792023-11-16T02:36:33.351-08:00Here's to Never Growing UpLife as a kid stuck in the body of a grown-upAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16170106509624389352noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161294779056471279.post-20303308598816454622014-08-04T22:35:00.001-07:002014-08-04T22:35:34.734-07:00Adventures in Mormonland<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, I'm finally home!! Yayy!! I miss Rexburg and everyone there a <b>ton</b>, but it's definitely nice to be back in Fishers. I love this place.</div>
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Once I finished classes, I drove down to Salt Lake City to see Julia one last time before I go on my mission. I'm so glad everything worked out so we could see each other even if it was only for a little bit.</div>
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Then I got to Logan and on Friday night my grandparents took me to see "Les Miserables" at the Utah Festival Opera and it was <b>incredible</b>. I had never seen Les Mis before, and I had heard it was really good, but I didn't expect it to be that awesome! Also, the Utah Festival Opera was the only company outside of Broadway that was licensed to perform Les Mis, so that was pretty neat. Everyone was so talented! There were performers from Operas all over the world including the Met Opera, which is a huge deal! So basically, I was in awe the whole time.</div>
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On Sunday we had a bunch of the family over (second cousins and all) to catch up and play some ComedySportz games. My family cracks me up!</div>
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Then my family made me sleep in the cupboard under the stairs the night before my birthday...</div>
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So then my family woke me up the next morning and Hannah had this whole Harry Potter thing planned out and then at the end our parents surprised us and let us know we're going to Harry Potter World in September!!</div>
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Then we went to Bear Lake for the day and went tubing and drove jet ski's around which is always fun.</div>
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And then Hilary Duff's new single "Chasing the Sun" came out at midnight Eastern time which was 10pm in Utah so technically her single came out on my birthday. It was fate.</div>
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So basically, my birthday was incredible. I can't believe I'm 19! That's like...old!! Haha I don't know where the last 19 years of my life went, but I'm so excited for everything this next year will bring.</div>
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Then on Tuesday I got the amazing opportunity to go through the temple with my family for the first time. It was definitely a lot to take in, but I'm so glad I was able to go. Temples are just so amazing and I'm especially glad that there was a temple in Rexburg so I could prepare by doing baptisms there every week with Lauren.</div>
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Then we went bowling and I tried calamari.</div>
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On Wednesday we went up to Willow Flat and hiked up to the spring at the top of the river, made dinner and s'mores around the fire, and had our traditional contest to see who can stand in the freezing cold water the longest.</div>
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Then on Thursday we went to Preston, ID to go to the parade, carnival, and rodeo.</div>
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On Friday I had to take advantage of the missionary shops in Logan. Now I have all the clothes I need for my mission now! Woohoo!!</div>
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And on Saturday we made the long 24-hour trek back to Indy straight through the night. It felt like forever, but we finally made it!</div>
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I'm so glad to be back in Fishers and it made me so happy to go to church on Sunday and see so many people that I love. I'm so excited to spend time with all my friends and family here until I go on my mission, but at the same time, I really do miss all my friends from Rexburg. It's so weird to be in Fishers without Lauren. We've both been having a bit of separation anxiety these past few days...but I'm grateful for technology that lets me stay in touch with the people I love no matter how far away they are. Hope you all have a fantastic week!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16170106509624389352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161294779056471279.post-90114965348340918902014-07-27T20:42:00.001-07:002014-07-27T20:42:32.619-07:00I Made It!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Well, my freshman year of college is officially over! Never thought the day would come. But at the same time, it came way too fast!! This semester <b>flew</b> by, which was good for the academic part, but I definitely miss Rexburg already. The end of the semester was stressful, but I tried to enjoy it as much as I could.</div>
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1. Missy turned 21! PARTYYY!</div>
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2. Lauren and I did some studying in the Crossroads and made a new friend</div>
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6. I said goodbye to my best friend :'(</div>
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7. Then I said goodbye to Rexburg</div>
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It really is weird to be done, but I can't say I'm too upset about not having schoolwork to do for 2 years. I am going to have plenty of work to do, just very different work. I wish I could explain how excited I am for my mission, but all I can do is show you this picture...</div>
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I wish I could give a whole blog to all the people who made this semester amazing, but to sum it up, I would not have survived this semester without my beautiful roommates, my extremely talented choir, my amazing ward, and more than anything, my Savior. I am so incredibly grateful for every person I met and every experience I had this semester, both good and bad. I have grown so much and learned more about myself than I thought I could. I thank my Heavenly Father every night for the incredible opportunity I've had to go to BYU-Idaho and live in Rexburg. It really is an amazing place.</div>
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Also, I'm in Utah with my family now and I turn 19 tomorrow! Crazy right?! So my blog next week will be all about my adventures out here with my family (: Have a great week everyone!</div>
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Wow. I've really sucked at blogging recently. I've just been so busy! Which is a good problem to have, especially because I didn't have that problem <b>at all</b> last semester haha. So sorry mom and dad! I'll catch you up on everything that's happened in the past 3 weeks.</div>
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<b>1. (Rainy) bonfire party</b></div>
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<b>2. Mini Carnival at Porter Park</b><div>
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<br /><b>3. Choir concert in Twin Falls</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh and Miranda Sings rode our bus on the way home!</td></tr>
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<br /><b>4. Choir concert in the Salt Lake Tabernacle</b><div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coolest crew you'll ever meet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someone left the MoTab Women's Dressing Room unlocked...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So I decided to take advantage...shhhh! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder L. Tom Perry came to watch us and told me we did a wonderful job. <br />I almost died on the spot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Grandma and Grandpa Norton came to see me perform, too. <br />It's so nice having them just a few hours away when I'm so far from home.</td></tr>
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<b>5. Tanning at Monkey Rock</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why had I never been here before??</td></tr>
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<b>6. Buffalo Wild Wings with my Idaho family</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stole these from children at the parade. #NoRagrets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sparklers are fun </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Get that corn outta my face!" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fireworks crew in Idaho Falls. I didn't get any pictures of the actual fireworks,<br />but it was one of the best fireworks shows I've ever seen.</td></tr>
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<b>8. Apartment sleepover in the living room</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's really the greatest thing in the world</td></tr>
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<b>9. NAHIOMI CAME TO VISIT!</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Couldn't ask for better friends than these ones</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took a nice relaxing trip to Lava Hot Springs, or so I thought...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently my instinct when being chased by a clown is to jump into the trunk of a car.<br />So I probably wouldn't do well in a kidnapping situation...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making new friends is always fun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lauren took Nahiomi and I to this adorable place called "Soda Vine" and it was, well, so divine (;</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most delicious soda I've ever had</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a me! Mario!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So much love for this one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Literally jumped out of my bed and screamed when I found out this was happening</td></tr>
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So pretty much, I love it here and I'm not sure I'm ready to leave quite yet. This week will be my last full week here for almost 2 years and I'm definitely ready to be done with the school part of this semester. Taking 17 credits kinda takes a toll on you after a while. But I'm gonna miss this place a whole heck of a lot. I never thought I'd say I love Rexburg, Idaho...but here I am saying it. </div>
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As much as I'm not ready to leave here, though, I am ready to see my family and friends back home and spend as much time with them as possible before I go on my mission, which I'm so excited for! I just have too many emotions about all of this. I love Idaho, but I miss home. I want to go on my mission right now, but I'm not ready to be away from everyone for 18 months. I'm grateful to know that Heavenly Father has a plan for me and that my Savior will carry me every step of the way while my life is changing so much.</div>
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Well, that was a lot to catch up on, but I finally got it all done. Have a great week everyone!</div>
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1. You've complained at least 10x about the track you were put on.<br />
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2. You've never had to experience the freshman dorm life.<br />
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3. It's totally normal to start class with a prayer...in a foreign language.<br />
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4. If you're a girl with a mission call, your dating life is practically nonexistent.<br />
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5. You have mastered the art of the "ring check"<br />
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6. You have to drive 40 minutes to get to a mall, Target, Noodles & Co, Buffalo Wild Wings, Olive Garden...and pretty much any form of civilization.<br />
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7. Tuesdays are the best days because everyone dresses up and looks fiiiiine.<br />
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8. You'll never have frat brothers or sorority sisters, but you have FHE brothers and sisters so that's pretty much the same thing, right?<br />
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9. Your biggest complaint about your school is that there aren't real sports.<br />
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10. You feel like a rebel when you roll up your jeans to show your ankles.<br />
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11. "Welcome to another great day at BYU-Idaho"<br />
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12. You read #11 in President Clark's voice.<br />
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13. The equivalent of a trip to the beach is driving down to the Sandbar.<br />
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14. 11:58pm is practically rush hour.<br />
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15. Fall, Winter, and Spring semesters should be renamed Winter 1, Winter 2, and Summer semesters.<br />
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16. If you have Fall/Spring track, you have a memorized speech of why you're home for 4 months in the middle of the year.<br />
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17. Walking to the Ricks in the winter is practically a death sentence.<br />
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18. Not only is it not frowned upon to be 21 and married and pregnant, but it's encouraged.<br />
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19. You've been fined more for jaywalking or texting in a crosswalk than for parking illegally.<br />
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20. You call your professors "Brother _______" and "Sister _______"<br />
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21. You know that Rexburg has the coolest clouds ever. Period.<br />
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22. You know what CTR, LDS, SLC, FHE, NCMO, and DTR all stand for.<br />
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23. You get a grade for reading your scriptures.<br />
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24. You probably go to BYU-Idaho because you didn't get into BYU-Provo, but now you realize that BYU-Idaho is highly underrated.<br />
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25. You freaking love Rexburg, but as soon as you graduate, you're out of here.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16170106509624389352noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161294779056471279.post-3432932847697741742014-06-17T11:44:00.000-07:002014-06-17T11:44:17.808-07:00Time is Flyin!<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, this week wasn't the most exciting so I don't have a <i>ton </i>to write about, but I'll try to make it interesting haha. On Tuesday night Lauren and I decided to go see The Fault in Our Stars. Talk about a cry fest! It was so good, but so depressing at the same time haha.</div>
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Then on Wednesday I had a killer migraine so I literally stayed in bed till 1:30. It would have been pretty nice if it weren't for the migraine part haha. But it did really make me appreciate my health and modern medicine. If it weren't for modern medicine, I would pretty much have a never-ending migraine all the time.</div>
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Then on Saturday we were kind of pigs...haha. Our ward had a Relief Society activity in the morning and we had waffles there, then we went to this place called the Hickory for lunch and it was really good! They put their drinks in little mason jars and it's so cute haha. </div>
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Thennnn for dinner Maddie invited us to go get Chinese food with her for dinner, and it was pretty good. But the best part was when Lauren told Maddie and I to pose for a picture and this is what happened...but I had no idea hahaha.</div>
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Also, Lauren got me into watching the Bachelorette. It's so addictive!! Haha I think I'm in love with like 3 guys on the show...and for anyone who watches the show, those 3 guys would be Brian, Josh, and Nick. But mostly Brian... (: So we've been watching the Bachelorette in our apartment complex's theater room and it's been pretty sweet.</div>
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On Sunday we decided to go to the park and act like children cuz why not?</div>
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Oh and we ate cupcakes cuz we (obviously) like food.</div>
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And finally, on Monday afternoon our FHE brothers invited us to go watch the US v. Ghana game and I'm so glad I went. It made me love my school even more. So many students in red, white, and blue!</div>
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So that was pretty much my week! I also got a letter from my future Mission President yesterday, and it's making everything seem so real! Yesterday marked 100 days until I report to the MTC. I'm so excited! But at the same time, it's making me realize that I don't have that much time left here in Idaho, which is sad because I've grown to really love it here. I've decided that Idaho is highly underrated, cuz it's a pretty sweet place. </div>
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First of all, sorry I didn't post anything last weekend (mostly just sorry to my Mom and Dad cuz I don't think anyone else cares haha). There really wasn't anything interesting to talk about except my choir concert, which was awesome, but that was seriously the only interesting thing. Luckily, this week was MUCH more interesting, so here we go!</div>
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During the week I learned that I'm pretty good at winning free stuff, which is a pretty nice skill to have when you're in college with no money haha. On Monday after FHE I won free churros from Taco Bell (shoutout so Stirling for teaching me how) and the a few days later on I won a free giant ice cream cone from Dairy Queen and let me just say, everything tastes 10x better when it's free.<br />
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Also, my choir sang in Devotional this week and I absolutely LOVE the song we sang. You can click <a href="http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1956072169001?bckey=AQ~~%2CAAABCveqfDE~%2C4WT0xjonGphZPc7bcpuNwtSB7lo4cJKZ&bclid=0&bctid=1875741838001" target="_blank">here</a> to watch us sing. We start singing right around 8 minutes and 20 seconds. Being a part of Collegiate Singers has been such an amazing experience so far, and we still have so much left to do. I'm learning and growing so much, not just musically, but spiritually. Almost all of our music this semester has been gospel related and it truly is the highlight of every day to be able to sing beautiful music with such amazing people. One thing that I will always remember that Brother Kempton reminds us of before every performance is that we are singing to 3 different audiences: the people sitting in the audience, each other, and most importantly our Heavenly Father. He listens to us every time we make music and it is our duty as musicians to not just sing with our voices, but also with our hearts. When every member of the choir does this, the Spirit in the room is incredible.</div>
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Alrighty now for the fun stuff. On Friday night my favorite Miss Kenz Hall came up to BYUI to do a show and she was amazing as always. She was opening for a band called the Truman Brothers. I didn't really know anything about them before but they were super good! Lauren and I were sitting in the front row so we had a pretty good view of the guys and the first thing we noticed was that all the guys in the band were <b>very</b> good looking. The second thing we noticed was that they were all wearing wedding rings...so that was stupid. But the concert was still awesome so it's ok! Also funny little story, when I was talking to Kenz after the show she told me that she got honor coded when she got here! She was gonna wear shorts for the concert but they made her go buy pants! Apparently the honor code applies even if you don't go here haha.</div>
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Ok now things get a little bit crazy. After the concert, I went with a big group of people from my apartment complex and played this game called "Fugitive". I don't know if you've heard of it, but I didn't know what it was so I'll explain. There are two groups of people: the "fugitives", and the "cops". The fugitives have to start at a certain location (ours was the movie theater) and sneak across town to another location (the park) without getting caught by the cops who are driving around town. I got to go in one of the cop cars and it was so fun! We caught 10 fugitives (most cars didn't find any) and we felt like we were in a James Bond movie. I definitely need to play again sometime and play as a fugitive.</div>
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So if you can't tell from the picture, you jump off the bridge into a river! Super safe and logical right? But hey, I could be doing stupider things in college. When I went I didn't plan on jumping, I was just gonna watch everyone else and get some sun. But sure enough, I gave in to the peer pressure jumped! I was still kind of a wuss and only jumped from the ground of the bridge, not the part where you have to climb up, but it was a good 15 feet. And the water was <b>freezing</b>. Like can't breathe can't talk body-in-shock cold. The jump itself was not the worst part. Trying to swim back while fighting the current and freezing your freaking butt off was the worst part haha. But I still want to go back sometime when it's hotter and jump off the high part.</div>
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Also while we were at Fun Farm, there was a moose on the loose!! He was just swimmin around in the river like it was no big deal and he was <b><span style="font-size: large;">huge</span>. </b>So we were all just chillin watchin the moose and then he got out of the water and started to chase this girl! It was freakin hilarious! Don't worry she got away and the moose went back into the woods or something, but it was just super weird. I've never seen a moose and I didn't know moose could swim and apparently they're very deadly so it's a good thing that girl got away. We also found a snake when Lauren and I were getting out of the water after jumping. It was eating a frog and it was super freaky, so naturally the guys picked it up. I held it and now we're buddies. We spoke parseltongue to each other and he said I'm his best friend so...yeah.</div>
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And now the last part. I'm almost done I promise! Saturday night we went to this place called the Teton Dam Spillway and blew stuff up haha. I was kinda freaking out at first cuz on the way my gas light came on and then we started driving down this dirt road for like 20 minutes and then we got to the place and it was like an empty abandoned dam and my phone had died, so I figured I was probably gonna run out of gas or get kidnapped or something. But it was actually pretty fun! And if you haven't had a s'more made with Reese's peanut butter cups, I highly recommend it.</div>
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So there ya go! I finally have interesting stuff to put on my blog! I'm glad I'm finally making new friends and going (way) out of my comfort zone! I'm getting better at focusing on the good things happening in my life and less on the bad things and it's so great! There really are so many things to be happy about no matter what's going on in your life. If you keep your eye out for the Lord's tender mercies I promise you will see so many and you will be so much happier! Also, Grant just told me I need to put this in my blog: "Cutie Hannah paint your toenails!" haha. I hope you all have a great week! Love you all!!</div>
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Sorry for the Hannah Montana reference...it just worked. Anyways, life has been pretty good lately! I kinda realized that if I want to have fun and be happy, I can't just sit around and wait for great things to happen to me, I have to put myself out there and just HAVE FUN! One of the biggest things I think we can learn to do is to create our own happiness. Bad things are going to happen and there's really nothing we can do about it. Life sucks sometimes! But we can still learn to find the good things in every day. For me, I'm lucky enough to have a temple that I can see every day as I'm walking to classes and that is my little reminder that life is such a blessing! So even if you don't have a temple that you can see all the time, find something to be your little reminder of how blessed you are. Maybe it's a little note in your car or a picture in your room or a CTR ring. It doesn't matter what it is, just find something! Once you can start thinking of your blessings as much as, and then even more than, your problems and trials, life becomes so much sweeter! </div>
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Anyways, that's my two cents on being happy. Now here are some of the things I did this week that made me happy!</div>
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On Thursday night, Lauren and I decided we'd done enough homework for the week (don't worry we finished it) and needed to just GET OUT. So we went to this little block party that a new apartment complex was having and it wasn't the most exciting party, but we made it fun! Plus, anything is more fun than homework, right? We got to go on a limo ride around the block which was pretty sweet.</div>
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Miss Ruby is a little more carefree and loves to laugh. She isn't quite as comfortable as Lucy when it comes to walking, so she always wanted to hold my finger when had somewhere to go. Also, both girls love to cuddle with people and stuffed animals, which I think is the most adorable thing in the world. There were a few moments where I just wanted to freeze time with those precious little girls. Who needs school when you can play with babies all day??</div>
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So that's basically how my week went! Every week has its ups and downs, but I'm just learning to focus on the good things and I'm so much happier when I do that. I'm sure that's pretty much common sense, but it's so much easier said than done! So I'll just end with a little happy reminder (:</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16170106509624389352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161294779056471279.post-7634972417718042262014-05-20T14:58:00.001-07:002014-05-20T14:58:59.318-07:00So Far So GreatHey friends! So I've kinda sucked at blogging so far this semester...sorry! Actually the only people that probably care are my parents haha so sorry mom and dad! Life is busy. But it's a good busy. Usually...so anyways, here's what I've been up to!<br />
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I got my mission call a couple weeks ago! I'm going to Cali baby!! I've never been to California so I'm pretty pumped. I did a separate blog post about my mission that you can read right <a href="http://herestonevergrowingup1.blogspot.com/2014/05/carlsbad-carlsgood.html" target="_blank">here</a>! I figured most of you have already heard plenty about it, but just in case anyone wanted to read about me going gaga over my mission, there ya go!<br />
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Also, I'm being more social this semester! Yay me!! <span style="font-size: x-small;">(London Tipton anyone? No one? Ok.) </span>Lauren and I got to go glow-in-the-dark shooting last week and let me tell you, I'd never been shooting before, and you could tell haha. But that's ok, it was still super fun!<br />
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Then last weekend Lauren and I decided to go on a little adventure so we went on a quick trip to Provo. I got some new clothes for my mission, which was super weird and made me feel really old, but it was nice to be able to go to the mall and find so many modest clothes! It was like the mecca of missionary clothes haha. And I got a California shirt cuz I just couldn't say no (;<br />
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So then that night I got to see my luvah Kenz Hall and some other artists from her producing company perform at a concert to raise money for their Europe tour and holy dang they were all so good! You can check them out on YouTube right <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAsmUgSk_FDwiIEBArrlRXg" target="_blank">here</a>. Go listen to them. Right now. And then buy Kenz's album, Hands On, on iTunes. She was on American Idol and she's so flippin talented! She should have won, but even though she didn't, she's gonna go far in her music career.<br />
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And we drove past the MTC which was super weird, but we couldn't get any good pictures because it's surrounded by big trees and it's all fenced off like a jail... We did get some pictures outside the Provo Temple though!<br />
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I don't have any pictures of them right now, but I should soon. I am so blessed to be a part of Collegiate Singers. Every time I go to choir, my day gets a little bit better. I love being in a choir where we can sing hymns and sound so beautiful at the same time! I was so lucky to have Mr. Johnson as a high school choir teacher because he was so passionate about music and was never afraid to talk about his belief in God. So take that love for music and faith in God and apply that to every person in the group and you have my choir. It's pretty fantastic (:</div>
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Oh my goodness I don't even know where to start with Grant. He FaceTimes me just about every day and never fails to crack me up and make me feel good about myself. He has this amazing talent for making girls feel beautiful and I have always loved that about him. He has been such a blessing to me and my family and probably anyone who has ever talked to him. He's just one of those people that you never forget.</div>
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3. <b>Nahiomi!! </b></div>
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So I know she's not even here this semester, and I don't get to talk to her nearly as much as I would like to, but she still makes me smile every time I get to talk to her. She's just such a sweetheart and I love her to death! I've only known her for less than a year but she's already made such a huge impact on my life. She's such a great example to me and I hope I can be half as amazing as her one day. She's gonna be one of the best missionaries Chile has ever seen. I think that's where the Lord is sending all His best missionaries right now because David Archuleta just got back from Chile and Jake Jensen is about to go there too. So be prepared to see some amazing things happening there. Anyways, Nahiomi is incredible. Plus her family is just the cutest thing I've ever seen and I haven't even actually met them but I love them so much.</div>
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I love her so much. I have no doubt in my mind that Heavenly Father put her in my life for a reason. The day I found out that I didn't get into BYU was pretty tragic, but within a few hours of finding out I didn't get in, I had this random thought to ask Lauren if she had a roommate yet. And when I say random thought I mean straight up inspiration haha. Lauren and I went to church in the same building for like a year but we never really hung out, so there's no way I would have thought to live with Lauren on my own. That was all Heavenly Father. And boy am I glad I listened because she is just incredible! She's one of the greatest examples to me of someone who is constantly striving to be more like Christ. She influences me to be a better person every day and I don't know what I would do without her. Although it is kinda hard sometimes to live with someone who is so dang GORGEOUS. Ugh. But I guess we can't all look like a model...haha (;</div>
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So anyways, this semester has been going so much better than last semester, and even when I have my bad days, Heavenly Father always sends me someone or something to cheer me up. I also think that going to the Temple to do baptisms every Thursday before classes is helping me to be closer to the Spirit and just happier all around. I wish I took advantage of having a Temple so close last semester because it truly is such a blessing. This whole school is just such a blessing! Well I'm probably going on and on so I'll be done now, but here are some pictures of the beautiful place where I live. I've kinda had this obsession with mountain sunsets and Rexburg clouds lately, so here ya go! Have a fantastic week!!</div>
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So I'm sure you've already heard about this (maybe a little too much) but I got my mission call and I couldn't be happier about where I've been called to serve! You can click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjHG3gPBG9g" target="_blank">here</a> to watch a video of me opening the call. From what I've heard, Carlsbad is, like, one of the most beautiful places in the world. Just to give you a little glimpse, here are some pictures of Carlsbad. </div>
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Is that not just the most gorgeous thing you've ever seen?? I'm so excited to serve the people there! Also, my friend Landon Smith (Jake Jensen's best friend) is serving in that mission, so it'll be super cool to see him! I'll report to the Provo Missionary Training Center (MTC) on September 24th (so far away!) and learn how to be an effective missionary for 2 weeks. Then after that they'll send me off to Cali for 18 months! And just a little side note, I'll be in the MTC during General Conference so I might get to go to Conference in Salt Lake City and, if I'm SUPER lucky, I could end up getting to sing in Conference! It all just depends on who they decide to have sing for that session. But I think that would be pretty dang awesome to sing in General Conference. Like a dream come true actually...but I'm trying not to get my hopes up haha. So anyways, I love Carlsbad already, but if you've been watching the news lately, I'm sure you know it's not exactly at its best right now. There have been some crazy wildfires in that area right now, so please keep them in your prayers!</div>
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Maybe it's just me, but that looks like some pretty scary stuff! Luckily, the fire is totally contained right now, but there's been about $10-$15 million of damage. So I have a feeling the missionaries will be doing a lot of work to help restore everything that was damaged. Also, according to Landon, some of the fires were actually intentional which is really sad. I don't know why anyone would do something like that, but he pointed out that even though bad things happen, God lets those things happen for a reason so that we can gain experience and learn from them. I think that's a good thing to remember with life in general. Bad things are going to happen, but there's <i>always </i>a purpose and God will <i>never</i> give you a trial that you can't handle. So back to Carlsbad...I'm just super excited to get there and finally start what I've been waiting for so long to do. I've wanted to serve a mission since I was probably about 12 or 13, so the fact that it's actually happening now is just so crazy and exciting!</div>
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So I just have one more thing to add before I finish this blog post. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true! Joseph Smith saw Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, in person. He translated the Book of Mormon by the power of revelation and was a prophet of God. Thomas S. Monson is the prophet today and he has the authority to speak for Heavenly Father. By following the teachings of the prophets, the Bible, and the Book of Mormon, we can make it back with our families to live with our Father in Heaven for time and all eternity because Jesus Christ died for us and atoned for <b>all </b>of our sins. Because of Him, we can be forgiven and made perfect again no matter how many times we mess up. I am so blessed to know these things and to have the opportunity to teach these things to the people in Carlsbad. And if you have any questions, just check out <a href="http://www.mormon.org/eng" target="_blank">mormon.org</a> or ask me. Have a great day everyone!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16170106509624389352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161294779056471279.post-64383481126936208472014-04-27T23:30:00.000-07:002014-04-27T23:30:22.421-07:00Here We Go Again!<div style="text-align: center;">
Well first of all, <span style="font-size: large;">I'm back in Rexburg, Idaho!!</span> But before I go into that, I'll catch you up on my last couple of weeks in Indy.</div>
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For Spring Break this year, we went to Panama City, FL and Orange Beach, AL which were both GORGEOUS places, and even better than that were the people we got to spend time with. In Florida, we stayed with my mom's brother's family, and that was a BLAST! There's never a dull moment with that family. But sadly I don't think I have any pictures with them. So after we stayed with them, we went to Alabama and met up with the family of a girl that my dad grew up with who joined the Mormon church a few years ago. We had a blast hanging out with them. So here are some pictures from the trip!</div>
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One of the things I missed the most during my first semester at BYUI was being part of an amazing choir, so it was a bitter-sweet experience to go watch Silver Classic perform at Ball State University. I also got the wonderful opportunity to arrange the music for Vocality, which is the acapella women's group at Fishers High School. I was absolutely blown away by how well they performed. I got just a little glimpse of what it's like to be a proud mother when I heard them sing. It was also awesome to see AG Harmeny, the guy's acapella group, perform because some of my best friends are in that group and Stirling sang one of the best solos I've ever heard. There are videos of both of their performances on my Facebook page, but for some reason they won't upload on here.</div>
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Now we can get to the actual college part. So I drove out here with my sissy Britney and it was quite the road trip! I drove up to Minnesota by myself which was an accomplishment itself, and then she rode with me the rest of the way. Longest drive of my freakin' life. But so worth it! If you're reading this, thanks Britney! I love you!!</div>
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So I got here and once I got all moved in, one of the first things I had to do was audition for choir, which I was absolutely <span style="font-size: large;">dreading </span>because I had an awful experience with this last year. Long story short, choir lady didn't like my voice, laughed at me for wanting to be in the top choir, and put me in the lowest one. So I'm sure you can understand why I wasn't too excited to do that whole process again, but long story short again, after a few rounds of auditions I actually made it into Collegiate Singers which is...wait for it...the top choir! Take that lady! Haha but seriously I almost peed myself when I saw my name on the list. It's a bit intimidating considering most of the other members of the choir are married and almost done with college, but I've already had the opportunity to sing in devotional with them and I am so excited to work with them this semester. I am so blessed!!</div>
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Remember that guy from American Idol with the super deep, gorgeous country voice? Yeah well he came here. And we felt pretty bad that he had to come to Rexburg, ID but he was so good!! I wish I could upload the videos I got, but they won't work either...oh well.</div>
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So basically, Rexburg is awesome and I love it here! Hopefully I'll have some more interesting stories to share with you next week. Maybe even a mission call!! I'll talk more about that next week (:</div>
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As many of you know, I'm preparing to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. If you don't know what that means, let me explain. In the Mormon church, all worthy men are expected to serve two-year missions for the church and can go at the age of 18. Young women also have the opportunity to serve a mission for a year and a half if they choose to and can serve as soon as age 19. These missionaries spend all day every day bringing people closer to Christ. I have known that I wanted to serve a mission since I was 12 or 13 years old and that time is finally almost here! So some of you are probably wondering where I'm going to go. That's where it gets a little crazy. In the church, we don't just choose where we go and then pack up and go there. We fill out a ton of paperwork, meet with our local church leaders, and then turn all the papers in to the Church Headquarters in Salt Lake City. Then, twice a week, a group of leaders from the church all around the world meet together and go through tons of missionary applications and prayerfully decide where everyone should serve. About three weeks after turning in your mission papers, you get your mission call in the mail and find out where you will be serving for the next year and a half! </div>
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So like I said, I have kind of always known that I wanted to serve a mission, but the hard part to decide was when. Up until a couple years ago, girls couldn't serve missions until age 21, so that was the plan, but then they lowered the age to 19 and everything changed and I was so excited to be able to serve earlier. Then the time rolled around for me to start filling out the papers and actually start the mission process and I got a little freaked out. I still knew I wanted to serve but I began to doubt myself and wonder if I was ready to serve <b><span style="font-size: large;">right now</span></b>. I mean when you think about it, a mission is a lot of pressure! I was getting ready to sign up to leave all my friends and family for 18 months, possibly learn a new language, walk around talking to complete strangers about Jesus, and be responsible for people's eternal salvation! That's kind of intimidating! Now I wasn't feeling like I couldn't serve a mission at all, but I still felt like a kid that needs to ask permission to cross the street! I can't live in some random place all by myself yet. I need to wait until I feel like a grown up. So I did a lot of praying and talking to other people around me and I kept getting more and more confused. I would read my scriptures and think for sure I needed to wait, but then I would talk to my Bishop and feel like I was for sure supposed to go now. I kept praying and telling Heavenly Father <span style="font-size: large;"><b>"please just tell me what to do!"</b> </span>I tried to make a decision and then ask if it was the right one. Nothing. So I tried a different decision. Nothing. I couldn't tell the difference between what things were my own thoughts and what things were from the Spirit. I mean I had always been taught that if it's a good thought, it's from the Spirit, but they all seemed like good thoughts! So then I talked to a friend of mine who recently returned from her mission and asked her what she thought. I explained to her how I felt like I wasn't good enough because I can't name scripture references off the top of my head and I'm not good at telling people when they're doing something wrong and I am definitely not good with words (if you read my blog you obviously know this) and she helped me realize something really important. No one ever really feels ready for a mission. That's what the Spirit is for. It's not my job to <span style="font-size: large;"><b>convert</b></span> people. The Spirit does that. My job is to represent Jesus Christ and to help people to feel the Spirit. She also helped me to realize that maybe the reason I haven't felt a strong answer to when I need to go is because it doesn't matter. Sometimes Heavenly Father leaves the decisions up to us. Serving a mission is something good and He will be happy with that decision no matter what. So I decided to continue on with the mission process and if there is something that Heavenly Father knows I need to be doing instead, He will make it happen. </div>
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I am so incredibly grateful and excited for the opportunity I will have to serve the Lord for a year and a half. I keep seeing friends get their mission calls and leave to serve their missions and it makes me realize that I am as ready as I'll ever be. I may not have every scripture memorized and I may not be the best teacher but what really matters is that I have a desire to teach the Gospel and that I am willing to let the Lord refine me into whatever He wants me to be.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16170106509624389352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161294779056471279.post-32270091560136926302013-12-22T22:03:00.000-08:002013-12-22T22:03:13.306-08:00I'm a Big Kid Now!Good news! I'm officially <span style="font-size: x-large;">DONE</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>with my first semester of college! And let me tell you, it was a crazy one. I mean I guess I don't really have anything to compare it with, but it seemed pretty crazy to me! I learned so many new things about myself that I never knew. Apparently I have a sassy side in me that I didn't discover until I met Nahiomi. Also, I can actually survive subzero temperatures! Who knew?! I sure didn't think I could do it. I also didn't realize that I can sing opera. Now just because I <i>can</i> sing opera does not mean that I can sing opera <i>well </i>or that I <i>enjoy</i> to sing opera, but I'm trying to learn to enjoy it. I learned that Heavenly Father truly does hear and answer all our prayers, even if it isn't how we expect. And finally, I realized how much I am truly blessed. Even in the middle of trials, I could always reflect on my life and see endless blessings from my Father in Heaven. So here are just a few of the things that I was blessed with this semester (in no particular order).<br />
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Even though I didn't attend the temple nearly as much as I should have, it was amazing for me to be able to look up and see the temple each day as I was walking to class. It was so amazing to have that constant reminder of why I need to do my very best each day.</div>
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I love these girls so freakin much. I don't know what I would have done this semester without either of them! Lauren is such an amazing example to me in so many ways! Even if she didn't know it at the time, she always helped me by to remember to say my prayers each night. She is so in-tune with the Spirit and I admire that so much! Not to mention how gorgeous she is. She will never <b>ever</b> admit that this is true, but Lauren could wear no makeup at all and still look flawless. And she's pretty dang hilarious too. Especially when you get a little Red Bull in her system (; Then there's Nahiomi. She just cracks me up every single day! Only Nahiomi and I can make fun of each other as much as we do and still know that we love the crap out of each other (; I'm so excited to see everything she accomplishes in Guatemala and on her mission wherever she goes! She is going to be the greatest missionary ever, even if she does go to Georgia (;</div>
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It's the little things like cupcakes on a bad day, new fuzzy socks when it's cold outside, packages from your sister, and President Monson shaking a little boy's hand after General Conference that you don't ever forget. There are <i>so many</i> tender mercies in our lives; all we have to do is look for them and we will realize how blessed we are.</div>
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If you've never lived a thousand miles from home, let me tell you, it's <span style="font-size: x-large;">hard!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Obviously I loved it in Idaho, but there were days where all I wanted to do was go home and even though I didn't get to do that, I was lucky enough to get to fly out and see my family in Wisconsin for a weekend. I had such a great time and after that, it was so much easier for me to push through the hard days.</div>
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Maybe it's just me, but I think it's so cool that at BYU-I we have the opportunity to all meet together every week to hear from inspired men and women. Even though sometimes I had to drag my feet to devotional, I never once regretted going. The Spirit you feel in a room full of thousands of disciples of Christ ready to learn about the Gospel is incredible and each week I learn something new. I also got to sing with my choir in devotional several times which gave me an entirely new perspective as I got to look out and see all of my fellow students in the audience.</div>
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So basically, I think it's safe to say that I go to the <span style="font-size: x-large;">greatest school ever!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>I know I just got home, but I already miss Rexburg and the people there. BYU-Idaho truly is an inspired school led by inspired people. That being said, it is so great to be back home again! I missed everyone and everything about Fishers like crazy! Rexburg is great, but Fishers will always be my home. I'm so excited to spend the next 4 months here (:</div>
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So as you all know, last weekend was Thanksgiving and since I live a bit far from home, I went to Logan, Utah and spent Thanksgiving with my grandparents, my dad's sister, and her family. It was really great to spend time with them. I love that even though I don't get to see all of my family that often, we still know each other so well and have such a fun time together.</div>
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I got to spend time with these precious cuties. Ruby (left) and Lucy (right) were born several weeks early, so they're my little miracle cousins. I absolutely loved hanging out with them! I also got to play with their 3 older brothers that I met for the first time last summer. The youngest, Max, kept telling his brothers that he only wanted to play with "the girl" (me) haha. They crack me up! So we all had a lovely Thanksgiving dinner together and then on Friday I met up with Lauren and Nahiomi in Salt Lake City to see the lights on Temple Square. I'm so lucky to have been able to see the this beautiful city all lit up 2 years in a row. Everywhere you look you see hundreds of millions of lights. They cover every inch of every tree and light up the entire square. It's so breathtakingly beautiful.</div>
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After we walked around Temple Square, I met up with my mom's youngest brother and his wife who live right by Temple Square and we went to get hot chocolate. I wish I remembered the name of the place we went to because it was some of the best hot chocolate I have ever had! It was also great to catch up with my aunt and uncle since I don't see them that often. Once I went back to Logan, I just hung out with everyone some more before I had to go back to Rexburg. I just love these sweet little girls so much and I miss them already! They're growing up so fast!</div>
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Sadly, vacation couldn't last forever and I had to come back to Rexburg, but I still got to do some pretty fun stuff this week! On Monday our FHE group got to go for a ride in Bishop's helicopter! I have now decided that when I'm married my husband will own a helicopter and we will travel America in it (; But seriously, the view of Idaho Falls from a helicopter is beautiful!</div>
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That huge building you see is the Idaho Falls temple. It was so cool to see a temple of the Lord from this perspective and it reminded me that no matter where we are in life, physically or spiritually, we can always have the temple in our sights.</div>
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It also snowed like a crap ton here this week. And for some reason I thought it would be a good idea to go take a picture like this in the snow. Also, it was about -10 degrees when I did this. I'm obviously not the brightest kid on the block...but as fun as snow can be, it has definitely caused some problems. If you don't know anything about the city or Rexburg, picture it like this. It's like a giant hill with the temple at the top, then BYU-Idaho a little below that, and my apartment complex is pretty much at the bottom. So to get from my apartment to anywhere on campus, I have to drive up a hill. Now I've driven in snow before, but that was in Fishers, IN...the flattest place on earth. I'm sure you can imagine my frustration as I'm struggling to drive up an ice-covered, unsalted, unplowed, uphill road in 2nd gear going absolutely no where. I was about to give up when I thought to say a quick prayer to myself. It was nothing fancy, just a simple "Heavenly Father please help me up this hill". Next thing I know I'm moving. I looked in my mirror to see what was going on and a group of guys pushing my car up the hill. Only at BYU-Idaho. What a great reminder that even though Heavenly Father might not physically be with us, He can and will always send us help through His servants if we just ask for it. I am so grateful that I go to a school where students are so willing to serve, even in below zero temperatures. It is truly a blessing and I wouldn't want to be at any other school. It's definitely been hard here and I'm more than excited to be back home in less than 2 weeks, but this school has blessed me in so many ways and I know that I was put here for a reason.</div>
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This past Wednesday I accidentally slept in longer than I intended, so I had to rush to get ready and finish up my English homework that was due in about half an hour (sound familiar mom and dad?). I was completely frantic by the time I finally finished and was headed out the door with about 5 minutes to get to my class that's 10 minutes away. I got to the door fully expecting Brother Schaffer to already be well into our inspirational thought for the day, but he was nowhere to be found. Everyone was in their seats chatting and trying to decide how long they had to wait before they were allowed to go back home. I sat down, relieved, and we decided the rule was 15 minutes. We waited impatiently for Brother Shaffer to show up and explain why he was so late. 10 minutes passed, and still no sign. Finally, 13 minutes into class, Brother Shaffer walked in and we could tell something was wrong. Brother Shaffer is the kind of teacher that is usually there at least 5 minutes early with a smile on his face, so we were all quite concerned when he walked in without saying a word. After gaining his composure, he told us we had something very important to talk about. The discussion went a bit like this: </div>
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<i>Guys, I just came from a meeting with the English department. Next semester a group of people will be coming to evaluate our school to make sure that it can still be an accredited university, and one of the most important things that they look at when accrediting a university is grade inflation. When I was in college, the average grade was a C, but in this class, we have a B average. This might sound like a good thing, but this makes it look like our class isn't difficult enough. In order to fight this grade inflation, the head of the English department has decided that we will begin using a 'reverse curve' on our final paper. In fact, it is possible that this policy will become school-wide. A 'reverse curve' is exactly what it sounds like. You will all write your final papers and the two lowest grades will automatically become F's and everything else will drop with it. So, if the lowest 2 grades are C's, they will drop 2 letter grades to an F', B's will drop to D's, and A's will drop to C's. </i></div>
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As you can imagine, the class pretty much turned to mass chaos at this point. In my head, I had already made up my mind. I'm not coming back to this school. I will not go to a school that lowers my grade just because my class did well. This is a school based on gospel principles, and this policy would go against every gospel principle I have ever learned. Brother Shaffer agreed with this argument, and told us that he was late because he was trying to think of loopholes that would make this situation more fair for us. These were his options:</div>
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<i>If 2 students fail this paper anyways, then no one else's grades will have to move, so you will end up with the grade you earn. The first option is to take the 2 students with the highest grades in the class and give them the F's. </i></div>
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<i>Now I'm not going to make you write the paper if I am just going to fail you, but my reasoning behind this option is this- if you have an A in my class right now and fail this paper, you will complete the class with a C+. Assuming you have similar grades in your other classes, and this is your first semester, you have plenty of time to make up for one C+. Now the other option is to fail the 2 students with the lowest grades, because if you have a D in this class, you should probably retake this class anyways. So I'm going to leave it up to you guys. Do you want to fail the top 2 students, the bottom 2 students, or just stick with the reverse curve and take whatever grade you end up with?</i></div>
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Frankly, we weren't ok with any of these options. We tried to figure out who the top and bottom 2 students were, but no one knew their exact grades in the class. We tried to find an alternate assignment for those who failed to do instead, but Brother Shaffer said that the English department would get him in trouble for doing that. In the end we decided to see if anyone would be willing to take the F, and 3 girls volunteered. (It felt a bit like the Hunger Games...) Brother Shaffer had each girl explain why they were willing to take the F. Each girl gave their explanation and we decided we would vote on what to do. As we were about to vote, I realized that we had forgotten to start class with a prayer, and asked if we could do that before we decided to fail 2 students. Brother Shaffer said that was a good idea, and then asked me in whose name we pray. I said we pray in the name of Christ. He said:</div>
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As relieved as we were, it was hard not to be mad at Brother Shaffer for the agony he just put us through, but the lesson behind this activity was one that is important for all of us to remember. In this situation, we had a choice as to whether or not someone would suffer and fail the final paper so that we could all get the grade we worked for, and we were about to allow that to happen. As guilty as we may have felt, we were selfish enough to make 2 students retake English 101 so that we could get a "fair" grade. Brother Shaffer had us think about how we felt a second ago when we realized that 2 of the sisters in our class were going to pay the price and fail so that we could succeed. I thought of the debt I owed them, the gratitude I felt for them, the respect I had for them, and how I would do my absolute best on that paper so that their suffering would not be in vain. Then we talked about how we could apply this to the Atonement. Christ already paid the ultimate price so that we could have a fair chance here on Earth. He didn't just take an F on a paper, He gave <b>everything</b>. He felt every pain, every sorrow, every feeling of guilt we have ever felt and ever will feel. When I thought of this in comparison to the debt and gratitude I felt toward the girls in my class, I realized that I owe everything I have to my Savior and it is my responsibility to take full advantage of the opportunity I have here on Earth because of my Savior. His suffering is in vain if we don't use the Atonement every minute of every day. We have the chance to have <b>eternal</b> happiness because of Him, because He loves us more than we can possibly imagine. Because of Jesus Christ, it doesn't matter how many times we screw up and fall down, we can <b>always</b> get back up again. I hope all of you remember that sacrifice He made for us, especially during this season of Thanksgiving. I am so grateful for His Atonement that allows me to try again every time I mess up. I am grateful to know that I am <b>never </b>alone because my Savior understands exactly how I feel. No matter how bad things get, He has felt the same sorrows we feel and knows exactly what we need to make it through. I don't know how people go their entire life without knowing about their Savior, so I guess this is just my way of trying to let everyone know that He lives.</div>
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<i>D&C 76:22-24 And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony last of all, which we give of him: That he lives! For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father- That by him, and through him, and of him the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God. </i></div>
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Also, Nahiomi and I got to go teach 2 lessons with the Sister Missionaries and it was a bit crazy getting there, but it was an amazing experience! I don't want to bore you with details, but it made me so excited to serve my mission in less than a year! I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Thanksgiving and eat your little hearts out!! I miss everyone at home so much and I can't wait to see you all in less than a month!! Hugs and kisses! (:</div>
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Before if go into all the details about my fantastical weekend, I just have to mention that it snowed again in Rexburg! Except this time it actually stuck to the ground. And here's how I felt about that...</div>
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Next, on Wednesday my dad called me at 6:30am Idaho time with a crazy idea. He found a flight from Salt Lake City to Milwaukee and wanted to know if I could miss my Friday classes to come out for the BYU vs Wisconsin football game. I hesitantly decided I guess I could skip class... (; But I had to keep it a secret. So Thursday night I drove down to Logan, UT and spent the night with my grandparents so that I could make it to my 7:20 flight in Salt Lake and they told me that they were also surprising everyone by going to Wisconsin, but I couldn't tell anyone. SO MANY SECRETS! Well I can't get the video of the surprise to upload...so I'll just try to tell you all how it went. Basically my mom was super confused for about 3 seconds and then just freaked out. Meanwhile, my brothers were running around the parking garage so they hadn't seen me yet. They ran around the corner and both just froze. Adam ran over and hugged me and Ben was still frozen. He stood there for a good minute trying to wrap his mind around what just happened. I think he's still a little bit confused (; So that was fun! Then we went to the mall and loaded up on Wisconsin gear for the game and I partied a little bit (;</div>
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This week was the official midterm which means I'm halfway done! It seems like it's gone by so fast but so slow at the same time! I don't even know what to think honestly. Also, I apologize in advance, I don't have anything that interesting to post this week but I know my dad will be mad if I don't blog (; So last weekend this guy, Brooks, from the Bachelor came to Rexburg! Don't ask me why he came to Rexburg of all places, but he did. I never watched the show but Lauren and Nahiomi did and they said he was cute so I figured why not go? He was at this store right down the street and let me tell you, he is quite handsome! We met him and took pictures with him and then he kissed me! On the cheek...but still, I'd say that's a pretty big deal!</div>
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As some of you may have gathered from my recent tweets and instagram posts, I still miss home a little bit haha. Don't get me wrong, this is an amazing school and I do love it here, I just wish it wasn't so dang far away! It also doesn't help that we don't get a fall break...oh well. I'm just used to knowing everyone I see and just being comfortable in Fishers, but it's just so unfamiliar here still which is completely new to me. And I'm also still adjusting to the whole "taking care of myself" thing. I have to do my own laundry, make my own decisions, pay the bill when I eat out, and make my own dinner (well, mostly...shout out to my mom who made me a bunch of freezer meals before she left!) So I've had to do a lot of praying to get used to all of this, and I've definitely been blessed with a lot of people to help me out. My roommates are amazing and my FHE brothers are always there and even my Bishop from home called to check up on me, which was exactly what I needed that day. Bishop Jensen is honestly the most inspired man I know. He is SO in-tune with the Spirit and I hope I can be as great as him one day. So if any of you are struggling right now, these two quotes always have help me push through it when I'm having a rough time. Just keep on praying and I promise it will get better! It always does (:</div>
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This week really wasn't that eventful, but it was a good week (: I got a package in the mail from my sister and then the next day I had a present waiting from Lauren. And thank goodness! It snowed here this week! Too soon. Way too soon. Also, Hannah- I do not plan on gaining a freshman 15! But it was a nice thought (;
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Then on Thursday, Lauren, Nahiomi, and I decided to take a quick trip to the temple before class. It was a bit of a sacrifice to wake up earlier than usual, but I can't complain because we have a temple 5 minutes away! What an amazing blessing! I love that I can start my day off like that and I love having roommates that help me become a better person every day. I have learned SO much from them already and I can't wait to keep learning from them this semester.
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Also, thank you Bishop for posting this picture of the progress of the Indianapolis Temple! I can't wait to see it in person!
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Now, for the highlight of my week. General Conference! This was just such a great weekend. My roommates and I pulled our beds out into the living room, had a sleepover, and watched conference together. After hearing the words of the Lord's prophets, I was reminded of exactly how inspired they are, and I'm not very good with words, so the only way I can explain how I feel about this weekend is by quoting Joseph Smith, the first modern day prophet. "And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives (exclamation mark)! For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father— That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God." -D&C 76:22-24
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The days are so long, but the weeks are flying by! I miss home so much, but I love it here at the same time and I'm learning so much from how to transpose hymns into 8 different key signatures, how to make my own dinner, how to get out of a straw maze in the freezing cold, and so much more! So as I'm sure you can imagine, a lot has happened in the last 2 weeks! One of the first things that I did out here was audition for choir. I've auditioned for choir tons of times, so I thought it would be a piece of cake. Wrong. Long story short, I apparently have a LOT of improving to do...so I'm in the lowest choir, Women's Glee, this semester. And not only that, but I was the only one who made choir callbacks that didn't end up making it into the final group. When I first got this news, I was crushed. This might sound totally spoiled, but I'm just not used to being in the lowest of anything, especially anything related to music. After a lot of tears and help from awesome friends, family, and roommates, I decided to stop thinking about everything that was going wrong and remember how lucky I am to be here in the first place. I have a temple 5 minutes away from my apartment, I have professors that not only care about me and my education, but that pray about me, and so many other things. So I went to my first day of Women's Glee with a good attitude and so far I love it! The choir may not be as good as my high school choirs, but it is way better than any other non-audition choir I have ever heard and the director is so nice! I know that it will be a good learning experience for me and that even if it isn't what I have chosen for myself, there is a reason I was put there.
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Last week I got a message from a friend that I went to church with at home saying that her niece, Kenz Hall, who is pretty well known in Utah and is getting more and more well known, was performing in Rexburg on Friday night. I looked her up on youtube and watched some of her videos and thought she was pretty good so I decided to go. I ended up going by myself, so I felt pretty awkward, but by the end of the night, I was so glad I went! She was AMAZING and I went to talk to her afterwards and we talked about her cousins that I used to babysit for a while. I had a blast! So when you get the chance, look up Kenz Hall! You won't regret it!
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One thing I was not expecting here at all was how fast it got cold! It's only September and 50 degrees is considered a warm day. Part of the reason it's so cold is because it's super windy all the time. I also didn't think to buy an umbrella right away and that was a mistake. 40 degrees + wind + rain + class on the other side of campus = really cold Coley! Luckily I have an umbrella now and my winter coat came in the mail just in time! So for all you guys who have been complaining because it's hot in Fishers, I will trade you in a heartbeat! This is definitely going to be hard to get used to. I do not do well with the cold!
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On Friday night we decided to go to a Straw Maze and we got there and they had...wait for it...CAMELS! Crazy right?! Camels...in Rexburg, Idaho! They were a little feisty though haha. One tried to bite my head and eat my phone. And one head-butted Lauren in the butt. So that was a really fun surprise. But in the maze it was a little more complicated than I thought it would be. We ended up getting split up so Lauren and I were all alone and we were about to give up when we saw this guy on top of the bales of straw and he helped us out a bit (thank goodness) but we still got lost again and somehow came out some side exit. The rest of our group said we cheated, but we were just glad to be out! Haha it was still fun though and we got hot cocoa and scones at the end (:
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Also, I just need to give my girl Hilary Duff a shoutout (: Yesterday was her 26th birthday so we had a little mini Hilary Duff movie marathon. Obviously we couldn't watch all the movies, but it was a fun little flashback to the good old days (;
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16170106509624389352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161294779056471279.post-57131225087358515482013-09-16T13:45:00.000-07:002013-09-16T13:45:01.346-07:00Here at Last!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUDgZtIvNvslNMARoUvDE8WV-rFQcuF938SpIS1Q85M81KOarv8G0TJktaF_6rZBBbzd1UEYLsUUupa12ZM3HCLG56cbh9IpYvqlXlaGUeSqxtiR0Yu3nKVzLtAj_58oMycCjvMSdX1AC/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUDgZtIvNvslNMARoUvDE8WV-rFQcuF938SpIS1Q85M81KOarv8G0TJktaF_6rZBBbzd1UEYLsUUupa12ZM3HCLG56cbh9IpYvqlXlaGUeSqxtiR0Yu3nKVzLtAj_58oMycCjvMSdX1AC/s320/photo.JPG" /></a></div>
After saying a lot of VERY hard goodbyes, I finally left Fishers and drove out to Idaho on Wednesday morning and got here late Thursday night. I absolutely love it here! But before I get into all the details of what I've been up to out here, I have to fill you in on all the fun stuff I did before I left home.
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So since everyone else in Fishers has been in school for a while, I had a lot of free time at home...and when I have a lot of free time, I guess I make stuff! Haha I made a baby cardigan for my Sunday School teacher, a canvas for Stirling's sister, Camden, who is having a little boy next month, and I made myself a little headband. Fun stuff, huh?
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I also went to the Fishers vs. HSE football game and it was a pretty eventful game! Fishers and HSE are rivals, so the game is already a huge deal as it is (basically the whole town of Fishers is there), but there was a storm coming so the game was delayed. Twice. The first time we had to all go sit in the gym until it cleared up, and the second time they decided to reschedule the rest of the game for the next morning. Fishers ended up winning 51-31. Once a Tiger, always a Tiger!
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On Labor Day, Stirling and I had our last big date before I left and went downtown to the Star Wars exhibit. Obviously that was more his thing than mine, but I still had a lot of fun! We also walked around downtown, went to lunch, and to Circle Center Mall. Later that week we made breakfast for our parents and his sister and brother-in-law. It was super fun and super tasty! (:
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Now I'm sure most of you know that Idaho is VERY far away from Idaho. It's a 24 hour drive, so we took a little break in Minnesota to visit my "twin" Britney and her family. I also got to meet her boyfriend Drake and have dinner there. We laughed the ENTIRE time! It was great (:
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Once I finally got here, I got to set up my apartment and I'm in love with everything about my apartment! It's super cute and my roommates are so awesome! Lauren was in my stake at home and we share a room, then we also have Alexa who is from Hawaii (so jealous), Elyse and Nahiomi who are both from Kentucky, and Haley who is from Colorado and just got engaged last week!! So exciting!
So basically, I absolutely love it out here! It's gonna be hard to take care of myself, but my awesome mom stayed out here for a couple days and made a bunch of freezer meals for me, so that will be a HUGE help! (Thank you again mommy!) I also had church yesterday and there a TON of freshman girls in my ward. There aren't very many guys and most of the guys are returned missionaries haha. Then last night we watched 17 Miracles and Insidious, which are to verrrrry different movie. One makes you sad cry and one makes you cry in horror haha. Luckily we're all still alive! Today was my first day of classes and so far they all seem good! So I hope everyone in Fishers is doing well! I miss you all a ton!! Have a great week friends (:Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16170106509624389352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161294779056471279.post-35575185950795383082013-08-25T13:41:00.000-07:002013-08-25T13:41:29.967-07:00I Swear I'm Still a Kid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoSlsiCqoVavtv1_IA4a1C_rI6IWXgBWX_Dm_TA5v5OLFdlhQWAr8C947XAM5WiIxvJ1tmsHghv4OZN6YczyCt7UwL5Ovp8LZZI57YkmKCr8MRQMMe8YBuh7pzVEOk5TbrHZBbuppP3gA/s1600/craft.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoSlsiCqoVavtv1_IA4a1C_rI6IWXgBWX_Dm_TA5v5OLFdlhQWAr8C947XAM5WiIxvJ1tmsHghv4OZN6YczyCt7UwL5Ovp8LZZI57YkmKCr8MRQMMe8YBuh7pzVEOk5TbrHZBbuppP3gA/s320/craft.jpg" /></a></div>
So since I am just about the only person from my class that hasn't left for college yet, I've been pretty bored at home, and when I get bored, I make random crafts! The one on the left is a canvas of my friend Julia's favorite scripture and on the right is a journal for my friend Allie. If you have any projects you would like me to do, I have PLENTY of spare time! (;
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On Friday I decided to go with my brother Ben and Julia to the Fishers vs Noblesville football game. I thought it would be an easy win considering we (yes I still consider myself a Fishers Tiger) had never lost to Noblesville before...but I spoke too soon. The game was close the entire time and with 2 minutes left on the clock, we had the ball and could have been ahead if we got a touchdown, but Noblesville intercepted the ball and we lost 24-27, but that's ok because next weekend is the game that really matters! We'll be playing our rival team, Hamilton Southeastern, next Friday and practically the entire town of Fishers will be there.
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On Saturday Julia and I went to Castleton Square Mall because a group called Cimorelli was having a "meet and greet" there. If you don't know who that is, they're a group of 6 sisters who sing together and their last name is Cimorelli. The oldest sister is 23 and the youngest is 13. Here's a link to my favorite cover they sing --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie9-Dm1KpTU
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Well Thursday I had to say goodbye to my boys. I loved spending my summer with them! I learned so much about how to take care of kids and myself! So here's my Top 5 list of what I learned:
1. I can actually sorta draw! (What? Me? Crazy, I know.)
2. Kids pick up on the things you say...and repeat them.
3. It's really not that difficult to eat healthy food
once you've got it in your fridge.
4. Identical twins DO NOT have identical personalities!
5. Washing the dishes isn't that bad if you don't
let them pile up! (;
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On Friday I went to the State Fair with my friend Amanda and it was so much fun! Maybe a little too much fun... (; We saw lots of animals and we (mostly Amanda) fell in love with the bunnies. "They're so fluffy I'm gonna die!!!" The horses freaked us out a little...long story haha...and the pigs were just really fat. Cute fat...but still fat. Then we had some fair food including (heavenly) chocolate covered oreos. If you haven't had one, get one from the South Bend Chocolate Factory downtown Indianapolis on Monument Circle! I was gonna try some fried cookie dough but I couldn't see the end of the line. Not worth it. So I stuck with an elephant ear (: Now if you know me well, you should know by now that if it's past about 8 o'clock and you put sugar in my system, I turn back into a child...so what better way to end the night than riding a kiddie ride?? It was a blast to say the least. I'm gonna miss that girl!
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Then on Saturday I went to the zoo with my friends Jake and Misato. It was super nice out which was great, except it was super crowded too! So we tried to take a weird route through the zoo to avoid the crowds...it sorta worked haha. My favorite was actually probably the birds. Because they actually moved...haha. I love zoo animals as much as the next person, but they're a lot cooler when they aren't sleeping! (; I also found out that Misato never learned what sound a Sea Lion makes because when it started barking (or whatever you call it) she started getting worried asking me if something was wrong haha. Feel free to make fun of her for that (;
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Now the highlight of my week. Elder Holland came to our stake! If you're not Mormon you have no idea who that is, so I'll explain. Our church has a Prophet and 12 Apostles (like the Apostles from when Jesus was on Earth). The Prophet and Apostles can receive revelation from God for the entire world, and Jeffrey R. Holland is one of them. I think that's a pretty big deal, and it's an even bigger deal if you get to be in the same room as one of them! So this weekend our local church leadership was being reorganized for the Indianapolis area which only happens about once every decade, which has to be done by the proper authority, which is why Elder Holland came! I feel so blessed to have been able to hear from him! You can tell he has a testimony of the gospel the second he walks in the room. Above are some of my favorite quotes from him this weekend (:
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Sunday night, to end an amazing weekend, I got to watch the "Whodunnit" season finale...all by myself. While the rest of my family was sleeping because they had to go to school or seminary in the morning, I cuddled up with my only friend for the night, my teddy bear, and watched my favorite show! If you haven't watched "Whodunnit", it's on Hulu! Watch it!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16170106509624389352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161294779056471279.post-33031454267796049762013-08-11T14:09:00.002-07:002013-08-11T14:09:41.870-07:00One More Month!So even though I still have a month left until I leave for college, a lot of my friends left this weekend which really made it start to sink in that I'm actually moving soon! It also made me really sad because I had to say goodbye to a some of my best friends that I have known for years. Sarah, Megan, and I were our own little therapy group throughout all of high school during our homeroom class each week, so it's going to be hard not having my girls to go to when I have problems, but I know they'll do amazing things at Purdue and Ball State. And Konrad been my "Wisconsin Badgers" buddy since we met freshman year in Biology. Too bad he's going to Purdue and will have to play against the Badgers... (;
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Friday night the choir Seniors/Freshman got together for "Rib Night" so we could all see each other one last time before we go our separate ways, and what better way to say goodbye than by letting loose and covering ourselves in BBQ sauce? (; We have been through a whole lot of craziness together and even though we didn't all get along perfectly, we're all family and I'm gonna miss them a ton!
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As I've said my goodbyes, it's given me the chance to reflect on the past four years and how much I've changed and I have realized how much the people around me have shaped me. So I just want to thank everyone in the class of 2013/2017 for the impact you have made on my life. These next four years are going to be full of even more adventures and I have never been more scared about the future, but I have also never been more excited! One more month!
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Once I got there I ended up spending most of my time with 3 of the most adorable babies in the world. Ruby (left) and Lucy (middle) are twins and William (right) is the youngest of 5. They are all so precious and I miss them already!
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On Thursday we went to Bear Lake and I got to drive my cousins around on Jet Ski's for 2 hours straight! It was so fun, but I was having so much fun that I forgot to put on sunscreen...I'll be feeling that burn for a few more days, but I learned my lesson. WHITE GIRLS ALWAYS NEED SUNSCREEN!
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Finally on Friday I got to go up to Rexburg and visit my future home! I fell in love instantly. My apartment is BEAUTIFUL along with Elyse, one of my roommates that I finally got to meet. Every day I am getting more and more anxious to start my adventure in Idaho.
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Isn't it adorable?! I can't wait to see what kinds of creations come out of this kitchen...especially pies (;
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Another plus, the Rexburg Temple is right down the street! I will definitely be taking advantage of this blessing at every opportunity I get.
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