Angels

Okay, so I just got done (well, about an hour ago) watching General Conference. It was amazing! The talk that hit me the hardest was Elder Holland's talk on Angels. For those of you who either did hear it or not, he basically talked about how Heavenly Father sends angels down here (most of the time it's just other people that he sends to help you) to help comfort you in your time of need. Now, I'm sure a lot of us have seen the email about how you have friends for a reason, season, and friends for life. Back when I was in high school and I'd get that, I'd think...ya, it's cute and catchy, but it doesn't really apply. YA RIGHT! Now that I look back over my life, I realize just how many times that Heavenly Father has sent people to help me either for a reason, season, or for life. Right now I'd like to take a second to thank those angels who've been sent to me...a lot of you guys apply to more than one group just so you know!

To all the YW Leaders I've had since I turned 12: thank you so much for putting up with me! I pulled so many pranks on some of you that it's a wonder that you still talk to me! There were some years that I went through that were very difficult and some of you had to help me get through them. I know that it was probably one of the hardest things you've done. I know it is hard for me to know that I made you go through that. Some of you were leaders when I would go a little rebellious. Thanks for never giving up on me even though you probably could have. I said some things that I now regret to some of you....and I apologize from the bottom of my heart for those words I said. You guys made a huge difference in my life and I truly do love you!

To the YW Leaders I had right before I left for college: You guys are truly amazing! You guys helped prepare me to start my own life. It was extremely hard to leave you guys a month and a half ago. I'm so glad that I had the privilege of going to camp this past summer with you guys! It strengthened my testimony so much to see your guys's strength and testimonies.

To the friends for a reason and a season: thanks for helping me through that time. Always remember that even though we lost touch, I am always forever grateful for the influence you had in my life. You guys also had a huge impact on the choices that I made. I am a different person because you were in my life for the reason that you were!

To the friends who I will have for life: I love you guys! I never thought I would ever have friends for life. I'm so glad that I was able to get to know you! Your example and influence is amazing to me. As I watch you in everyday life, I am able to grow so much and learn more than I ever thought possible! Always remember that I am here for you and that no matter where we go in life, we'll always be best friends! I hope that someday I can be the sort of friend that you have been to me!

And last but not least, to the YW in the Woodruff Ward: for the last part of my senior year, you guys were my strength. You guys were the reason why I was happy. I looked forward to seeing you every Sunday and Wednesday! You were and are pretty much my closest friends! I still look forward to coming home just so that I can see your smiling faces! It just brightens up my day. We've gone through so much together! Through the good and the bad, the joy and the sorrow, the happiness and the hurt, we stood TOGETHER! We were really like sisters! And we still are. There's no doubt in my mind that we were meant to be together during those years of YW's. There was a reason...and the reason is because we were able to help each other. When one girl was struggling, all 20 or so of us rushed to help her. I look up to you guys so much! You guys are my light...my strength! I wish I was still in YW's...but I know that the Laurels that are in now are as good if not better than me...and I'm so glad that they were able to take charge once I moved! You guys are amazing...your testimonies are so strong! At camp the past 2 years I was amazed at how strong you guys were and are. I was never that strong when I was that age...or at least I didn't think I was. Don't ever lose your testimonies! You guys are now the youth of the church...make that mean something! I hope you guys realize just how amazing you really are. No doubt about it...this is the strongest that the YW have been since the beginning of the ward (trust me...I went into YW soon after it started). Always stay unified! That's the only way you'll stay strong. And above all else, stay who you are! You guys have the most unique personalities! It's amazing that people can be so different, but yet be like best friends! I love each one of you just the way you are! You can make me laugh even when I'm mad, you can make me smile even when I don't want to, and you have been my strength and sanity those last few months when I was in YW's. I love you guys soooo much and don't you ever forget it!!!

Swimming is Awesome!!!

So I just kinda wanted to brag about myself a little bit. Haha. Just kidding. But I swim the midterm half mile (18 laps in 30 minutes...and a lap is down and back) on October 15th (in basically like 15-16 days). I've really been trying hard to get better, so every day that I have class I go in anywhere from a half hour to an hour early and just swim. Well, today as I was doing my warm up (and a lot more than what was required for warm up...we only had to swim 8 laps for warm up) I was able to swim about 14 laps in about 40 minutes...but I also just wasted about 15 minutes doing nothing b/c I was done with the required laps and didn't know what else to do. If I had actually kept going, I would've been able to easily get 18 laps in 30 minutes. I'm so proud of myself! Plus, today has proved to me that I am able to do things that even seem impossible. At the beginning of the semester (like the first day) when Phil (our coach) told us what we'd be doing for our midterm, I freaked! Luckily as I talked with Anna, she reassured me that if I worked hard in class I'd do okay. Well, I certainly will be okay!!! I'm so glad I took this class...I've already lost about 4 pounds just from swimming! I don't think I'll be gaining that freshman fifteen til next semester ;) Just kidding.

My Weekend

Wow...this weekend has been pointless! Just kidding. It's just been pretty boring. For some reason a lot of people went home. If I actually had money (well, I do, I'm just saving it) I would go home next weekend instead for a couple reasons, 1) it's General Conference next weekend and 2) this weekend is our family Sunday where our families are invited to come up and go to church with us...then afterwards they feed us lunch! Hey...it's free food! Haha. But my fam is leaving early early tomorrow morning to get here by 9:30 am. They're gonna be grouchy! Haha. Oh well.

Yesterday I tried putting on a fake tattoo in my bathtub so that I can someday join Anna's biker gang! Haha. It was way cool too...barbed wire!!! But alas, sadly it didn't work. It was actually a way crappy one...almost like a sticker so it peeled off. Haha. But it was fun while it lasted!!! And yes, I did take a picture of myself putting a fake tattoo on my ankle:) I was way hyper that night anyways!!! When I come back to Logan next I am sooooo stocking up on cool tattoos!!! Then I'll really look like I'm in a biker gang!!! A lot of people down here put on fake tattoos just for the heck of it...some of them even put ones on that're of spongebob and Dora. Haha. I'm not THAT into it, but I do love putting them on!!! After that, I went out to the lobby b/c we were having a movie night here at Castilleja. A bunch of girls pulled out their mattresses so we all piled on those...and the rest of the people sat on the couches. The first movie we watched was The Italian Job. I had never seen it but I'm glad I did b/c it was way good! The second one was The Goonies...which is a total favorite of mine!!!

Today I woke up around 12:30 pm...it was way way way nice!!! For some reason, though, our apartment is like filled with flies! It is kind of disgusting. So I became a fly hunter! For like a couple hours I just went on a rampage killing about 5 flies. Haha. It was way way fun! I wish I could've gotten a pic of me actually in the act...but my roommates were laughing too hard at me!!! I didn't think i was being all that funny...but I guess the fact that we were up until about 2-3 am last night/this morning gave us reason to laugh at just about anything. After my fly escapade I went and cleaned out my cupboards b/c I was way way bored!!! I took everything out, organized it, and then put it all back in. It makes it look like I have a ton less food, but I really don't. A lot of it is just like the boxes of pasta and ramen and stuff like that. But now I can actually get to everything! It looks way nice!!!

I just got back from the General Relief Society Meeting. It was way good!!! It was the first one I've ever been to...so I guess it makes it the best one that I've ever been too:) Haha. No, but it was really good. Especially Elder Uchtdorf's (I think that's how you spell his name) talk. He always can make anyone laugh..but yet at the same time tie things in to the gospel and bring the spirit in so strongly!

Singing to Old People

Today we had our first ever "concert". Haha. I might want to start off by saying...as some of you know, I am in a woman's encore choir here at Snow. Basically we just learn songs and sing them at concerts...nothing big.

Anyways, so today we had our first! It wasn't much...but apparently it's tradition that we try out our songs on the old people. I was sort of scared at first, but when I realized that half of them couldn't really hear what we were singing anyways, I warmed up. Haha. We went to an old folk's home here in Ephraim (just a few blocks down from campus). It was way fun...especially when we did our songs Mamma Mia and Take a Chance on Me (both from the movie Mamma Mia). We do actions to both of those and the elderly people were totally getting into it! I loved doing it! I hope we go back!

So Confused

I don't get it...when girls flirt with a guy it means that they're interested. Is it not the same for guys then when they flirt with girls? I don't get how a guy can flirt with a girl and then date other girls and then tell that one girl EVERYTHING about their date and how those girls shut him down when he's gone to see them again. I don't get how everything can feel so right at one moment, then everything crashes down on you within a day. I don't get how you can be so sure about one thing but then it's not what you thought. I don't get how you can get hurt by a guy when you're not even dating...

This movie, though, is a good way to release any hard feelings toward guys...I would highly recommend it to anyone!! But it has a good message to it too, so all in all, great movie!!!

Funniest Youtube Movie!

Oh my heck...so we were watching youtube videos the other day here in my room and by far this one was the funniest one I have ever seen! If you guys have time you totally need to click on this link and go watch it. It's about 10 minutes but oh my heck...so worth it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Y4keqTV6w

Here are some good ones too! Haha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYmsr8Sy4K0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTyI9xqy7U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZL0f7IHvWw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEQXIDbz6Oo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic (This one is Scary Mary...gotta see it!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTC4qkb8Ppk

Random Stuff

Hey everyone! So far this week has been pretty good! Been sick a little bit but I think the majority of the school is like that. It kinda sucks being in dorms b/c then EVERYONE gets sick even if only ONE person was sick! Haha. Oh well...dorm life isn't ALL bad :)

Monday night was FHE and so our FHE family went and played volleyball first and then swam in the Activities Center! It was way way way fun! Haha. Afterwards a bunch of us came back to our apartment (well, my cousin came up and Amy was there and so was Andrew and Becca was hiding somewhere) and we just messed around. Me and Andrew played 'Battle of the Cameras' in another video. I took this one b/c Steve and Andrew were messing around. Haha. Totally shows what normally goes on in here.

Yesterday was a horrible day...I woke up with a fever and went to my first class. Everything in the room spun around even when I had my eyes shut! It was nuts! But I came home, skipped half my classes and just slept the morning away. I had to go to work later in the afternoon but that was okay...I earned $40 for the four hours I was there. Haha. Payday is this Saturday so I'm totally excited!

After I had come home, I realized that it was cleaning check day! OH NO! Haha. Just kidding. Actually, we've kept our apartment super clean (pretty much ya...) so it wasn't too bad. Besides, before I left for home last week I cleaned almost the entire bathroom and mirrors so I just had to wipe things off and then clean the shower. When the RA's came in they were very impressed with how clean our apartment was! I thought we should've put on something like the Sound of Music when they walked in but we were barely getting things done as is. Haha. It would've been a nice touch though:) This is of me cleaning the mirrors...and yes! I am wearing a bandana. Haha. I thought that was an extra nice touch! Actually it was just to keep my bangs out of my eyes...but I looked like a total biker chick! Not quite as much as my best friend Anna (who by the way passed her motorcycle driving test this morning...CONGRATS AGAIN BABE!) but pretty darn close:) haha.

There's not much else going on...just have a chemistry quiz tomorrow so I'm going to need to start studying that pretty soon, but first I think I'm gonna take a nap! haha.