Almost done

Welllllll I am almost done with my applications to graduate school! It is super exciting but very scary all at the same time. I will be moving away from everything and everyone I know... I am old enough to be on my own but it will be my first time not being near family.
I leave for Rexburg on Friday for my last semester and I really hope it is a good one. The last one was terrible in so many ways. I am hoping to just enjoy it and continue getting good grades (with math that will be interesting) and leave on a good note.
I am excited to get away from the mormon culture also. I HATE when large groups of mormons get in the same area (Idaho and Utah). I think people get complacent and I think they think they are better than all other mormons because they are living in a state... such a stupid mindset but I have thankfully met enough people from Idaho and Utah that I know not all are like that... just many.
Well, I am babysitting the neph so I am going to go make sure he is not bored!

Only one left....

I officially have just one semester left of my undergraduate degree at BYU-Idaho. I am SO done with this school. I had a recent experience with roommates that really made me dislike girls in general. It made me sad to see people so blatantly break obvious rules and lie continuously. Some people will have a rude awakening some time in life and if not here they will when they die and realized they acted to stupid to get into the Celestial Kingdom. Sad.

Anyways, I am at my sister's house for the Christmas break and it is hard. She does so much more for me and I could not ask for a better sister or friend. I just miss my mom. I got some amazing gifts from family and friends and I love them all.

I had my first bout of sickness in a long time and I of course acted like a baby because I have a low tolerance for pain. Oh well... I am slowly getting better but I just want to rest.

I go back to Rexburg in less than a week to begin in a new ward and building and finish out my tenure at a church school. My children will NEVER go to a church school. I love the idea of it but I had some bad experiences being surrounded by mormons and I had some power hungry bishoprics and psychotic roommates that I dont want my kids to be exposed to. It is easier to be good at a worldly school because you have to be on your guard. At church schools, you just assume that everyone is doing the right thing and that is when you get brought down. I am grateful that I got to go but I dont want that experience for my children.

And I will NEVER date or marry someone from Idaho or Utah because I will NEVER live there.

And I am tired.

I will be better at blogging... I promise.

Old and new

So this summer was truly the most inspiring because I learned more about myself and my religion than I ever have and I have several factors that help me reach this.

EFY was a phenomenal experience that I needed more than I knew and it changed me and I met people that will forever be in my heart. I learned what a true friend is and realized that I have very few in my life. I am grateful for that.

I know that life is what you make of it and with the help of Heavenly Father, we can do anything we choose. What a blessed thing to know!

I get to go back to place I thought I hated tomorrow and start a new school year next week. This will be interesting but I will make the most of it and be optimistic because that is all I can do.

I am excited for the future and the things it will bring into my life.

I just had foot surgery to remove my bunions and although it was painful, it was worth it. There are so many things that I have in my life to be grateful for and I truly am excited to see what this next year will bring.

JOB OFFER IN DC!!!

I recently had the amazing opportunity to go on an intership expedition in Washington D.C. and LOVED it. I found my calling in life and it is to somehow be apart of this fabulous city. I got an email from my professor Ron Nate, and he notified me that I needed to get ahold of him ASAP so I called him up and I was informed that I made a very good impression on some companies and individuals in the city that I was able to interview with and I got an email from these people saying that I had a job in Washington D.C. whenever I wanted one. WOW!!!! I cannot wait to explore my options and move back east where I belong. As much as I love Seattle, D.C. is where I was meant to be and I am counting down the months until I can officially become a citizen of the most powerful city on EARTH!!!! AHHH love life right now!

EFY begins...

I am so excited for this next part of my life. I absolutely love the church with all my heart and I love to do all that I can to have the spirit with me always. EFY has really been a key factor in getting that to happen and I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to be apart of it when I was a youth and now as a counseor. I have such a testimony in the youth of the church and I know that they feel it also. It is amazing how clear the correct path is when you allow yourself to be carried away in serving others. I love it and cannot WAIT for it it officially start on MONDAY!!!!!!!!

Beginning of Summer 2009

Wellllll I now live at Tiffany's house and have been here since the beginning of April. I got a job at the Marriott and although it pays well... its a bit borrrrring. I cant wait to start EFY in June and get my spirit up :)
I am glad that the sun finally seems to be coming out for more than a day at a time and soon (In a week) I get to go to Washington D.C. and search for an intership and visit someone... and then I get to go to Disneyland with my sissy and drive back just in time to get ready to head to the Northwest for EFY.
Lots of adventures ahead and I cannot wait to dive in....