Fall Frenzie!!!

Well, this semester has been the bust so far here at BYU-Idaho! It's great! I absolutely love it here and although all of my classes aren't totally fun I enjoy myself all the time! I spend a ton of time with Mandy at her apartment. We have tons of fun and do nothing constructive! But my all time favorite part of this semester is teaching Second Graders! I help out in Mrs. Andrus's class and every day is a new adventure! I teach them a lesson (usually reading) at least once a week and have gotten rave reviews from both my professor and Mrs. Andrus! It's great knowing I do well at the only thing I've ever wanted to do! I love it because the whole class is decorated in frogs and toads! So for everyone who understands my obsession with frogs they'll know this is my perfect class! My kids are adorable and Halloween was great! I added pictures of my class and me and Miss Hogge, who also helps in the classroom. It's fantastic and had me convinced that this is my calling! I am also super excited for Thanksgiving! Getting back to RV is always fun and I miss it like crazy while I'm gone!

Rexburg in the fall...

I am officially back at school and officially moved in to my new apartment! (I say officially moved in because it took me 3 days to unpack :)) I am living with my roommate Kim from last year (she's from Idaho and the coolest girl ever!), Jamie she was my FHE sister my first semester in college (she's from Alaska and totally rocks my socks), and Sarah from New Hampshire (we're still getting to know her but so far it's promising!). I have now attended two days of school. And I LOVE my classes! I actually get to go to an elementry school here in the burg and help a class and even teach a few lessons! I am soooo nervous but incredibly excited! As far as I can tell this semester should be full of fun and learning! So let's all keep our fingers crossed that I still want to teach once I'm done with this experience! But now it's off to Melissa and Russel's new apartment for cookies! Be back soon!

Summer Time and Other Questions Answered

Well, I am officially home for the summer... and have been for goin on two months. (I'm a total slacker at this blogging thing). But I'm working at Safeway now and am enjoy it and being able to see everyone! And I figure I'll answer some questions... I'll start off by answering my Uncle Steven's favorite... No, I don't have a guy and I'm totally enjoying the single life. Next, I go back to school in September. Followed by, Ross is living in Salt Lake with Tyson Peterson and Justin Crick and he is enjoying it. He will be home this week because he is going on the treck (as is Shilee). Yes, Shilee will be a senior next year and my mother is not too happy about it. Yes, my Dad is working hard and just as pesky and lovable as ever. As far as I know, the rest of my family is doing great and enjoying their summer. And I think that answers all of the normal questions.
I'm loving this summer and I do love being home although it's a difficult change. The college environment is a lot more fast paced and there are more people my age up there. And, unfortunately, I'm going to be missing the weddings of a couple old roommates and friends. But I love all the time I have with my family and I love that my relationships with them are evolving. It's great being able to talk about "grown up things" and actually understand what's going on. So basically life is great and I love having a break from school but I can't wait to get back up there!

Back at school once again!

Well this weekend I had a very spur of the moment trip home! I volunteered my car to Ross and Tyson, so they could save $. ( They were going to take ol' blue). And I was told they wanted to take my car at 9 p.m. on Thursday night! They wanted me there by 6 on Friday! I would just like to point out that I prefer to have plans (especially travel plans) for weeks before the trip actually happens! So I was a little stressed but it was worth it! Those boys are a riot and we had fun! It was nice to be home again and hang out with mom and dad... and Katie! I really didn't do much besides sit at home and go to Justin's homecoming. It was awesome and I was way excited to see Justin and Tell! I really missed those boys more than I thought I would! It was great to see them all together again! And now I'm back home (well in Rexburg). And it is raining! Fantastic! That means that spring isn't too far off! I also got to donate plasma yesterday for the first time in about 3 months! My pulse is finally starting to go back down and that's a wonderful blessing! I love it here and the spirit and closeness that I've gained with my savior! I wouldn't have had this much fun or these experiences anywhere else! The church is true! And I'm so glad it is!

Back in the Burg!

Well we survived the long drive to RV and back to Rexburg without many problems. There were a few close calls (not caused by me at all) but it was all good! I got to see Ross and Tyson. They cracked me up and I realized how much I missed them! I also got to see my family and Uncle Steven! That was the hardest part for me because he got so much worse in such a short amount of time! But the good news is, we have the gospel so we know that it's the Lord's will. Without that knowledge I'm not sure how any of us could get through this!

Yikes!

Ok the pressure of BYU-I finallly got to me! So I'm creating a blog. We'll see how this goes! Going back to good ol' AZ today! Wish me luck!