Late Nights and Chilly Skies

Its about week eight here at the "Y".....or thereabouts. :) I cannot believe that I am almost halfway through my first semester. It is so insane to me! Anyway, because of the time of this post, you can tell that I am having a hard time getting to sleep on time...ever.  It's pretty much horrible. My mother is going to come up here and kill me if I don't improve swiftly.  I average about 5 1/2 hours of sleep a night, which is obviously not enough, yet I just can't seem to get to sleep before 1:30 these days!
On a lighter note, the weather is really starting to cool down.  The mountains are simply breathtaking and are filled with a conglomeration of vibrant reds, oranges, and yellows.  There is such a thing as fall? Weird.   We had our first snow fall a couple weeks ago on October 6th.  To a Texan girl, that is absolutely crazy.  Most of us Southerners and Cali people are going to die.  It's been solidified by the fact that we shiver whenever we are outside. Pathetic, right?  The air is taking on a wonderfully crisp smell and feel, and I am excited/ terrified for when it really starts to snow.  The leaves are getting crunchy, I get to wear boots, and the scarves are finally being used! It's a miracle! I actually use them for warmth up here!
I am also making some amazing friends.  The people up here are so above par, it's unreal.  I am so excited to meet more and more people each day! I feel so comfortable with the majority of the people here, and I can't help but loving them to death. I am so blessed, and I know that these people are the answers to my earnest prayers all through my senior year.  Such a testimony of His love and care for me. :)
So even though the onslaught of mid-terms is never ending, and I feel like I could sleep for a year, I am finally getting in the groove of things.  I absolutely love it here, and I can't imagine being anywhere else.

Stress Test

Hello college! Thanks for coming out of hiding finally! I was wondering when you were going to get more difficult....not! So these few weeks have been pretty much insane.  I have had 3 tests and a paper this week as well as numerous pages of reading, friend drama, and lack of sleep. Wow. :) But! Overall, this week has been amazing.  I have been deeply humbled by grade-book and the abilities of my peers, made some great new friends, kept up with old ones, and consumed some much needed chocolate milk.  BYU is fabulous. I couldn't ask for a better place to be. I have made some awesome guy friends, finally! They are all spectacular, and I really really like being around them! Thanks for being worthy priesthood holders guys.  Nothing is better than seeing one of your best guy friends bringing out his oil and being able to give a blessing in the middle of the parking lot. SO GREAT.

Ashley and I raided the creamery tonight, and of course we bought all kinds of things that we shouldn't have . Naturally we had to buy Oreos, and then Gardettos because who could pass those up, and some cereal so that I could take after my dad and eat it at all hours of the night. Then we picked up some peach nectar; that should be fun to try, followed by some chocolate milk and a package of granola bars.  Last week she needed to use some of her dining dollars so she bought Goldfish, fruit snacks, popcorn, wheat thins, teddy grams, and something else that I can't remember.  Haha we are STOCKED!

Basically I am having the time of my flipping life up here....even though I really miss my family. :)
I also really miss Texas! I need my horizons!
Hope everything is great where y'all are!

Can't help but smile. :))

This week has really been incredible.  I am so amazed at the people here and of the spirit that I feel everyday around campus.  On monday, for example, I was really freaking out because I had a ton of homework due that day because I don't due homework on Sundays, but things worked out for the very best.  I went to breakfast and ran into a friend that agreed to help me do my chemistry homework! It was so amazing. I got it done and I didn't even have to turn it in late like I thought I was going to.  I am so grateful for the blessings that I have received this week! It's all because I have been better with my prayers and way way better with my scripture reading. I can tell. I feel better, I am doing better, and I have this peace in my heart that if I work hard, everything will be alright.  I hope so, because I have two tests in the next few days!  Yesterday I was able to go to the Provo Temple for the very first time ever. It was such a great experience because I didn't think I would be able to go, and then everything worked out last minute so that I could.  We walked up through the streets of Provo just as the sun was setting over the city and the light glinted softly off of the temple. Simply beautiful. When we came out, it was pitch dark and the stars were out for the first time in a few weeks it seems. On top of all that, we saw a shooting star together. :) We were "Seriously, So Blessed!"<(check out that blog! So tongue in cheek and a perfect parody of the typical Mormon mommy blogger!) We are trying to be able to go to the temple once a week if we can! Another awesome thing that happened unexpectedly was that my phone came two days earlier than I expected it to! It has been so nice to be able to communicate with people without being glued to Facebook all the time.  Such a relief!  I was actually able to wake up to an alarm this morning without completely annoying my roommate with my music one! ( She's never actually too annoyed. Super patient with me that one. Bless her heart. ) This morning we had our first roomie prayer! :) It was the greatest. This day is only going to go up if it continues like it has since this morning!

Tired College Student

SO.  This week has been a little crazy, but it has been a ton of fun.  I made some new friends, got into a couple study groups, and even got out of my dorm room to go on a super fun date. The homework has, as expected, elevated in quantity.  I feel a little overwhelmed, but I am actually doing pretty well considering how little sleep I am getting because of said homework....my mom would kill me.  Haha but I am not too concerned about my health, yet. Some of my classes are really hard to stay awake in, and I feel so idiotic while I struggle against heaven and earth to keep my eyelids up, but I have managed to not fall asleep!  For example, I am typing this in the library and I feel myself sinking slowly into the wonderful easy chair that I so stupidly placed myself in.  Tonight we have our ward social...that should be interesting. We have to perform skits about scripture story. Needless to say I have been cast in the glamourous part of "Lamanite Servant". I know, I know. I am super cool.  I get to bind Ammon and bring him before King Lamoni.  Should be on broadway any week now.... but it should be fun.  After that we have a dance at the Wilk, but I'm not sure if I'm going to go.  Depends on what else is going on.  I really wanted to go to the temple, but I don't think we will be able to considering the social is tonight.  Oh! I finally got my calling, and I am way excited/scared about it, but I know it's what I am supposed to do. :)  Yay BYU! Miss all my nonexistant readers back home. :)

First Week at the "Y"

So my first week here at BYU is finished...weird. Haven't seen my family, haven't slept in my own bed, haven't cried too much, and I'm feeling ok.  It seems so strange to be thrown into an entirely new environment of kids that are all my age, are a part of my religion, and are super smart.  Intimidating, right?  Anyway, the week has been a blast. Seriously, it's been great, and I seem to be handling the homework pretty darn well. :) I love my classes. They are so amazing, and I am learning so much!  I think my favorites are my Book of Mormon class and my social dance class.  Super amazing. For Book of Mormon, we have to read 30 minutes a day and journal about what we read.  My testimony has already grown so much just from reading and writing down the things that come to my mind and how I feel. Its incredible! My social dance class is also way fun. We are currently learning the fox trot, so thats interesting, but its way fun, and I surprisingly don't have two left feet....just 1 and 1/2...haha but I'm having a blast, and my dance partners are not half bad ;) SO the gist is that I am having an absolute blast here. Its insane, and although I miss my family, I am discovering that I'm going to be ok.
Rise and Shout, Cougars!