Friends

So I've been home for over a month now and I think I've only seen/hung out with three or four friends since. It might be a little bit my fault, but it's hard saying that first hello after being out of their lives for an entire year. I have two months left till I leave on my mission to Brazil, and though I'll be a little bit busy I hope I'll be able to see my friends before I leave.

Jeps!

That's right folks, my name's Jeps! At least according to Cadence it is. I've been home for about a week now and have got to see my cute little neice everday so far. She's really getting to know her unlce Jeps. :) I love her! She's so ADORABLE!

Living in Utah

I don't know about this. In a week or so it will be a year since I moved to Utah and I've always said that I would live in Utah permanently. Lately though all I want to do is live in California again. It's just so great! I've started to appreciate the beach more and more since I've been out here. Every time I go home the only thing I want to do is go to the beach as much as I can. Lynne... Andrea... I don't know how you do it. :D

Change of Feelings

First off, let me start by saying that I wasn't the happiest trooper at the beginning of Spring term. I wasn't sure if I really wanted to be here, wasn't sure I liked the fact I had to make new friends again, and was a little upset that it was still snowing/raining in May. Now that Spring is half over (4 more weeks) I am happy I'm here, even though I wish I could be here while still being at home. Since that's impossible I will visit home. :D I think I might have started liking it here after I found out I got a 98% on an Exam that I thought for sure I wasn't getting higher than a B- on. How that happened I do't know, but I'll take it.

Laughable

Today I realized my professor sounds like and sorta resembles Newman from Seinfeld. This of course makes me laugh out loud during class, while I think to myself how great he would be at a Newman impression.

I came home from my class and found my roommate pulling dinner out of the oven. Since it looks like apple crisp in a muffin pan and since I LOVE apple crisp I ask excitedly if it is in fact apple crisp. He responds, "no... it's meatloaf muffins..." I say oh... and I walk out of the kitchen just before I burst out in laughter. :D

These are the simple things in my life that brighten my day. :D

Mission Call!

Thursday night was the night. They say it was all about me, but I think it was all about them. Those who were here, those who were listening, and those who were intently waiting to call or for me to call them to hear "THE BIG! neeewws." They made what happened last night possible. Without them I couldn't have made it this far. I love everyone of them.

On Thursday night I opened my mission call! I'm going to the Brazil Maceio Mission!!! I report September 22nd the the Brazil MTC! I'm going to be preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Brazil in the Portuguese language. I'm so EXCITED!!! Here's some pictures of Maceio.

When was the last time you've shaved?

This term I signed up for intermural soccer on my wards team. Fun right? Our first game was tonight and I got there and tried to check in but the guy wouldn't let me because he said that I needed to shave... Part of me is thinking, WOWOWOWOW!!! That's SO STUPID! But another part of me is thinking yeah, that's right, I have enough of a beard to get kicked off a BYU intermural team. Rock on. haha

By the way the last time I've shaved is on Sunday morning.

Update!

There is a lot going on in my life right now. So I'll tell you all about it and I have a funny story about fries... :D

Mission Call

Winter semester ended over a week ago and I went home on Wednesday the 21st and turn my mission papers in on Thursday the 22nd! It's crazy that it's already here! I'm so excited though... I just found out last night that I'll be getting my call next week on Wednesday most likely, and if not then on Thursday. I'm going back to California to open it, sorry An... sorry Lynne. :D I still love you and you will be on the phone when I open it. I'm excited to find out where and when I'm going, because I just had a dream last night that I got called to the Uruguay Mission, yeah that's Ryan's mission, and for April 7th. hmmm.... In my dream that was really soon but I thought about it this morning and it very well could have been for next year. but that would be crazy! We don't want that.

Liberty Square

I just moved from Heleman Halls to Liberty Square for Spring Term and I'm very glad I did. I love living in an apartment so much better than living in a room... a small room. haha my room here is bigger and then I have a bathroom, living room, kitchen, and even a small hallway. haha Yeah it's great. made myself some eggs this morning for breakfast. My roommates are pretty cool guys. We seem to get along great.

Family

Can I tell you how much I LOVE that my parents come up so often. They might as well live here. haha Except I really love California. A lot! I've spent a lot of time with my sisters and my brother-in-laws and my mom this past week. It's great. I LOVE OUR FAMILY!

Fry Story

We went to Smash Burger for lunch yesterday and when we walked in an older couple was leaving. They left a little bit of fries in their fry basket on the table so I dared Andrea to eat one. She didn't even respond but instead dared me to... so I did. hahaha The end. :D

Baby Sitting Cadence

Here she is, walking all over the house. Makes it a little harder to babysit when she starts running away from you. ...but it makes it more fun. :D She's so cute!

All Grown Up

It's sometimes weird to think that I'm in college. I often felt growing up that all my siblings would grow up and I would always stay young. I guess it's still true... they're just ancient now, and I'm a little older, but still young compared to them. Recently though I've felt like I'm in college because I'm doing projects and learning things you would never learn in high school. I just finished two projects that I never would have thought about doing in high school. One we made a solar power water heater, and the other I designed a Las Vegas Hotel using a 3D modeling computer program called AutoCAD. These projects are legit! So yeah, when you start doing things you would never do in high school, that's when you realize you're in COLLEGE!!!