What An Amazing Experience

Steven is serving his mission in Tucson, Arizona and now has officially been gone for over a month and a half...close to two months, wow! The letter's that he writes are so upbeat and full of the spirit. Here are some pictures from his mission:

#1: The Pink Palace, the double wide they live in.

#2: His awesome bike!

#3: His first baptism, Cody ("with the shaved head").

#4: His first dog attack:( Yes, that is a paw print!

"True, enduring happiness, with the accompanying strength, courage, and capacity to overcome the greatest difficulties, will come as you center your life in Jesus Christ. Obedience to His teachings provides a secure ascent in the journey of life. That takes effort. While there is no guarantee of overnight results, there is the assurance that, in theLord's time, solutions will come, peace will prevail, and happiness will be yours." Richard G. Scott (Ensign, Nov. 2006)

Sleep

How I wish this was my life!

Dove

In my Abnormal Psychology class I am doing a presentation on eating disorders and I found this amazing ad done by Dove on self image. I love how they have put it together and show how much media affects each one of us but especially children.

Painting

This weekend will be the official weekend of move in! The townhouse is now officially ready for everyone and everything else to be moved in. Bethany and I stayed up til 1 am Thursday night painting her bedroom from and ugly robin egg's blue to an awesome green. Now we can move in all the big furniture and start setting up the rooms. I have been living in the townhouse by myself for the past week and a half and am definitely ready to have my friends back!

Hallelujah!

I have now "officially" been in the townhouse...by myself, for a week. But really it has only been a day here and a day there. I have to shower every day, I can't get away with not, and for the past week there has been NO HOT WATER! Praises be to my dad who came out with his handy man tools and turned on the gas for me and then made sure it worked before I even tried to get into my luxorious hot water bath. How much I have missed soaking in the beautiful smells of my Awapuii Shampoo, Victoria Secret bath gel, and being able to shave my legs without cutting off all of my precious goose bumps. But no more! Thanks Dad!

So now that I am actually spending time at a close to functioning townhouse, I will start taking some pictures to share with everyone. I am just learning how much goes into living in something more than an apartment. I didn't have a clue that I was supposed to contact the HOA, call the gas company to turn the gas back on, or that Lehi city charges a $150 deposit to have the utilities in our name. But it is a price to pay to live in a nice area and actually have room to live:)

No More Drama!

So I have been having roommate problems as of lately and it has been very stressful. I think I am done with the whole roommate thing! So I talked to my parents and got their opinion and started looking around at other options. I talked to my aparment manager and was able to find someone to buy out my part of the lease. As I was venting to my girlfriends they were saying how their contract was up at their apartment and that we should all go in on a place together.

So........here is our new townhome!

It is located in Lehi by Thanksgiving Point. It has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a theater room, and a nice little backyard. It is perfect because we can have an office, especially for me, and actually entertain friends and family. The two dogs, Delila and Lola, can run around in the backyard and we don't have to worry about them! I am really excited and as they finish cleaning it I will take some more pictures of it.

C R A Z Y

The first day of school hasn't even started and I am going crazy! I work for the school and students are starting to come in to get everything in order. But the thing is....we're in college, not kindergarten! I'm sorry but after dealing with so much, I have to let it out! Here is my list of STUPID THINGS I DEAL WITH:

1. Once again, we are in college which means we are ADULTS. So please do NOT bring your
mother to school with you and act like you never learned how to speak!
2. I am sorry that you didn't realize that school costs money and that if you don't pay, then you
don't take classes.
3. See that pen in my hand, I'm not just holding it for fun, I use it to write with! So PLEASE do
not grab it out of MY HAND!
4. The bookstore is not a library, those books cost money, lots of money!
5. If my desk says BUSY, that means I am BUSY. I'm not pretending to do something just so
that I can find enjoyment in telling you that even though you are in college, you are expected
to read and what my sign says is true!
6. The more upset and agitated you get the more I don't want to help you. So when you tell me
that I am stupid because the State Legislature passed a law that requires you to live in Utah
for a year, than yes you are right...I AM A STUPID POO POO FACE!
7. I am not a magic genie in a bottle, staring at me for 2 straight minutes, thinking I will change
my mind and all the sudden your tuition is cheaper, DOES NOT WORK!

Ok, I actually do feel a little better after that. So each day I will post my new adventures with COLLEGE STUDENTS!