Summer!

Being in Logan for the summer has been fantastic. Though I miss my family I have had a really great experience living here over the summer. I have been able to work hard and make a little bit of money. I have been making new friends with people in my new ward. But something really cool is I have been able to get really close to my roommates. When the three of us decided we wanted to live together I was pretty sure that i would be the third wheel of the group. They had already lived together and we had only become really close in the past few months. I shortly found out that we get along much better than I could have ever hoped for. We are doing things together and sharing our experiences. I really have found some awesome friends this summer that I hope to keep for the rest of the school year.

So let me give you an update of what my summer has contained of. One is that I have tried to stay outside as much as possible. I have been to porcupine damn and gone swimming and cliff diving. Up to Idaho to the narrows where i tubed down a pretty awesome river. Had several fires up the canyon. Reading books at the park a couple of blocks from my apartment. And even hit up a couple of hikes around Logan canyon as well. Still haven't made it up to Bear Lake but I have a feeling it will come. I also have been doing a lot of dancing. A local Fun center hosts country dancing Wednesday nights and me and my friends like to go dance around till all hours of the night. Though I am still learning. I love learning new moves and getting flipped around. This summer I have also started to get better at my guitar skills. I have always wanted to play and with an awesome roommate that lets me use her guitar I have gotten a lot better. Still not to the point i could be but not too bad. The month of July has been filled with a whole lot of fireworks. I think I can count at least five or six shows I have been to. My friend has also put together an awesome you tube series that I have helped do. It has been really fun though I don't know if I am a big fan of my character but whatever. check it out if you would like www.youtube.com/user/SummertimeInLogan

On June 21 I got the opportunity to attend a national housing conference in San Diego on the UC Sand Diego campus. It was a wonderful experience. It was a time for Resident Assistants and officers of the Resident Hall Association (yep it's a huge national organization) can come and share ideas. I even got to present a program about team building. It was also filled with really good food, entertainment and even the beach. I met with all sorts of people from across the nation. One of my favorites was a girl that goes to Oklahoma university. She is a member of the church and is taking a summer semester so the student ward is disassembled. now she goes to a ward with five other sisters in the relief society. There were so many people I was able to meet. The campus was also really interesting. It was huge! It takes almost a half hour to walk from on side to another. I guess I am used to the luxury of USU where I can walk from one side to another in ten minutes. I hop that I can continue to attend these conferences in the future.

It was really exciting to see sterling, Wendy and their kids on the fourth. They are getting so big and energetic. we had a fun weekend.

I hope that the summer continues to be amazing but I also know that school should be good school year. I am going to be jumping into my major but I don't think I will have too many difficult classes so their will be lots of play time I'm sure.

End of another year

Since it's been a while since I have posted anything I decided to give it a try. I have been having a great time in Utah. It has been really fun just to work and some play. I have had great opportunities to just relax. When it was warm I went outside a lot and had a great time laying in the sun. with sunscreen of course. It really has been nice to put my life in perspective.

I have decided to share a few of the things that I have learned in the past few months and after my first two year at college. Some may have stories that I will try to explain.

• I have been able to learn so much about myself and what I want in the future.




• I have learned about other people or how you don't know as much as you think you do about others




• I have learned that you must trust yourself. Don't always listen to those around you listen to your heart.




• Don't think too much.




• I learned that talking to people in your classes isn't a crime. I have been working on this for a while I hope that by next semester I can really put this into motion.




• I have learned that eventually you will not be ill. Currently I am not sick and I hope that it will last all summer long.




• Getting a job takes A LOT of effort but worth it when it actually happens. And it did for me! I am working as a Receptionist for housing on campus this summer. It is going to be great!




• Being alone for a lot of your day isn't a horrible thing. In college you have a lot of free time. This time can be spent with roommates and friends. but, especially in the last few weeks, I have found that a walk by yourself can be one of the most refreshing activities.




• Money is important but not everything.




• If you are questioning your major change it.




• Eventually warm weather will come.




• Volleyball is the best sport to play. I have been playing a lot lately at the church with friends and outside of my apartment. I hope that this great sport becomes a great habit over the next few months.




• The church is true. I would like to expound on this. i had an excellent institute class this semester where I really got to learn about the Book of Mormon. I haven't had such a strong testimony builder in a while. I hope that my class choice continues to be well.

• If you have confidence in your job you will succeed. I feel like the last few months have been really exciting just to be able to enjoy my job a little more. I have been given a lot more responsibilities and I am having such a rewarding experience because of them. I have gone back and forth as to weather I want to continue to be an RA next year but right now I am so excited. I am gaining great experience especially in my field. I also get to go to a conference in June in CALIFORNIA. and i get to present a program, it is going to be absolutely amazing!




• Your family is your best support. I went home for Spring Break this year which I wasn't sure if I wanted to. I am so grateful that I was able to do so. We had a really fun time traveling down to Houston and going to the beach. Cameron was also able to visit me in April. It was fun to be able to show him campus and all of the awesome stuff up here. I don't think he realizes how excited I am for him to come up here next fall.

These are just some life lessons that I have learned. I do go to class as well. I only have two more years left of school and I intend to make the most of them.

Here are some pics of my going ons in the past months.

Crazy times

This semester has gone a lot differently than last. First of all it is tons busier. I feel like I just keep running at a crazy passe. This could be due to my new calling as an IWA president. This makes my Wednesdays full of meetings and activities. As well as being called on to help with other stuff around the institute. Also my area at work has two giant programs coming up. Classes are picking up as well. But I guess I should expect that now. I think last semester just didn't seem as bad so it wasn't.

Anyway so the first weekend in February was the IWA spring formal. I took my friend Carlos who I go to all of the Basketball games with. It was his first LDS dance and from what I hear he had a pretty good time. We went to my adviser's house for a delicious dinner and then hit up the dance. We had a really good time that is for sure. I even learned some wicked sweet dance moves.

Also this past week I participated in a fundraiser for Haiti. We designed dares that we would do for each level of money that we made. One of these was if we could make 400 dollars all of the RA's in my area would get Saran wrapped between classes. WE cleared that goal by a good deal so on the 18th of February I was Saran wrapped for a good half hour. It was really fun. A wee bit cold but overall good. We got some strange looks from people but who really cares.

I have been doing all in my power to go to every single Aggie game. It is pretty exciting. We have had a lot of media attention which always gets me excited. We are number one in the WAC. I have high hopes for a third WAC championship. Hopefully this year we can make it past the first round in the NCAA tourney. I really just going to the games and being able to yell really loud. It is quite the stress reliever.

I also am proud to say that I have officially changed my major to Human Resource Management. I feel like I can be that much more successful in this major and I can't wait to get into some of the classes. Its gonna be SWEET!