As of late....

So, as you all know...I've had a rough start to college. It's probaly been the hardest thing I've ever had to face in my life so far--with moving away, starting HARD classes (school is NOTHING til you get to a University), finding friends, and finding myself. Anyway, I've found myself upset a lot. At everything. And I finally decided Saturday night, "I HAVE HAD ENOUGH." So I said a long, sincere prayer. I needed all the help I could get, and talking to Heavenly Father just helps me feel so much better. So, I woke up Sunday morning for early church, and I didn't complain. I went to church, sat by myself, and the cute girls in my hall came and sat down next to me. The executive secretary, the relief society advisor and the stake high council representative for our ward spoke that day. I'm not sure what everyone else got out of the talks, but I sure know exactly what I got! "FORGET YOURSELF AND GO TO WORK!" Then I went to Sunday school, where my adorable and hilarious roommate Tiffany taught. She taught about the Pride Cycle...and what came up? The only way to stay out of the "cycle" is to serve. Forget yourself and help other people. Then I went to Relief Society---that one is still hard to swallow. :) And what did they talk about? Divine worth. Finding yourself in the sea of people. Being happy. And then, Forget yourself and get to work. By that point it was like...okay. slap in the face. I've been such a self-centered brat. Anyway. Now to this picture. I went to a fireside Sunday night that this amazing man spoke at. I don't know about you, but this guy is one of my favorite people in the world! And what did I get from his talk? 1st, he related experiences that applied almost 100% parallel to my life, and 2nd he said, reach out to other people, live your religion, and serve. Hello. Answer to prayer? Yeah...I think so.

So. I woke up this mornring with a new attitude. Life is short, and it's not about me. It is about making other people happy. I made it a point, even though it was 7:45 in the morning, and 50 degrees, to smile at everyone on my way to class. Some smiled back, some looked away. But who cares? It made me feel good. I went through the day trying to maintain my positive attitude, and if I felt myslef slip, I'd quickly check it, and get back to the position that it IS NOT about me! Let me tell you. I had an AWESOME day.
On my way to American Heritage with Hanna, we saw a deer...and so we had to take pictures.

We walked in "late" but they hadn't started yet, so all was well.

Our friend Bambi on the campus...so random!

And the story draws near to the end. I had my first REAL Monday today...8 am- 6:30 pm classes. (with one break from 10-1) I went to my last class of the day--a stinking long class, and I was super super intimidated. It's a public speaking class, and everyone had already gone once; except for me. But I sat down, and two super cute girls came and sat next to me. We got to work in groups in class, and they were so welcoming, and so kind to me! Our teacher brought us snacks too. :) What a nice lady! And then, as I left, it started raining. Not too bad, just sprinkles, but the wind was blowing pretty hard also. Then it started picking up. (just so you can paint this in your mind, I was wearing a dress..and my backpack weighed about as much as I did) I thought, heck, who cares, I love rain. And then I thought again..."YOU HAVE YOUR LAPTOP IN YOUR BACKPACK IDIOT!" So, I started running. For those of you who know BYU campus, I was in the East side of the SWKT, and I had to go to the West side of campus to my dorm, and that includes a fairly steep decline from campus. So, as you can imagine, I looked like a fool. And I was getting DRENCHED. I finally made it to the Canon to eat dinner, dripping wet, with 20 minutes to spare before FHE started. So we ate FAST. Then, I just had a feeling to go check the mail..so I did, and what did I find?!

THIS GEM!!!! My first piece of mail! :) :) :) I LOVE LETTERS!!! And I love missionaries! And I especially love the two together! So, I ripped it open, trying not to get it wet, and read it as FAST as I could, so that I could run to FHE.

My calling for FHE is to be the "mom" of my group. So, tonight, I got to meet my family, and they are a little bit wild, but I already love them, and I can tell my calling will be fun! The "pa" of our group is awesome, and he seems like a super hard worker, and very down to Earth, and I'm excited to get to work with him!

Anyway, today was a great day! :) Happy Monday everyone!

Oh, and happy birthday to my mother! :)