Trend

I've noticed a trend in my posts. I don't post, and ten when I go home or something big happens, that's when I write. So I suppose the trend will continue for now.

I was able to go home again and had a blast. I feel bad because I never real spend much time at my actual home. I usually spend my time with my friends that I enjoy spending time with. THis trip was no different.

This weekend was spent with friends, but I mostly spent time with one of my friends Jed. He's hilarious and an absolute blast. We spent most of the time watching movies and with each other's families. He came and spent Sunday with my family and went out to put the flowers on my grandparents graves, and then I went out to his home town to spend some time with his family and celebrate his grandma's birthday.

I had a great time! I was tired the entire weekend because when I come home I tend to stay out all hours of the night, and sleep until noon. But overall it was a great trip!

No pictures.. Oh well. :)

Life decisions

Trying to decide what to do with my life is definitely taking a toll on me. I’m so confused on what I want to do with my life right now. After this semester I’m off-track which means that I have to decide where I will be. I don’t want to go home because there’s nothing there for me anymore other than my family. The job market is non-existent and I have no desire to be there for any length of time. I would love to go back to Milwaukee and live with Kara and her family and work at the corporate office again, but there’s no guarantee that there is a job for me there anymore. Then I have the option of studying abroad. When I come back there is no one here for me. My best friend/roommate, Brennan, for the past two years is leaving to go to Weber. My other roommate is getting married, and I just see myself as having nothing holding me back. Then again, do I just want to study abroad or would I rather take my summer and just travel abroad. See the world! There are so many options and I never realized how stressed I get when I actually talk about it with someone. But I know, that if I keep doing what I’m supposed to and I put my trust in the Lord, he will guide me to what I’m supposed to do.

Mother's Day/Weddings!

I was able to go home for Mother's Day and I had a blast! It was nice to go home and be with family. It's amazing how much more you appreciate the time you get to spend with your family when you grown up and leave the nest.

I know I don't always spend as much time as possible with them when I'm home because there are also friends that I like to go hang out with. But the time that we do spend together is awesome.

Not only was it Mother's day, but it was also my best friend Jordan's wedding. I've never had a friend get married before that was very close to me, so it was an interesting experience to see my best friend walking down the aisle. I got a little choked up as I watched her look into the face of the man that she was in love with. She was so happy, and I hope nothing but the best for her!

I was also able to spend some time with some friends that I've missed greatly. We got together both Friday and Saturday night, had some barbecue, played some pool and watched some movies! I had a great time, and I can't wait for this weekend when I head down again!

(I was also able to get some good pictures of me with my parents. I don't know the last time I got pictures with my dad, but I have some now!)

Jed and I went four-wheeling

(I know these upcoming ones are on my sidebar, but I like them)

Finals

I'm sitting here studying for finals today. I have already taken 3, hoping to have gotten good enough grades to maintain my A's. So as I sit here.. I have to think to myself, "Why in the world do they do finals?"

It's not like they're a REAL interpretation of what we have learned over this past semester. In all reality, it's more show of what someone can cram study for the night before for hours on end. Not to say that I haven't learned things this semester, but really teachers, you're fooling yourselves if you really think that I actually learned (and understood) what ATP is and what it does and who Vladimir Zworykin is. Silly teachers.

Oh Rexburg

Rexburg is seriously such a tease. Like so many guys here, it likes to make you think it's all warm (hot) and awesome.. and then you see it for what it truly is.. a cold desolate (hearted) place (person). So, that might be a joke, I haven't really found guys like that here. They're actually all pretty nice. But Rexburg still teases. It makes you believe that Spring actually has a chance to show through, and then it freezes over in a bed of cold, white, frozen water.

Yesterday, was that day. It looked like a bit of a stormy day, but nothing that looked too bad. As I sat in my work office, I looked out the window and saw a flurry of hellacious snow. It was going in all directions causing havoc to the poor students that were left outside to walk in it. When I got done with work. I put on my hood, and headed out. With snowflakes the size of 1/2 dollars, it took approximately 5 flakes to completely ruin what used to be my straight hair. I walked into my apartment, looking like a wet dog, put my bag down and went straight into the bathroom. I wrung my hair out and continued to blow dry and straighten it.

Dang you Rexburg..

I suppose one of the things that make going through days like this worth it, is to capture days like this...

* I suppose I'll put up with you.. for now.

Life as I know it

As it comes to the end of my semester, I realize, yet again I have failed to show the excitement that happens in my life. I really have to say that I feel bad for anyone who doesn't have my life. It doesn't get any better. Ok. So that could possibly be a HUGE exaggeration, but this semester has happened.

This semester has been filled with broken friendship, confusion, anxiety, frustration, roommate arguments.. and all other things you can possibly imagine. I never thought that I would ever go through this when I chose my roommates. But it happened, and there's nothing that can happen that would repair it.

But even with the negative things that have happen, there have been lots of happiness, excitement, laziness, and good ol' college fun. I may have not gone on the most dates, and I may have gotten extremely stressed with work/school, but this semester has definitely been one of learning about myself.

Without going into tons of detail, this semester has been a huge growing time for me, not just in my knowledge of secular things, but I have learned and have grown when it comes to knowing more of who I am. I have realized the type of friend I am, the type of person I am, and the person I want to become.

So I raise up my plastic cup full of milk (I have seriously gone through so much of this). Here's to this semester for being some of the worst of times, but also some of the best!

Some of my favorite things this semester:

• Basketball-My team was way fun
• A rekindled love- No.. not a boy.. Peanut Butter & Honey
• Pasta Salad, Vanilla Tart Froyo
• Rock Climbing
• Good Cries
• Lots of Eye-Candy
• English Accents
• Writing a missionary in Africa
• Miniature Cadbury Eggs (the solid chocolate, not the creme filled)
• Spending time with my best friend Brennan.. We've had SO many fun times this semester which will only continue to the next..

Drumroll..... All the pictures!

The pictures I've been hoarding!

After my birthday 5K

Halloween!!

Just Call Me Hermione :)

Sprecher's!

Girl's Night!

My Best Friends- Sarah, Me, Kara

Me and Brad

Christmas Time!

Me and Tiff

Road Trip: Back Through Denver

Back at College! -Me and Brennan