Quick Post

It's been a long time since I've blogged, and my life's been pretty crazy.  Here's a quick recap of the past month or so.

• EFY prep has been really cool.  I've learned a lot.  I'm a little overwhelmed at the thought of being a counselor, especially because I've never really done anything like it before.  It's another one of the many "first's" I've experienced this past year.
• I've got a new job.  I will no longer be calling U of U alumni asking them to donate money to the U.  Instead I will be working with special needs people helping them to get jobs or to work effectively in the job they already have.  I'm excited and nervous for this opportunity as well.  It's going to be another learning experience because I also have never done anything like this before.
• I've started volunteering with a hospice.  The little lady I help is so adorable and funny.  The hour that I spend with her on Sunday's is probably the highlight of my whole week, every week.
• I got a scholarship!  (woot woot!)  Yay for free money for school.
• I got to visit my family over spring break.  :)
• Community is back on NBC!!  :)
• Other than that my life has just been lots of school, homework, visiting teaching, volunteering at Primary's, vampire's stealing my blood (blood draws), roommate drama, and more homework.

It's Finally Happening

I've been waiting all summer for this moment.  Summer vacation is almost over. And I'm really excited.  I made it to New York.  I finally figured out my living arrangement for the fall (which is such a relief and so nice to have over with, not gonna lie). I'm done with my job :) . I've located all my classes on campus and luckily, none are too far away or too hard to find.  I've got all but one of my books. I just spent the day packing, deciding what stays and what goes.  With the minor detail of finding a job up there, I think I'm ready to move.  This chapter of my life is coming to a close and a new chapter is opening in a new (big) city, with new roommates, new friends to be made, a new (big) college, new classes, and new adventures. I have a feeling this chapter is going to be filled with firsts.  Like the first time moving into an apartment where I don't know anyone.  But I've been blessed with some amazing roommates before and I'm sure I will be again. I'm excited and nervous.  I think this year will be a great one.  I feel like I'm a freshman all over again, but my freshman year was an amazing year, so I'm ok with repeating it.

Ready or not, Great White North, here I come!

Awesome weekend

This past weekend was amazing!

First my roomies came down to the sunny south to visit! They came early in the morning so we could play before I had to work that afternoon. We ha breakfast at Dennys and while we waited forever for our food we talked and laughed and caught up on old times. After breakfast we went to walmart to make a care packet for one of our awesome roomies who wasn't able to make the trip. While there we browsed through walkways super collection of $5 movies, played with the toys (so many tangled toys!) we stopped and smelled the candles, looked at the fake flowers, and took pictures with lamp shades on our heads! Yeah we're super silly! I had so much fun and it brought me back to last year! I love and miss those girls so much! I want to go back to my home away from home with my family away from family!

After work my family and I played an epic game of monopoly. I won for the first time ever! Yeah I kicked their butts! I was so happy!

Then on Sunday I got a ride to church with my super handsome neighbor and his friends sat by me during sacrament meeting. This is the first time since moving down that somebody has sat with me during sacrament and it meant more to me then they'll probably ever know. Then I taught my first Sunday school lesson. So intimidating! There were so many people in my class! I don't think I made much sense during my lesson I was kind of all over the place (it was kind of like random thoughts with Kelsi guided by the lesson manual and the spirit). And I was shaking like crazy during the whole lesson!  I learned a lot while preparing for the lesson, I just don't know that I was able to transfer everything I learned to my huge intimidating class. But it's over (for a week at least). I guess this is a chance for me to develop a new talent for teaching?

"D" is for Dating

My roommates are planning an "Australia Night" group date.  I was talking to one of them and she was telling me that she doesn't feel like she has anyone to go with.  I suggested some of her friends and she told me that she couldn't because "we're just friends and I'm not interested so I don't want to ask them." So I suggested a few men that I knew she had "admired" and then she said that she couldn't ask them because "I don't know them well enough."

That conversation got me thinking about dating and why its so complicated and I can now understand a little bit of the guys dilemma.  They don't want to ask a "friend" because it could ruin their friendship and they don't want to ask someone who they don't know because that's kind of awkward.

I'm taking a marriage class and we have talked about how the best marriages are those that are based on friendship.

I guess the trick is gaining the courage to go from "just friends" to "more than just friends".Transitions are the hardest part in any relationship, at any time in the relationship. I haven't had too much luck with that so far. I'm actually really bad at that. I've gotten a lot of advice on how to deal with this transition but I've found that it's not something that can be taught in a book, fireside, talk or from the best advice from well meanin people.

I do know one thing, I want to be friends with men I'd be ok with dating an I want to date people who I can be friends with. I want my marriage to be a friendship.

Super Saturday!

It's Saturday and I like to go to my roomies "castle" house (think Northanger Abby style, with dungeons filled with dead bodies and everything!) and play with roomies and friends!

Typical Tuesdays

Today was just a typical Tuesday at the Testing Center.

So I Should Be Studying BUT . . .

taking pictures sounded like a lot more fun!  :)

Plans for this weekend?

• Gymnastics Meet
• Dinner with the Roomies
• Saturday Night Game Night

Oh and I'm pretty sure that I set a record today by how fast I took my Popular Music Test today.  18 minutes, and I was able to triple check my answers.  Best part?  That was the hardest test of the semester in that class.  :)

Fall and Winter Roommate Adventure Pictures

These pictures aren't necessairily in order, but they show just some of the many adventures my roommates and I have embarked on.  Enjoy!  :)