Homecoming!!!

 

Last night was homecoming, and it was an absolute blast! I went with Heath Bleazard. We went to dinner with a group of my friends at a Logan original restaurant called the Bluebird. It was really good! We then went back to the school and danced the night away! The school set up three rooms with different kinds of music playing. One had a band playing jazz music, the main one had a band playing oldies, and the last room had a DJ playing modern music. We went from room to room throughout the night dancing to each. It was so so much fun!  

These are my two best friends, Molly (top) and Katie (bottom). Molly let me borrow one of her dresses to wear. They were also in our group for the dance. We danced like crazy girls the entire night! I love them tons!

The entire night was just fabulous!

October Break

Guess who surprised me this weekend?!! My mom!!! I was going to spend the break with my cousins and grandparents in South Jordan, and my mom decided to tag along! I was so happy to see her! I have missed her so much! It has been hard not having my mom around for 2 months! We spent the weekend with our family, which was so much fun. We also got to spend a lot time together just driving around seeing places and shopping. I was really sad to see her go, but was glad that she came at all. I have the best mommy in the world!

On Friday night I drove to the little town of Grantsville. My friend Heath from school invited me to join him and his family in their annual Halloween party. I dressed up like a 50's girl, and Heath was a witch (his mom dressed him up). We had dinner and played some games. It was so much fun getting to know his family, and see what its like to work on a ranch.  

Stake Conference

We had stake conference this weekend, and it was awesome! The spirit was just so strong. I have so much that I want to work on now. I went with my friends Emily and Molly to the session on Sunday. It was held at the Logan Tabernacle, which is this lovely building right on the main road. We decided to take a picture because the leaves are changing color!

Fabulous Weekend

This weekend was absolutely fabulous! We had a football game against BYU on Friday. I went with my friends Emily and Molly to the game, along with their sister, her husband, and their little girl. It was so much fun! I thought we were totally going to get creamed by the Y, but the final score was 34 to 14. The main highlight of this weekend though was general conference. The messages that were shared were so amazing, and many of them seemed to be written for me personally. Conference just makes me want to be better! It was also raining these past two days, so it has been a perfect weekend! 

Kindred Spirits

  Last night I had IWA, which stands for Institute Women's Association. It is kind of like an LDS sorority. There are about 10 different chapters of the group at our institute. My chapters name is Mary Fielding Smith. We meet once a week and have an activity. It has been so much fun getting to know and love the girls in my group. As Anne of Green Gables would say, we have become "bosom" friends and we are most definitely "kindred spirits". For our activity last night we had a bonfire with some of the other chapters. We had dinner, a rock climbing wall, volleyball, and smores. It was so much fun! I am so glad that I joined such an amazing group with such amazing young women!

Road Trip

This weekend I needed a break, so on Friday afternoon I drove to Salt Lake City to see my great grandmother, Nana. We went out to dinner at our usual restaurant, "Chuck O' Rama". We then went back home and visited with some of her neighbors. In the morning before I left Nana told me stories about her childhood. It was a lot of fun learning about my ancestors and feeling like they were a part of me. I had a hard time leaving because I love my Nana so much. We created memories this weekend that I will cherish forever. 

When I left my Nana's house I drove to Provo. I went and stayed with my cousin, Mckenzie who is going to BYU. It was fun seeing her and my other friends (Katelynn Jones and Amy Allen). The next day, Sunday, I went to a mission farewell of my friend Brian Thompson (on the left). His family along with the guy on the right, Eric Gudmundson, have been my family's friends for a long time. We lived next to them when I was three years old, and we have done something with them every year. I had a great time being with them and remembering the good old days. This weekend was absolutely fabulous! I am even more proud that I drove all over Utah by myself!

Rollerblading...

My roommate and I go rollerblading sometimes, and it is so much fun. When we went rollerblading on the night this picture was taken it wasn't as fun. We decided to get a group together one night to play games at a park. We made the trip over with two guys from our ward. We rollerbladed, while they rode a longboard and a bike. When we got to the park we played "Blind-man's Bluff" and soccer. After we were done playing we made our way back to our apartments. If any of you know anything about Utah roads, then you would know that they are not the best. Keeping that thought in mind, on our journey back home we came upon a very rocky and cracked part of the road. It had tons of pebbles all over, and so I tried to get through them as well as I could. Unfortunately, I got a couple stuck in my wheels so I couldn't move. I plummeted straight onto the hard ground. It hurt so bad! I tried to act all tough and so I started laughing and gave a bow as I stood up. Everyone told me to get a ride with one of our friends that had driven, but I refused and kept rollerblading. As I was painfully making my way home, I looked down at my hand and found blood all over it. I hadn't even noticed it! When we finally arrived I also found that my knees had been torn up pretty good, but not as bad as my hand. Everyone tried to help me clean it up, and it hurt so much! I am totally fine, but am a baby. I will probably be riding my rollerblades again soon!