The end of the beginning

Well this marks the 10 day countdown until fall semester is over!! It has been quite a learning experience for me. Definitely had my good times and my bad times, but in the end I am so grateful I chose to come to school at BYU Idaho. I have met some amazing new friends that I know I will have for awhile and I cannot wait to go back to my old ones at home :) School is bipoloar to me....one day I will be having a blast and not want to go home and then the next day I will be balling my eyes to get out of this place. I have decided that its just first semester and its hard to get used to a new place where I know no one. Winter semester will be loads of fun because I am taking a skiing class and getting a season pass so I will be able to go up Targhee all the time :) I am looking forward to new classes and meeting new people. I must say though I have never been so grateful for family and friends before in my life. Without my strong relationship with my parents and my best friends telling me I can do it and to hang in there til break I would already be back in California. I know that this is where I need to be at this point in my life and even though it has gotten hard at times I really have benefited from being in Idaho for school. I am hoping to get my grades up and be able to transfer down to BYU in Provo by next winter. It is almost 5 hours closer to home and that pretty much sold me!! haha I love being up here and having the blessings of the gospel. I am so glad that I am able to attend a school church because I have matured so much since I have been up here and I cannot wait to come back for my next semester for more fun times, no sleep, and new friendships!! Christmas vacation here I come :)

Blissfulness

So i have been so up tight about being homesick but I decided that my life is pretty darn blessed! I have amazing family, friends, roommates and the Lord in my life! i must say though I am very excited to go home in 2 weeks :) it will be so nice to see all my friends! Thanksgiving break was this past week and I got to go down to my sister Stephanie's house, where my parents met us and had a very relaxing week with the family! i finally got to meet my new niece Maddy, she is sooo adorable...especially with her very cute mohawk she has right cause she has sooo much hair!! And my 2 year old nephew is talking soo much, although he can say his S's very well so instead of Sam he says Dam...its very cute though! and my five year old niece Bailey is getting soo old but she is such a sweet girl and i love getting to spend time with all of them! I must say seeing my parents and having them there was soo great because I had not seen them in awhile and we were all soo relaxed and having a good time...it was just nice to have the comforts of my parents around again! I really was not looking forward to coming back to school but as soon as everyone got back my opinion changed! I was focusing so much on wanting to go home that I forgot the great people i have here! It has been very nice to be back but we are all very anxious to just get out of here:) Christmas is right around the corner and I cannot wait...i love my house around Christmas!! But anyways that is my life as of right now...my new way of looking at life is to be grateful for everything I have and always remember that and the people that really love me will always be there for me!!! And i will always be there for them!! So thats it for now....only 2 more weeks... cannot wait to see all my "family" in Cali :) plus the beach and the sun and in-n-out and Mosey's Cafe for acai berry bowls!!