Lights will guide you home...

WOW!

Finals week is almost upon us!!

This has been one of the hardest semesters EVER. I LOVE BYU, but I am ready for a break.

I recently took my Benchmark test for the communications major... I hope that it went well.

In other news, Grandma Johnson passed away last weekend. If I have not been myself lately or whatever, I apologize. It has been a hard thing to deal with. She was so wonderful, and she was such a great example to all of her family members. I love her so much, and I hope she knows that. Her funeral is on Saturday, and I think Matt is going with me.

I've been working on my communications 101 project. That has been frustrating because the group doesn't seem to like ANY of my ideas... and then they act like I do nothing... I am missing my grandma's viewing to be here...so hopefully they won't give me a poor peer grade. :-/

I get to go home on Thursday!! Don't get me wrong, I will definitely miss it here, but I am ready to sleep in my own bed again... not to mention going back to sharing a bathroom with just Laura... that will be so nice.

I am so busy right now, but I have tried to find the good in what I need to be doing.

We are number one!

So, it has been 13 weeks since I began being a BYU Cougar. At first, I felt silly, and I even regretted not going to UCLA. Now, I realize that coming to BYU was the best decision I could have made.

1. The communications program is wonderful.

2. I've learned so much.

3. I love my roommate.

4. My room/hall is awesome.

5. I love being so close to the church.

6. I get to see my cousin Kaelin all of the time.

7. I am an RHA officer, and I LOVE it.

8. There are so many service opportunities.

9. I love wearing the color blue.

10. I am accepted and not shunned for my beliefs.

A lot of new things have happened in the last few months. I've gotten to help put on BYUSA activities, I became an RHA officer, I met my best friend Kurt, and I found Matt.

BYUSA- Is the student leadership organization on campus. Their focus is on serving other students. I was an event chief for the BYU Monster Mash (Halloween party.) It was a lot of work, but it was so much fun!

RHA- Is the Residence Hall Association, and I am an officer for Helaman Halls. So far, we've put on a Halloween party, freeze fest, and a Dodgeball tournament. Everyone is so fun and amazing.

Kurt Hanson- Is officially my best friend. We're both pre-comms: print journalism majors. We've had some good laughs, and will continue having them in the future.

Matt Orgill- My boyfriend. Yes, you heard me... boyfriend. Matt and I met at an RHA retreat in SLC. He's from Reno, NV, and he loves to sing. Matt is a neuroscience major, and he is just so wonderful. He'll be going on a mission as soon as school lets out.

Yup, life is very, very, very, good... except for my research paper that will be due soon... and my psychology test that I have to take by Friday. Well, it'll be okay. :-)

Toodles!