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I feel like puking. Sorry for the graphics.

Yesterday and today was basically the first six months of this year packed into two days. Things are no longer...and I don't have my phone again.

just my best friend, but an amazing one.

Conference Weekend

Man. Last week was nuts!! I had my first test in my dance class and I did really well. It gave me so much more confidence in that class because I have felt SOO behind all the other girls. I got asked out by some random Canadian at an etiquitte dinner in front of everyone. I had test reviews out the wazoo...along with tons of homework. I started studying in the library which has proved to be very productive! Who knew? haha

Friday night I went to see Kung Fu Panda with some friends at the theater in the student center. I forgot how dang funny that movie was. Then I called Todd and he told me he and Kristine dear had extra tickets for the after noon session saturday! I was super stoked. It rained all night Saturday so in the morning for conference there was snow on the mountains. It was just BEAUTIFUL! We drove out to Salt Lake and walked a few blocks to the conference center. It is SO neat inside there! That session was so perfect for me. I have always enjoyed conference but I've never felt like things were said for me. That was ALL I got from that session. Each thing one of the brethren said TOTALLY applied to my life right now. Elder Holland's talk was definately one of my favorites. I have so many angels in my life. I'm so blessed to have so many amazing righteous examples in my life.

During the priesthood session Kristi and I walked around Salt Lake and shopped and such so that was fun. We also saw the Reflections of Christ exhibit by Mark Mabry. The pictures are so powerful..




The Sunday session I was able to attend was...eventful to say the least. I was a little mad at myselt that I let something so dumb distract me from being in the prophet's presence...


This week is going to be pretty dang nuts too. I have my very first ever midterm tomorrow. Then the second on Wednesday. Brennen's birthday is this week and the present I'm sending him I kind of want to keep...Friday I'm going to the Homecoming dance and Saturday I'm going out with the random Canadian dude.

Bom noche

Dumpy Days and Disco Skates

So You Think You Can Dance 2008




Last week sucked. Thats about it. I lost my cell phone and I feel completely hindered without it. I was finally adjusting to life up here and then a few days last week just hit me really hard.

The Lord has really blessed me with an amazing brother and best friend. They really know how to take care of me. Especially when I have bad days like that. Todd was so sweet to come a watch a dance performance with me on Saturday. I know he didnt really want to, but he did anyways. The women's General Relief Society meeting was on Saturday evening. President Uchtdorf's words were so good for me. I have felt so...inadaquate up here and thats just what he talked about. He explained that the only way to over come those feelings is to serve. Then so perfectly...I finally got my calling on Sunday. I'm the ward activities co-chair so I get to plan all the ward parties! Its a perfect job for me because I love to do that kind of stuff and I think I'll really be able to serve. I talk to Brennen all the time about going on a mission. I would love to be able to serve the Lord completely for eighteen months of my life. I just don't know if that will be right for me at that time in my life. I hate not knowing! I just wish I knew what I was going to do!

Saturday night I went disco skating with one of my friends that lives in the building across from me. We had lots of fun, getting dressed up. I even had on GREEN eye shadow! We looked pretty ridiculous, but I think my camera got messed up when it was in his pocket because he kept falling on his butt..




You would miss him too.


I love him. I want to become the person he sees me as.

Busy week...

I feel like SO much happened this week. Monday my FHE group had our first REAL meeting and it was great. My group is awesome. I had alot of work and reading in all of my classes this week as well. I think I look forward more to the weekends being in college then I ever did in high school.

Friday night me and my roomates cleaned our apartment and MAN did it feel so much better! If you don't know..I have this thing about rearranging furniture pretty much every two months. So, I rearranged my bedroom already and it feels so much better!




After that we went to the BYU fall festival. They had video games, bands playing, free pizza, swing dance classes, and a dance all happening at the same time in the Wilkinson center. It was lots of fun! I love dances..maybe because I love dancing so much. But we met some guys from a building in our complex and they invited us to their "Thug Party." So Saturday night we dressed up in our best thug attire-baggy sweats, bandanas, trucker hats, and I had my sweet crown hoody from Todd. The party was sooooooooo much fun! There were two apartments hosting it and on their balcony they had hooked up a swing and a hammock. We danced all night long and got super sweaty...and stinky.


FOOTBALL
BYU 44- Wyoming 0

A date...with the engaged. And others

So. I went out on my first date last friday night. My roomate Shelby got asked out by this guy named Scott and he has a twin brother named Brian. So me and Brian got hooked up on a blind double date. We went to DI and picked out goofy outfits for each other and went ice skating in them. Then we crashed some random party with a giant inflatible obstacle course and ate Dairy Queen. It was quite enjoyable.






Then Saturday I got to take engagement pictures of Todd and Kristy! They're are so great together. I'm so excited for her to be part of our AWESOME family! It did make me miss Brennen a bit though. But that seems to happen every day seeing that I'm constantly surrounded my lovey dovey couples on campus every day. Dang mormons!





I slid down stairs too! I've been practicing 8]

In the presence of great men.

We had our regional stake conference today at the Marriot center. We had no idea who was speaking, but were excited to learn from a POSSIBLE general authority. It turned out that President Uchtdorf and President Packer were both on the schedule to speak and both were sitting about one 100 yards in front of me! AWESOME.

I thought it was funny that there were SO many mormon kids flocking to the Marriot center...they couldn't even all fit on the street corner.

President Packer related many historical stories to us and it was fun the learn more about Utah's past and the early saints. I think church history may be my favorite gospel subject. The early saints that made their journey to Zion truly amaze me. The words to the hymn "Come, Come Ye Saints" I think show their real courage..."And should we die before our journey's through, Happy day! All is well." Imagnie loosing all of your loved ones as some did, but still rejoicing the fact that you were building the Kingdom og God! At EFY in the old Nauvoo cemetery we sang that song. It was kind of a somber experience but a power witness of the work they died doing.
As President Uchtdorf spoke, I kept gawking at his amazing composure! He stood so sure and confident in front of thousands of students. He first bore his testimony of President Monson's calling, and continued to call all the worthy young men to serve missions. He talked about how to prepare and the blessings that will come from it. I felt impressed that even though it may be hard for me to have my best friend be so terribly far away, it is where he needs to be. The Lord needs his service as much as Brennen needs the growth.

I love this gospel. I love that when I feel sad or troubled, my Savior is so quick to comfort me.

PS
Mandi my email is ohbabyoh8ty@yahoo.com 8] i didnt know how else to tell you because I don't have your email for some reason!

Boa Noite

"Goodnight" in portugese.

My man is going to Brazil! Londrina to be exact. No idea where that is yet? Maybe I should look that up!

As I was walking home from my second day of classes, I was on speaker phone with Brennen and his entire family. He was ripping open his call letter (I could hear that but nothing else). He cut out RIGHT when he read where he was going so all I heard was that he was to report on December 27th!! When the yelling and screaming from his family finally stopped I yelled "Where the heck are you going?!" and he gently said Brazil. I think the fact that he gets to serve for real people in a real country had just set in. I felt really weird at first, knowing that I'd see him again and that our closer last Saturday wasn't really closer. But I do get to learn how to snowboard from him now! I am so excited for him though. He has already bought a portugese dictionary and memorized the numbers and months. A Brazil soccer jersey is already being shipped to his house along with a big flag. Its awesome he is needed in a place that loves what he loves- soccer.

I'm sure he'll have amazing stories and experiences. He's an amazing kid.