Its been a little over a
week since my last post, sorry about that! However, anyone who actually
remembers what my blog looked like before (completely basic and hideous) you
can see I have done a huge amount of work on this thing to make it look
decent...and to be honest, I'm quite proud about it because I had ZERO clue how
to change anything, and anytime I tried to change something, something else
would get messed up...so here's the brand new spankin' blog! Anyways, I got my
new MTC date; *drum roll*....AUGUST 7TH! That is in two weeks! So this past
week I have been trying to get everything together, Zac and I went shopping for
luggage and a camera as well as bed sheets and other miscellaneous things. So
far all that is left is: a bike, snow boots (which i may just purchase out
there), luggage, shrinking down my patriarchal blessing, my mission call, and
my genealogy chart, as well as get a satchel since backpacks are no longer
allowed out in the mission field.
Let me catch you up on my final days as a civilian! Its been a fun week, I
helped with a Devin Graham video and a Mountain Dew commercial, his YouTube
channel is: http://www.youtube.com/user/devinsupertramp
check it out, he has great
stuff! the video of me is here
Unfortunately for me, the
video will probably be out once I'm out in the mission field. So tell me how it
is! It was such an adrenaline rush getting hooked into the harness and just
being shot off, but it was so much fun seeing some old friends and making new
ones and just doing something that most people don't get to experience. I'm
grateful for the opportunities and friends Ive had since moving to Utah, its
been so great..and ill always stick to saying that Utah is the best place to
live during the summer, there is just always so much going on!
Other than that I caught
up with "The Team" which makes up of all the missionaries that taught
me/had an influence on me and helped me get baptized as well as my friend Jackie
who is currently serving her mission in Milwaukee! Unfortunately Lincoln
couldn't make it because he is in New York, but Erik, Corey, and Kamalei and I
had a great time playing miniature golf and chowing down on some classic In N
Out, and no matter how bad I stink at playing miniature golf, it was fun
catching up and seeing the guys again.
Next day Zac and I decided
to join a group of friends to float the Provo river at midnight, and let me
tell you, it was freezing! Fortunately for me, Zac sat on the bottom of our
tube and so I sat on his lap, so he got the majority of the freezing water. BUT
it was so much fun! We had glow sticks tied to all 21 of us and our tubes. We traveled the river in the dark, even at one point my friend flipping
over and getting soaked. haha it was so worth it. I'm loving these last moments
with good friends and fun times (:
Its been great with Zac,
we have hung out every day together, I love that man and I'm glad we are able
to make great memories before I go on my mission. Yesterday we went to the
Provo Rec Center and raced down the water slides, climbed up the rock walls,
floated the super lazy river and even tried teaching him the dolphin kick.
After that we went and roasted smores together in his backyard. We've gone to
snowbird where he serenaded me with our song "wanted" by hunter
Hayes, and went and ate pho which is such a staple in our relationship! We also went to 7
peaks, spent time with his family, hit some baseballs around...which FYI the
Minnesota Twins beat his precious Angels (: love you honey. haha Anyways, the
moral is, we are doing just fine and making the best of the times we have left.
(:
Today is Pioneer Day which
if you don't know is this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Day_(Utah)
Its kind of fun to think
that I am a modern day pioneer, paving the way for my future family to know
about the gospel and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Im so proud
to be a member of my faith, and im excited to spend today with my main squeeze
and probably spend some time with his family watching fireworks and playing
games.
Anyways, I'm enjoying the time I have left in Utah before I head to San Diego on Sunday to
see my friend Meagan get sealed and to spend time with my brother and my sister
before I head to Sacramento and unpack my room and come back to Utah right
before I enter the MTC, it will be a crazy short trip, but I'm anxious to see
my family and make those lasting memories with them before I begin my journey.
I love my family and the support they have been for me the past month and a
half, at times Ive really leaned on them and I feel like we've gotten closer
through them helping me. Anyways, until next time. Thanks for reading, and ill
write again before I leave! (:
love,
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