Bubbles

I've slowly come to realize the very wide differences in culture between people up here in Rexburg. I mean I certainly got a look at it last semester with all the roommate drama, but that was different I think. Or maybe, now I just have a more in depth knowledge of it, now that I know even more people.

I was having a conversation with Gesselle and a couple other people the other day about this I think. We all grow up in bubbles--not necessarily Mormon. At my high school, everyone I knew was comfortable with their body. No one came to school every day and complained about their weight or their fat, or anything of the sort. We didn't even really talk about things like that.

No one really had space bubbles either. We greeted with hugs, and we shared frequent kisses on the cheek (mainly girls only, of course). No one blinked twice if one of your girl friends came up and put their hands in your pockets. No one cared if you came and sat on their lap, or played with their shoes, or went through their backpacks. And we held hands all the time.

And I loved that atmosphere. And it is very different from many of the people up here that I know. I think that atmosphere is starting to catch on up here slowly, so different people have different aspects of it, but not entirely.

Every now and then someone objects, or is taken aback, or simply reacts to something so simple as holding hands with another girl, and I'm taken aback just as much or more! It's ridiculous. I swear half the people up here automatically assume you're lesbian if you're holding hands. I love holding hands! And holding hands with girls is very different from holding hands with boys! And I love both, and both make me feel happy, and comforted, but they are very different!!

And more importantly I love hugs! REAL hugs! That is atleast one thing that I find is more frequent up here ^_^ At home, alot of people give what I like to call "fake hugs". You know, side hugs with boys, or weird leaning, barely touching hugs with girls. In the words of the great Lindy Lee... everything is better when you're squeezing tight and add a little grunt to boot! haha.

Anyway, to end... there's nothing wrong with people having different space bubbles. It's just something new and weird for me to experience. And I love all my friends! And I think everyone should have an open mind, and love in their heart for themselves and for everyone around them.

You cannot love a single person, if you cannot love yourself.

Late Nights

 
My evenings, of late are regularly spent in apartment 512. Upstairs and to the left or right of my apartment, depending on your perspective. Some nights, my dear Kelsey is at work, although on the rare occasion, I am still at their house when she returns from work around 1 in the morning. But fairly frequently (as far as late nights go), the three of us, meaning of course, my dear Colby, Kelsey, and myself... sit upon the couch and share stories about our lives, and childhoods, et cetera! Which I very much love and enjoy, and, of course, CHERISH!!

It's kind of sad though, because I'm getting all attached to them!! Why do I seem to have a habit of these things, man!? I find good friends, right before it's time to LEAVE! Sad sad story. But, we're all on the same track, so, preferrably, we will connect back again when I return for the winter. Or rather, we had better, because I've already put them on the invitation list for the wedding!! And I love them! (No worries, no plan for a specific wedding yet!). It'd really help having such named wedding in Idaho though, as far as having college friends attend. And Utah family.

I still need to work on my cracking down on homework plan.. but fingers crossed.
love you all!

RAD Keychain

 
I am now certified to carry a concealed and deadly weapon.. mwahahaha..

My keyychain....!!!!

Clean Room

 




yayaya ^_^

Two Weeks

By the way.. I'm seriously dying for school to end. I'm way way done. The only class I enjoy going to anymore is Horseback riding. The others simply aren't my favorite anymore. And of course I love RAD, but the last class is tomorrow! And that will be a very sad day!! My classes are starting to wind down tho.. just projects and papers now.. which I don't exactly enjoy either.. oh, and tests, don't forget those. I'm just sick of school! While I LOVE my new friends, and I will be TERRIBLY sad to part from them for the fall.. I just can't handle it anymore!!

I need to find some way that will pull me through the last two weeks, and not distract me too much from homework. Cuz I need to do homework =/ Oh, and SAD day, Michael is officially in Australia, and I won't be getting any letters from him until I get home. I will have to subsist on the weekly emails forwarded to me that are to his parents.

Just two weeks and three days (counting today) left until school is out. And then I go to Logan the day after, and fly home on Tuesday the 28th!!

JUNE!

This month, I made friends!! That was my most exciting thing. To which I attribute all to the Relief Society campout, which was wonderful as I've said before. I first started hanging out with Gesselle, who lives right above me. I'm not sure exactly, how I started hanging out with the girls in 512... perhaps because I visit teach Kelsey, or, perhaps because I went over there when Gesselle was hanging out over there. Perhaps it started with Colby and her sweetness being miss Doctor for Gesselle! Couldn't say, don't recall, but I'm simply glad I have them!

Then.... I went to visit Chloe! My old buddy from my elementary years, who used to live with me. It was a super fun weekend, but I got super burned.. haha. But itwas good to get back to the olden days and recall the old memories yeah?

My burn was pretty bad.. I'm still peeling like.. 2 weeks later!? Yeah. I had like blisters and all kinds of such things. Pretty gross. Every couple hours I went to one of my friends at Aspen, and got them to rub Aloe Vera on my back. But no worries, I returned the favor for some, since I wasn't the only one to get burned that week!!


Well, the month of June has been great! Lots of fun. Couldn't even spend the time to tell you about all that has happened this month! And really I guess not all that much has happened, but it seems that way! I've been keeping up with my mother's suggestion to get the permanent addresses of all the friends I make that I want to come to my wedding (whenever that may be). So far, my college list includes Lindy, Gesselle, Kelsey, and Colby. What dears! Don't worry, I've still got my list of high school friends too. And my list should be growing every year, yeah!?
I love my girls!

Happenings

Well, hm.. lots of things have actually happened in the last week!! I got a new roommate on Wednesday. Very short notice.. like 30 minutes notice. And she was there when I got home. Her name is Jaquelin.. I think that's how it's spelled. I haven't quite figured that out yet. Last I was home her stuff was still filling my living room. She's a senior. I had to move all of my things into my other roommate's room, Maryann, because Jaquelin paid for her own private room, apparently. So poo on that.

I'm amazing buddies with like three or four of the apartments surrounding mine, and walk in and visit them often. Apartment 515, was having roommate time, and made pretty pictures on the sidewalk in front of our apartment including the John Deere symbol, and the Rexburg Temple, and other such exciting things. This picture is of my friend Sarah, who's also in my weight training class. She's drawing pretty flowers (she's from Hawaii).

I got on my horse Chester, bareback on wednesday. Pretty darn exciting. He was stubborn that day, but it went alright. Afterwards, I went to RAD, and split my pants, as you can see... didn't think about the fact that jeans aren't too flexible when I put my head to the floor in a butterfly. =/ hahahaha. And then when I went to visit my lovely girls from 512, it proceded to continue ripping over and over again, so it got pretty big. hah.

Anyway, I have to go to class!! But I'll see ya later!
Oh, and I got asked on a date today from a guy named Alan in my foreign gov't class.
love you all!

Purchases

I bought a BIKE!!! So that coming home from the grocery store won't be so painful!! Yeah, cuz walking uphill with 10 pounds of cold milk in your hand, is not a party. Especially since it's been raining.
I also bought BOOTS! Like, REAL boots, so that when walking around in the horse poop, and getting dirt kicked up all the time by my horse... it's not all getting in my tennis shoes! How fun is that? I just need some plaid and a ten gallon hat, and I'll be all set =)

Chester the Horse

By the way, my horseback riding class has started! My horse's name is Chester. He can be a butt, but haha he likes me most of the time, so it's been going well. We start barebacking like next week. Maybe I'll try to get a picture of him next class!
loves!

College A Goin

Well, I have like 5 weeks, and 4 days until I am done with the semester, and then I'll get to go to Kathy's house, and then to lovely home. This week is the last week of RAD for the semester. I'm signed up for the Keychain course that'll start in July, so good times there, but it's only a 4 hour course, spread out over two days. I'm going to go visit Chloe in Utah in a couple weeks, so that's pretty exciting. Hopefully this upcoming weekend I'm having a sleepover party with the girls upstairs. But you never know with college girls. Tests or just all sorts of random things can pop up.

I currently, according to midterm grades have 2 C's 2 B's and 2 A's. But, one of those C's is most certainly a mistake, and should be a B, and I think I'll be able to bring it up to an A by the end of the semester. The other C will hooopefully come up to a B. I can pretty certainly bring up one of my B's, and hopefully the other one... depends on how my test on friday went!!! =) And my two A's are Basketball and Weight Lifting so.. haha. But all in all, I think it will be a very good semester. I'd be super satisfied if I got all A's and B's.

My friend Gesselle's brother, is in my foreign government class. He's pretty cute, but I dunno if anything will happen for how far it could even go if it did. But it's nice to have something to think about! =)

I've written both Michael and Jarom on their missions. Seems funny to think the boys from the ward--from my generation that is--are off on their missions. But it seems very right. Jarom hasn't written me back yet. But it's only been like two weeks, and since he's in Taiwan, he might not have even received it yet!! Michael's stuck in the MTC a little longer, because they don't have his VISA yet, or something. They're sending him off to a random stateside mission next week until his VISA comes. Weird huh? But pretty cool. Anyhow, I got things to do!! Talk to you later!