ramblings...

Here i am sitting in the deepest darkest corner of the library, waiting for my next class to start. Why not study you ask? well...I've got all my homework done and I frankly don't fee like studying for the sake of studying. I've been trying to get things done so that I can enjoy General Conference weekend with the Fam with minimial stressors. SO far so good! that is until tomorrow when my 4 professors give me another mountain of homework but i'd rather not think about that...

I'd rather think about happy things!!! for instance...

The water from the drinking fountain on the first floor of my apartment is amazing!! seriously, i don't know whats wrong with the water from the tap in my apartment but its always warm and it tastes like rocks. Seriously, there are so many minerals and metal flavored things in it. I miss my west mountain water, but the drinking fountain downstairs is an acceptable substitute in the meantime. Its cold and rreeeeffreshing!!

My roommate made no-bakes last night. DOn't worry, my apartment isn't "that" apartment that always is making cookies and is going to get fat (we've already pegged that room, its 1103 haha :D ) But really, I have decided that they are my new favorite cookie.

I LOVE the weather right now. BYU campus is so pretty. The flowers all look so great, and there is a crispness in the air right now, and the mountains are changing colors and its just lovely. I do wish i could spend more time outside rather than cooped up in the library, but i honestly can't get anything done outside because I get distracted way tooo easily.

Vampire Diaries. I. LOVE. IT. ITs the only TV i've watched in a month and its all i need! haha

*random side note: My FHE brother is sitting across from me at those little desk thinkins in the library. Its weird!! haha I NEVER see people in the library i know!

I get to go home for the weekend and watch general conference!! I've never looked forward to a general conference more! I love the idea of sleeping in (or at least past 7:30am) and just having a relaxing weekend complete with the traditional cinnamon rolls. hmm...maybe i'll decorate for fall while i'm down there!

*sad note: The pumpkins were a huge failure this year on the farm. I'm very very sad about this...its funny actually because the only pumpkins that are thriving are the ones that reseeded from last years awesome crop. Thus, we have two randomly placed pumpkin plants, one on the lane by the fence, and the other in the front flower bed. Gotta love it!

My ward makes me happy. I got blessed with the most awesome bishopbric. The Bishop's name is Bishop Sybrowski, and he is just awesome! He reminds me alot of Bisop Rasmussen, only he's 20 years younger. THe people in my ward are super fun too.

Well, i'm going to go to class now..Its english 195 and its pretty swell. Only 1 credit, and its a lecture course all about how awesome english majors are. THe only thing its taught me so far is that I am SO glad i'm going to be an english teacher because i like knowing that there is hopefully a job waiting for me once i get a degree....

Well, sorry this was about nothing in particular...

well i'm going to just take a moment and brag!!! and you can judge me i don't even care!! I"m SOOOOOOO happy because i got my paper back and i got a 58/60!!! which is a 96% in case you were wondering. It was for my human development class, and it was the hardest paper i've ever written, and i was super stressed but i guess all that worrying and working on it paid off! YAY!!

SO far i've been able to keep up on my studies. My first three exams i did pretty well in. 90% in music, 90% in physical science, and 93% in human development. Let's hope i can keep it up for midterms!

IN other news, my apartment has gotten into a sort of "milk war" with our FHE brothers. Basically we just keep doorbell ditching and pranking our "brothers". Its pretty immature and somewhat stupid but its super funny and i love it! Thats what college is all about right? right..

Well, I'm going to go study so more or at least try and find the motivation to study...bleh. Sometimes i spend hours in the deep corners of the library, and when i emerge into the fading sunlight, I feel like i'm crawling out of a black hole and back into civilization. no joke.

Warmest regards!!! :)

monday...

go to www.juliansmith.tv and search monday.

This is how i feel every monday morning...actually every mornin

anyways..

In my book of mormon class we are required to keep a daily journal about how the spirit has influenced us in our lives, or what we are grateful for. This hasn't been too difficult a task for me because i'm big on journal writing and such, but it has been very interesting. I love reflecting on my day and seeing how the lord has worked in my life. Especially just in the little things. I've been doing this for a month now, and was just reading through some of my entries, and i'm honestly so glad that i wrote them! Alot of my entries have been about how grateful i am for my awesome family, and that foundation that they have given me. I was thinking about this, and i realized that now that i've moved out, i feel like i'm not really up to date on what everyone else is doing in their lives, and they arent really up to date on mine. so an easy Solution? a blog! I mean, its not really perfect but its kinda fun-ish. I"ve always been a creepy blog stalker anyways, so i figure its time to contribute right? right :)

Well, i've got a music exam i'm taking tomorrow. I've got to go study for that now.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Firsts!!!

Well hello there friends and family. I've decided to start a blog, so that way, ya'll won't forget about your favorite college cougar ;)

This past month has been a month full of "firsts"

I moved for the first time....seriously, first time ever moving. EVER! not going to lie, that has been such a huge adjustment. I've had to get used to living with roommates, sharing bathrooms, cooking my own meals, cleaning my own dishes (every dang time!) and so much more. But it's been cool because i've actually learned alot about myself. I've discovered that it takes me 1 week to go through a gallon of milk. I've discovered that i am a morning person. NOt because i like getting up early in the morning, but because i like getting things done by none and having the afternoon to study and what not. Life seems less hectic that way.

I did my own laundry for the first time. Seriously, mom did my laundry til the day i moved out. I helped out here and there, folding the laundry etc, but i never did my own, and so far, i haven't shrunk any of my shirts so that a good thing right?

I took my first ever exam in the testing center yesterday! I was SOOOOO nervous. All i could think of before i went into the testing center was that my siblings told me not to expect it to be like high school and to expect the tests to be alot harder and more in depth. So with that in mind, i took my test. Lo and behold, I got a 93%!! Seriously, i almost died when i saw my score. I was so HAPPY!! This happened yesterday and my heart still does a little pitter patter every time i think about it.

I got my first ever real "calling." I know that they say being a counselor in the mia maids president is a real calling, and it is, but my calling now actually requires alot of me. I got called to be the gospel doctrine teacher. Talk about scary!! I"ve taught 3 lessons now, and i'm not sure how i feel about my lessons. I don't want to be a boring teacher. I really don't, but its hard to be exciting and interesting when you don't hardly know what your talking about. Seriously, I know nothing of paul's missions, and corinthians and such, which s probably why i got called to that calling. But its all good, it's making me grow!

Well, thats all for now folks. Today is my roommates birthday so we are throwing her a suprise party in about 10 minutes and then i'm going to the temple!

Peace out ;)