Sister requested

So sister receives. :)

I've been avoiding my blog lately, trying not to face the fact that I have NOTHING to write about. Ok, that's not true. I can always find things to write about...but do I have anything of value to write? That's the question. I suppose I'll let you decide.

Prior to college life:
Kevin flew out to Utah in order to drive back to Oregon with me. We had a fun couple of days with Grams and Gramps Billington singing, cooking, eating, and playing the only game Kevin wouldn't pitch a fit about: 5 Crowns...or whatever that game is called.



Then, we made the LONG drive home to Portland, Oregon. But, both Kevin and I discovered that the trip's not quite as long when you're driving, or in the front seat. Niether of us had had that privelage before. :) Kev just got his liscense not too long ago, so we were able to switch back and forth a bit. We had some good bonding times during those 13-ish hours. :)



Next was an enjoyable week at home. I just love my family tons and miss them too much when I'm away. :)
The ward activity my mom was in charge of. Salmon cook-off...a smashing hit!



Playing "Apples to Apples" at Bobby and Kayleen's place. Good times. :)


Life in Rexburg, Idaho:
Roommies-
Naomi! She's my room roommie and I love her. :) She just got home from her misson (New Jersey, Spanish Speaking) about a week before school started.

Ariel and Ashley. They're tons of fun as well. This is Ashley's last semester for a BS and then she wants to head to law school...yeah, she's like 3 years younger than I, and lots closer to real life. :) And Ariel is like Rory on Gilmore Girls. She's always reading, doing homework, or at the library. :)

This is Anita. She's a little home-maker and a Biology Major. She's ALWAYS making bread, pies, stew...whatever she can make with the ingrediants she has. And then she lets me get fat off of it.

This is Brenna. She's a hoot. She's very sweet and inocent...but then sometimes she has these outbursts of frustration with Rexburg and school. It's so odd to see her upset because she's so timid and quiet. I love her. :)

Nashville Tribute Concert+Mindy Gledhill:

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So...I would have recorded Mindy too, but the mean people made me turn my camera off. :)

Ah...Mindy. My saving grace on the mission. Just ask any of my companions. :) "Mindy, you saved me on my mission. I listened to your CD ALL the time!" "Oh, you're so sweet. Thank you."

And that's my life up until this point. Homework, stress, homework and more stress. Except for a Tender Mercy the Lord granted me recently. Lately I have been majorly STRESSING about my choice to go into communications. I am a writer, not a reporter. My journalism teacher keeps pounding it into our heads that we are reporters. So, I was a bit stressed about it. Until, after reading my introduction paper (an assignment given in order to help him get to know us, which I took very seriously and wrote very creatively) he came up to me and let me know that I made the right choice and I'm in the right place to fulfill my desire to write. He says that many amazing writers go into the journalism feild and eventually create the most beautiful pieces of non-fiction the world has seen. He thinks that could be me. It was just what I needed. Thank goodness for Heavenly Father and His tender mercies. :)

P.S.- I'm sure there are a million and one spelling mistakes in this post. That's why spell-check is my best friend. But unfortunately, my best friend isn't speaking to me right now (it's not wanting to work) so I have to reveal my stupidity to the world.