BYU-I.

Well, hello there everyone. I just thought I ought to write a blog and let ya'll know how things are going up here in Rexburg, ID. Well, my parents and I got here about 830 Monday morning, and by about 3 I was done unpacking and getting things I needed and, then they left. It is crazy to think that I have only been here for 4 days!!! It feels like I have been here for so much longer than that. I live in an apartment with 5 other girls, but we each get our own room. My roommates names are, Stephanie, Kate, Vanessa, Shalene, and Jill. Stephanie and Kate are my next door neighbor roommates, their rooms are on either side of me. Stephanie is from Cali, and Kate is from Nevada. Along with being my neighbor roomies they are also the girls I share a bathroom and fridge with. Vanessa and Shalene are both from Illinois, and they actually grew up together and have been friends since about the 3rd grade. Jill I have not meet yet. She has an exciting story. For some reason I am not sure of, her parents live in Russia, so she went to Russia to see her parents for the last 6 weeks while she has been out of school. Well, her visa expired while she was in Russia and so the Russians wouldn't let her leave, or something, so she has been over in Russia trying to figure out her visa and how to get back here for school. Kate has lived with her before and said that when she talked to her yesterday she said she should be here sometime today. So well just wait and see! I love my roomies very much! I consider myself extremly lucky, very literally. It was not until after I had signed a lease and paid for my semester of rent that I was told that the apartment complex in which I was going to be living was known for being home to all the rich girls, and that everyone there was snobby, and mean. So I was pretty much terrified that the girls I ended up living with would be snobby and mean, but I got so lucky because my girls are amazing!! They are so fun, and nice, and it is great to have such amazing people to live with. I love telling people where I live because every time they say, "Oh, do you like it?" all skeptically, and I love being able to say, "Yes, I love it, my roomies are amazing!". I think it catches them off guard every time. Anyways, the weather here is a little chilly, for me. I met a girl from Utah yesterday who thought it was beautiful, and then today I met a girl from Colorado who thought it was a little hot!! I cannot imagine this being hot! I guess I just really know what hot is, haha, or I just really don't know what cold is, either way, I guess we'll find out! Today was my first day of classes. I had my Spanish class, my Family Foundations Class, and my lab for my Zoology class. They all went very well, and I hate to say it, but they got me a little excited about being in school. School has never been my most favorite, I just don't like it, but, here I am, and ... I think I may like school this semester. No guarantees, but it is looking like a very real possibility. I am most excited for my Family Foundations class I think. It is a religion class and it just seems like it is going to be amazing. I won't lie, today, at the beginning of all my classes, we started with a prayer, and in one class we even sang a hymn, and every time I couldn't help but laugh to myself a little bit. It was just so different, I have never started a Spanish class with a prayer before! Haha, anyways, I just thought I would share that bit of info. So everything is going good. I cannot wait for the rest of the semester! Who knows what may happen! There are so many things to do, haha, not really, but kinda. Anyways, I will update you more on what is happening as soon as I get a little free time. I stay very busy with homework and spending time with my roomies!!

today i am thankful for:

* roommates that are amazing and that i get along with.

* my parents and all they do for me and all the help they gave me in getting me up here.

* the ability and chance i have to be here at byu-i.

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