October has sprung itself upon us, and cruelly left Summer behind to die. It was a very quick death.
Can somebody please tell me if the months and years are just steadily going by faster and faster, or if I'm just crazy? Because I swear yesterday I was running around like a crazy freshman in high school and now I'm running around like an even crazier college freshman.
Today I hiked the Y with my FHE group, plus Chelsea and Kendall's. It was...difficult. But we did it, and we survived, and the view was amazing. I probably won't hike that thing again. Unless I can find some nice RM who wants to carry me to the top and then put a ring on my finger. That would be nice.
Now that I'm six weeks into the semester I can say for sure which classes I like, and which ones I dread waking up for. Marriage and Family is by far my favorite. The class is very simple when it comes to doing work outside of class, but the lectures are very powerful and very inspiring. I'm also surprised by how much I like my American Literary History class. I can't say that I've loved everything we've read and discussed in class, but I feel like I've learned a lot, and that's what I'm here for, right? I don't like English 295, and that probably won't change, and I'm not a fan yet of Family Finance, even if it's not that tough of a class. One thing that I feel bad about is that I don't like my Book of Mormon class. I know what you're thinking. What is this blasphemy? Shouldn't she be excited about waking up at 8 am to go dissect the chapters on Isaiah in 2nd Nephi?
I am not. I'm especially not looking forward to walking to class in the dark and in the snow when Winter rolls around. I think my problem is with the instructor. He expects us to know and memorize a ridiculous number of verses and small details for quizzes and tests. I just feel like that's not what a Book of Mormon class should be about, even if it is treated like any other college course.
September was a month of insanity. It's all kind of a blur right now, but this picture should sum it all up for you.
Flour makes wonderful memories. From left to right: Kelsie, Lonnie, Emily (being a creeper behind me), and Kendall, who wore a morph suit while playing capture the flag and successfully freakedeverybody out. Good job, Kendall. We always knew you would earn your place as the weird girl.
September also brought with it Football and Volleyball games, lots of treats (thank you roommates for making me fat), new church callings, and a temple dedication. The Brigham City Temple was dedicated on the 23rd, and the week before we were able to go through the open house. It was only the second temple I'd ever been inside, and compared to the Columbia River it was huge. I think I need to get out more.
BYU vs. Hawaii. Our very large football group consisted of Chelsea, Joseph, and me. Austin and Kelsie came too, but it was otherwise not terribly exciting.
October is expected to bring good things. I think maybe I should make monthly resolutions, so for October I think I'll say that I should probably stop procrastinating. Which means not updating my blog when I have an important test the next day that I've done a minimal amount of studying for. Ok, I'll have to think about that one.
And because pictures are worth a thousand words (and because I'm tired of typing) here's what September has held for me.
Yes, we did make it on ESPN. I know you can't tell by my "thrilled" expression, but it was actually a very exciting game.
College life couldn't be better, except maybe if I had some dates written on my calendar. Or if that certain RM would hurry up and find me. I really liked the view from the mountain today.
