Alright alright. So I know the semester's not quite over yet (14 days!) but I haven't written anything in a REALLY long time so I felt that I should let everyone know what's going on.
Life has been really interesting lately. It kind of felt like I was just floating by. I still have good grades and everything but I wasn't really feeling anything, yah know?
Classes are good, I just can't wait to get home. I'm not trunky, I swear. Just impatient I guess.
So anyways, two days ago I think is when I decided that I'm not going to come back here after winter break. It was kind of a huge decision for me.
I fasted about it and prayed a whole bunch. I even took my scriptures to my math class cuz I knew we wouldn't be doing anything but going over excel projects. I talked to a bunch of my friends about it, and my mom, and my dad. A lot were for it and a lot were against it. Ultimately, it was my choice.
If I chose to stay then I would take a bunch of classes and just go along like I'm doing now.
I would have stayed at Carriage House with my amazing roommates that I love and it would have been a bunch of fun. Taken the easy road I guess.
The other day, I was talking to Kayleigh about next semester and how odd I was feeling about it. Something felt off about me staying here and I honestly couldn't see it happening. Now I understand why.
Anyways, I was talking to her and at the end of it I made the statement that staying home would be out of the question. She automatically asked me why I thought that. I didn't have an answer.
This opened up and whole bunch of possibilities for me. It made a lot more sense in my head that I stay home. I would save my parents a bunch of money, be able to get a job, spend a lot of time with my family, help my sister as she grows up and has to deal with high school and that insanity, help Mom with the kids and driving around, prepare for my mission, take classes online, and just be a lot happier.
It didn't take me very long to decide what I should do.
Needless to say, I called Mom and told her what I was going to do and then called Dad and told him. They were both very supportive of me and I'm super grateful for that.
Now, I'm just waiting... I get to go home and stay home. I'm so at peace right now with my decision. It makes me really happy. I know this is what I was supposed to do.
I'm so grateful for my parents and the Gospel that they taught me to live. I'm grateful for an Heavenly Father that can direct me where I should go and tell me what I'm meant to do in my life. I don't know what I'd do without him.
Well, anyways, that's what's been going on in my life recently. That's the big discovery. And I couldn't be happier.
Love,
Q
This blog is for advice for my two little sisters that I absolutely love. Every once in a while (hopefully often), I'll write a little piece of advice for them to help them get through their teenage years
Friday, November 30, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
Foxy and Hottie
Today I miss my best friend.
My mom posted something about her coming over and giving her a Blizzard. It made me realize how much I am missing this amazing girl.
Anna and I have been really good friends since soccer in Middle School. I think we played on the same team for 3 years and it was a lot of fun.
We were also in band together in middle school and we would harass our band teacher. It was the funnest. High school came around and we still stayed really close.
Track and XC and all the adventures involved.
She's always been there for me. We basically grew up together.
This last year was probably the best. Senior year and I had a class with her every trimester. It was always super fun even though the classes sucked. We had all sorts of crazy adventures, like getting to school the day after Valentine's day and realizing that there was candy on sale at Alberton's! And running down the halls at school before it started to jump in her car and go get some :)
We would also ride around in her amazing Mustang with the top down and blasting Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy and singing at the top of our lungs.
Canoeing at Lake Oswego and getting Cold Stone afterwards. Going to see Batman and getting Noodle's and Company and just being crazy.
Stache-attacking Jaclyn's house and getting random Blizzards.
I miss all of our adventures. I miss running around like crazy people with my Foxy. I miss the baking parties and talking to her about boys and all the hilarious drama that comes with being best friends.
I miss having someone that I can talk to about anything and everything and who's always there for me.
She's my best friend and my adopted sister and I'm so grateful for her,
My mom posted something about her coming over and giving her a Blizzard. It made me realize how much I am missing this amazing girl.
Anna and I have been really good friends since soccer in Middle School. I think we played on the same team for 3 years and it was a lot of fun.
We were also in band together in middle school and we would harass our band teacher. It was the funnest. High school came around and we still stayed really close.
Track and XC and all the adventures involved.
She's always been there for me. We basically grew up together.
This last year was probably the best. Senior year and I had a class with her every trimester. It was always super fun even though the classes sucked. We had all sorts of crazy adventures, like getting to school the day after Valentine's day and realizing that there was candy on sale at Alberton's! And running down the halls at school before it started to jump in her car and go get some :)
We would also ride around in her amazing Mustang with the top down and blasting Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy and singing at the top of our lungs.
Canoeing at Lake Oswego and getting Cold Stone afterwards. Going to see Batman and getting Noodle's and Company and just being crazy.
Stache-attacking Jaclyn's house and getting random Blizzards.
I miss all of our adventures. I miss running around like crazy people with my Foxy. I miss the baking parties and talking to her about boys and all the hilarious drama that comes with being best friends.
I miss having someone that I can talk to about anything and everything and who's always there for me.
She's my best friend and my adopted sister and I'm so grateful for her,
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Ranting and Raving
So I'm not the type to rant and spill my guts on the internet (My mom usually does that :))
But something just really "got my panties in a bunch"
I went online to look at my grades because you can do that because of the cool/super annoying thing that BYUI does.
I have pretty good grades if I may say so myself (not including math, which I've never been amazing at). I still have 100% in 3 of my classes and A's in 2 of the others.
The only exceptions are Math and my favorite class, Humanities. I'm not being sarcastic or anything. I really do love that class. It's the one that's like AP European History (which I loved in HS) but with music more incorporated.
In that class, my teacher hasn't had any assignments until this last week when he assigned an essay. I wasn't a hard essay. We just had to compare the story of Orpheus to an opera that was created based on the story.
When my teacher assigned that, on I-Learn (where the grades and assignments are posted) it said that all the kids in the class had 0% because no one had turned in the assignment.
I turned in the assignment online just like we were told to. But because I wasn't using Microsoft Word to make it, the program I was using saved the file in some weird format.
I sent it to my mom before turning it in to have her edit it and I tried to save it in a different format to get it to her. It worked out just fine. She got the essay and we fixed it all up.
I turned it in on Friday. I made the deadline and I thought everything was fine.
Today when I checked my turned in assignments that needed to be graded I saw the essay that I had turned in. Next to it was a big fat 0.... ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
I emailed my prof and asked him if his TA hadn't been able to open it or what was going on. Hopefully he'll get back to me soon... Ugh I'm just so frustrated right now. I wish that I could have just printed it off and turned it in like that. That would have been so much easier.
So anyways. Done with the freaking out. I'll update this when I get a reply... stupid stupid stupid...
-Q
But something just really "got my panties in a bunch"
I went online to look at my grades because you can do that because of the cool/super annoying thing that BYUI does.
I have pretty good grades if I may say so myself (not including math, which I've never been amazing at). I still have 100% in 3 of my classes and A's in 2 of the others.
The only exceptions are Math and my favorite class, Humanities. I'm not being sarcastic or anything. I really do love that class. It's the one that's like AP European History (which I loved in HS) but with music more incorporated.
In that class, my teacher hasn't had any assignments until this last week when he assigned an essay. I wasn't a hard essay. We just had to compare the story of Orpheus to an opera that was created based on the story.
When my teacher assigned that, on I-Learn (where the grades and assignments are posted) it said that all the kids in the class had 0% because no one had turned in the assignment.
I turned in the assignment online just like we were told to. But because I wasn't using Microsoft Word to make it, the program I was using saved the file in some weird format.
I sent it to my mom before turning it in to have her edit it and I tried to save it in a different format to get it to her. It worked out just fine. She got the essay and we fixed it all up.
I turned it in on Friday. I made the deadline and I thought everything was fine.
Today when I checked my turned in assignments that needed to be graded I saw the essay that I had turned in. Next to it was a big fat 0.... ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
I emailed my prof and asked him if his TA hadn't been able to open it or what was going on. Hopefully he'll get back to me soon... Ugh I'm just so frustrated right now. I wish that I could have just printed it off and turned it in like that. That would have been so much easier.
So anyways. Done with the freaking out. I'll update this when I get a reply... stupid stupid stupid...
-Q
Monday, October 8, 2012
Well... That makes a whole lot more sense...
Okay so I know it's been ages since I've written... so shoot me... College life is busy
General Conference was this weekend (like you didn't know)
The only thing I really remember was President Monson announcing at the beginning of the Saturday morning session that boys can now go on missions at 18 and girls can go at 19.
Blew my mind.
I honestly can't remember anything else very clearly. The first thought in my head after he said that was, "I'm going."
Then there was a moment of sheer panic followed by a moment of intense excitement. And then the rest of conference, my emotions switched back and forth between the two. I felt like Rapunzel in that one scene in Tangled where she's at war with herself.
So, I'm going. Now I know and everything makes a whole ton more sense.
I never really was solid about what I was going to do after this year in college. It didn't feel right to come back for another year and I had no idea why. What was I going to do? Where was I going to be?
Well... Now I know :) I'm going to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I'm so excited. I figure that I'll finish out this year and turn in my papers as soon as I can. I'm going to write June as my availability date to have some time at home and to earn some money (hopefully) and everything will work out :)
I love General Conference. It explains so much and helps me understand everything.
Well, time to finish some homework. Just thought I'd let you know :)
Love you!
Love,
Q
General Conference was this weekend (like you didn't know)
The only thing I really remember was President Monson announcing at the beginning of the Saturday morning session that boys can now go on missions at 18 and girls can go at 19.
Blew my mind.
I honestly can't remember anything else very clearly. The first thought in my head after he said that was, "I'm going."
Then there was a moment of sheer panic followed by a moment of intense excitement. And then the rest of conference, my emotions switched back and forth between the two. I felt like Rapunzel in that one scene in Tangled where she's at war with herself.
So, I'm going. Now I know and everything makes a whole ton more sense.
I never really was solid about what I was going to do after this year in college. It didn't feel right to come back for another year and I had no idea why. What was I going to do? Where was I going to be?
Well... Now I know :) I'm going to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I'm so excited. I figure that I'll finish out this year and turn in my papers as soon as I can. I'm going to write June as my availability date to have some time at home and to earn some money (hopefully) and everything will work out :)
I love General Conference. It explains so much and helps me understand everything.
Well, time to finish some homework. Just thought I'd let you know :)
Love you!
Love,
Q
Monday, September 24, 2012
Monday... Where did you go?
Today felt like it raced by... It was so fast.
Went to Math at 7:45 and sat next to my friend, Martin. He's like a college version of Brevin. I like talking to him. After I went back home and ate some food and did a bit of homework.
Humanities was interesting. We learned about the history of Greece and all the cool stuff that happened.
Choir we sang and sang and sang. We're sounding really good and we get to sing the Spirit of God at one of devotionals in the near future. Fun fun :) In choir someone shared a very funny quote. "A singer must have the mind of a poet, the body of an athlete, and the face of an idiot." :)
Group Vocal Lessons was the usual. More and more singing. We learned about expression today.
After I ran home to get my sheet music and then went to voice lab. I'm in a group with three boys. It's a lot of fun. Sister Olsen said I was doing really good and she could pick me out most of the time :) and these boys are loud...
Then Monday's classes were FINALLY over. I went over to Carly's and ate some of her Asian food. It's soooo good. I'm gonna have to get the recipe for it. I went with Carly and Elise to the grocery store and they got some stuff to eat and then we ran over to the Quick Ship N Copy. My humanities professor, Brother Peck, is writing our textbook while we're in class. Apparently none of the other texts he researched were good enough so he decided to write his own. Anyways, every week or so he'll send out an email saying go pick up the next chapter. So that's what I did today.
I came back home and jumped into my Book of Mormon homework. It's mostly just busy work... But it has a bunch of great quotes in it. I liked this one...
Went to Math at 7:45 and sat next to my friend, Martin. He's like a college version of Brevin. I like talking to him. After I went back home and ate some food and did a bit of homework.
Humanities was interesting. We learned about the history of Greece and all the cool stuff that happened.
Choir we sang and sang and sang. We're sounding really good and we get to sing the Spirit of God at one of devotionals in the near future. Fun fun :) In choir someone shared a very funny quote. "A singer must have the mind of a poet, the body of an athlete, and the face of an idiot." :)
Group Vocal Lessons was the usual. More and more singing. We learned about expression today.
After I ran home to get my sheet music and then went to voice lab. I'm in a group with three boys. It's a lot of fun. Sister Olsen said I was doing really good and she could pick me out most of the time :) and these boys are loud...
Then Monday's classes were FINALLY over. I went over to Carly's and ate some of her Asian food. It's soooo good. I'm gonna have to get the recipe for it. I went with Carly and Elise to the grocery store and they got some stuff to eat and then we ran over to the Quick Ship N Copy. My humanities professor, Brother Peck, is writing our textbook while we're in class. Apparently none of the other texts he researched were good enough so he decided to write his own. Anyways, every week or so he'll send out an email saying go pick up the next chapter. So that's what I did today.
I came back home and jumped into my Book of Mormon homework. It's mostly just busy work... But it has a bunch of great quotes in it. I liked this one...
"Obedient as Nephi was, his obedience did not shield him from afflictions. The Book of Mormon teaches that opposition is a necessary part of life's test. Nephi's bow broke in the wilderness, even though his family needed food. Today righteous Saints lose their jobs even though they have paid their tithing and magnified their Church callings. The test of the 'broken bow' isn't only for the one who breaks the bow but also for those affected by the break....Yet Nephi found solution to his dilemma in one simple act: 'I, Nephi, did make out of wood a bow, and out of a straight stick, an arrow' (1 Ne. 16:23) Instead of murmuring, Nephi simply went to work and made another bow. Murmuring wastes time, lengthens one's journey, and hardens one's heart....God may not always stop bows from breaking, but he does help in the construction of new ones." -Dennis L. Largey
After I finished the homework, we went to FHE. It was at the boys apartment this week and it was a lot of fun. We played feather volleyball. Paige and I were on a team first and we crushed Trevor and Jared. Basically you have a feather and you try to blow it over the net... and you can't let it touch the ground.
After FHE, we all came home and now we're all just sitting here doing homework, making food, or getting ready for tomorrow. Ok... gotta get off the computer now. Goodnight!
Love,
Q
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Week #3
This week was fun.
If you want to read about the beginning of the week then go look at my old posts :)
The last day I talked about was Wednesday. So Thursday was fairly uneventful. I went to class and did some homework. Thursdays are really nice because I only have 2 one-hour classes :) I actually get a lot done on these days.
Friday was a lot of fun. I went to class and afterwards, my mom's friend came over to pick me up. She wanted me to babysit her little boy. His name is Isaiah and he's four months old. He has down syndrome and he's the sweetest little man ever. I watched him for 3-ish hours.
After that I came home and did some more homework. My friend, Carly, came over and we went to Porter Park. It was at least 80 degrees outside and we decided to go play in the fountain. We were the only ones there and everyone that walked by gave us funny looks but we didn't care. We were being all giddy and acting like little kids :)
Afterwards we came back home and Carly went to her apartment and I went to mine. I ate some food and then decided to watch a movie. A couple minutes after I started it Carly texted me that there were about a billion people in her apartment and she came over to watch with me.
We watched it and it was really funny because it was a thriller and we were both like "This is the perfect movie to watch with boys... Why are we not watching it with boys?!" It was hilarious.
After the movie, Julie texted me asking if we were still gonna go see Spider man. Of course the answer was yes. So Julie, Carly and I had a girls night out and went and saw The Amazing Spider man for $3 :)
Julie decided to go home after and so Carly and I went back to my place and ate oreos and watched another movie. Around midnight we decided to turn it off and she went home.
Saturday I did almost all of my homework. I did some laundry and Carly and I went grocery shopping. I got everything I needed and then we decided to watch another movie (shocker...)
We watched Miss Congeniality and The Lucky One. It was a lot of fun.
Sunday was today. We woke up to the power being halfway out! It was crazy! And then around 11:15, the rest of the power went out... What. The. Heck.
It was funny because when it went out we heard the girls next door who were showering scream :) hehehe
We went to church with the hopes that when we got back it would be back on. No such luck.
It didn't turn completely back on until 5:30-ish... But that was ok because when we got home it was halfway back on.
So now I'm sitting here writing this. I did my nails today haha that's how bored I was. They are now light blue (kinda minty) and I tried out the silver crackle stuff... It's pretty cool looking actually :)
ok gotta go eat dinner now. Love you!
Love,
Q
If you want to read about the beginning of the week then go look at my old posts :)
The last day I talked about was Wednesday. So Thursday was fairly uneventful. I went to class and did some homework. Thursdays are really nice because I only have 2 one-hour classes :) I actually get a lot done on these days.
Friday was a lot of fun. I went to class and afterwards, my mom's friend came over to pick me up. She wanted me to babysit her little boy. His name is Isaiah and he's four months old. He has down syndrome and he's the sweetest little man ever. I watched him for 3-ish hours.
After that I came home and did some more homework. My friend, Carly, came over and we went to Porter Park. It was at least 80 degrees outside and we decided to go play in the fountain. We were the only ones there and everyone that walked by gave us funny looks but we didn't care. We were being all giddy and acting like little kids :)
Afterwards we came back home and Carly went to her apartment and I went to mine. I ate some food and then decided to watch a movie. A couple minutes after I started it Carly texted me that there were about a billion people in her apartment and she came over to watch with me.
We watched it and it was really funny because it was a thriller and we were both like "This is the perfect movie to watch with boys... Why are we not watching it with boys?!" It was hilarious.
After the movie, Julie texted me asking if we were still gonna go see Spider man. Of course the answer was yes. So Julie, Carly and I had a girls night out and went and saw The Amazing Spider man for $3 :)
Julie decided to go home after and so Carly and I went back to my place and ate oreos and watched another movie. Around midnight we decided to turn it off and she went home.
Saturday I did almost all of my homework. I did some laundry and Carly and I went grocery shopping. I got everything I needed and then we decided to watch another movie (shocker...)
We watched Miss Congeniality and The Lucky One. It was a lot of fun.
Sunday was today. We woke up to the power being halfway out! It was crazy! And then around 11:15, the rest of the power went out... What. The. Heck.
It was funny because when it went out we heard the girls next door who were showering scream :) hehehe
We went to church with the hopes that when we got back it would be back on. No such luck.
It didn't turn completely back on until 5:30-ish... But that was ok because when we got home it was halfway back on.
So now I'm sitting here writing this. I did my nails today haha that's how bored I was. They are now light blue (kinda minty) and I tried out the silver crackle stuff... It's pretty cool looking actually :)
ok gotta go eat dinner now. Love you!
Love,
Q
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
What a Wonderful Wednesday :)
Ok so Wednesday is definitely my most stressful/busiest day of the week.... Why wouldn't it be? I have five classes and my last one is science which ends at 9:30 pm....
So this morning I woke up 15 minutes early cuz Joelle was going to attempt to curl my stick straight hair.
She did an amazing job actually. The only problem is my stupid hair hates being curled. It'll hold it for about 3 hours before it starts to go back to normal.
So it looked amazing for math.... and then I walked home....
Math went by super fast today. I understood everything that we talked about and I felt like a freaking genius (which doesn't usually happen for me in the math department).
When I got home, I finished the homework that I was supposed to have done for Humanities and then headed off to that loverly class.
We talked about the humanities of Egypt and looked at a bunch of cool pictures. Something interesting I learned today? In murals inside the Pharaoh's tombs they have paintings of their different Gods. Osiris (god of the underworld) is always painted with green skin. Isis (his wife and sister) always wears a headdress with a sun in between two bull horns. And finally their son, Horus, is the one with the hawk head. Just so you know :)
After that I went to choir. It's pretty amazing that I have my two favorite classes right after each other. We sang a whooooole bunch :) but that's what you do in choir. I made a new friend named, Scotty. He's kind of like a Mormon Brenden Knight for those of you who know Brenden Knight. He's a cool guy :)
Group Vocal Instruction is right after that. This class is okay... Not my favorite but it has it's fun moments.
Then it was time to go home and eat lunch and do some homework and all that fun stuff.
I got an amazing package from my friend, Mikala Dent at home. It had all my favorite snacks in it and some silly string! It made me sooooo happy.
Around 7:15 I headed off for my last class of the day. Science.
When I got there I plopped down in my seat and then the teacher passed out little bowls with three little termites in them... ooook what the heck are we doing?
We had to do two "experiments".
The first was a quantitative one with the termites. We basically herded them around this piece of paper. They love the smell of blue ball point ink. They followed wherever we drew with the pen. It was kind of funny.
The second was a qualitative. We thumb wrestled! We measured our thumbs and forearms and all these other crazy things. And then we had to thumb wrestle. It was fun :)
When Brother Pettit asked us why we did this the funniest answer came from a guy who looks just like Squints from the Sandlot. He said we collected this information so we can figure out the best qualities for a successful thumb wrestler and so we can take that info and create a genetically enhanced thumb wrestler. hahaha it was super funny.
Best thing about that class was that we ran out of things to do so we got out 15 minutes early :D It was AWESOME.
On my way home I checked the mail and I found a lovely surprise. The sheet music I asked my mom to send me had arrived. YAY! So tomorrow when I go with Joelle to the piano room in the lounge I'll have a little piece of home to take with me :D
ok ok ok. Done with today. It was a super good day (best i've had at college yet) and I'm really happy :)
Goodnight!
Love,
Q
So this morning I woke up 15 minutes early cuz Joelle was going to attempt to curl my stick straight hair.
She did an amazing job actually. The only problem is my stupid hair hates being curled. It'll hold it for about 3 hours before it starts to go back to normal.
So it looked amazing for math.... and then I walked home....
Math went by super fast today. I understood everything that we talked about and I felt like a freaking genius (which doesn't usually happen for me in the math department).
When I got home, I finished the homework that I was supposed to have done for Humanities and then headed off to that loverly class.
We talked about the humanities of Egypt and looked at a bunch of cool pictures. Something interesting I learned today? In murals inside the Pharaoh's tombs they have paintings of their different Gods. Osiris (god of the underworld) is always painted with green skin. Isis (his wife and sister) always wears a headdress with a sun in between two bull horns. And finally their son, Horus, is the one with the hawk head. Just so you know :)
After that I went to choir. It's pretty amazing that I have my two favorite classes right after each other. We sang a whooooole bunch :) but that's what you do in choir. I made a new friend named, Scotty. He's kind of like a Mormon Brenden Knight for those of you who know Brenden Knight. He's a cool guy :)
Group Vocal Instruction is right after that. This class is okay... Not my favorite but it has it's fun moments.
Then it was time to go home and eat lunch and do some homework and all that fun stuff.
I got an amazing package from my friend, Mikala Dent at home. It had all my favorite snacks in it and some silly string! It made me sooooo happy.
Around 7:15 I headed off for my last class of the day. Science.
When I got there I plopped down in my seat and then the teacher passed out little bowls with three little termites in them... ooook what the heck are we doing?
We had to do two "experiments".
The first was a quantitative one with the termites. We basically herded them around this piece of paper. They love the smell of blue ball point ink. They followed wherever we drew with the pen. It was kind of funny.
The second was a qualitative. We thumb wrestled! We measured our thumbs and forearms and all these other crazy things. And then we had to thumb wrestle. It was fun :)
When Brother Pettit asked us why we did this the funniest answer came from a guy who looks just like Squints from the Sandlot. He said we collected this information so we can figure out the best qualities for a successful thumb wrestler and so we can take that info and create a genetically enhanced thumb wrestler. hahaha it was super funny.
Best thing about that class was that we ran out of things to do so we got out 15 minutes early :D It was AWESOME.
On my way home I checked the mail and I found a lovely surprise. The sheet music I asked my mom to send me had arrived. YAY! So tomorrow when I go with Joelle to the piano room in the lounge I'll have a little piece of home to take with me :D
ok ok ok. Done with today. It was a super good day (best i've had at college yet) and I'm really happy :)
Goodnight!
Love,
Q
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Tuesday.... Almost Blissful
Tuesdays and Thursdays are my calmest days. Only two classes. It's so nice :)
The reason Tuesdays are better though is because of Devotional. This week it was by Elder Gary Coleman.
He's a general authority (I can't remember what he is).
So started off the day bright and early with Book of Mormon. I really like that class. My teacher is a nice guy who loves to tell funny stories.
Then, about an hour after, is Music Explorations. This is a class specifically designed for potential music majors. It's there to help kids figure out what they're going to do and prepare for the upcoming semesters. It's a very helpful class.
Finally! Done Done Done. Then it was time for homework :P I swear it never ends. But that's okay. At least I get it done.
At 2 we went to devotional in the I-Center. The lesson was on the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. Elder Coleman is a convert to the Church and he told us about his story and then talked about all the invitations that are in the wonderful book. It says "Come unto Christ" at least a dozen times in there. I think that makes it pretty clear what we're supposed to do.
After devotional, I decided to take a nap. It was glorious :) I really should do that more often.
We had a meeting with the Carriage House managers. They're really nice and they told us to focus on three things living here: Love, Shared Responsibility, and Mutual Respect. They said if you learn this living here then you will be able to get along with anyone you live with.
When I checked the mail today (I'm kind of obsessed with checking. I do it everyday :)) I found one of my textbooks that I ordered and a key to a bigger mailbox.... I had no idea where this mailbox was. So Joelle and I went on an adventure. We went to the post office to see if it was there (it wasn't). So we came back to our place and we found out that the bigger mailboxes were right across from the little ones... Oh well :) At least we know what to do now and Joelle knows where the post office is. Inside the big mail box was the textbook that Mom and I ordered that we thought was lost because we addressed it wrong.
Turns out that I don't even need that book... We got it for like $.99 though and it's a hard back. It's actually not even a textbook. Just a book full of science stuff... Lots of pretty pictures too. I think I'll keep it. Might come in handy for something. Ok well going to bed now. Joelle's gonna try curling my hair tomorrow morning :)
Goodnight!
Love,
Q
The reason Tuesdays are better though is because of Devotional. This week it was by Elder Gary Coleman.
He's a general authority (I can't remember what he is).
So started off the day bright and early with Book of Mormon. I really like that class. My teacher is a nice guy who loves to tell funny stories.
Then, about an hour after, is Music Explorations. This is a class specifically designed for potential music majors. It's there to help kids figure out what they're going to do and prepare for the upcoming semesters. It's a very helpful class.
Finally! Done Done Done. Then it was time for homework :P I swear it never ends. But that's okay. At least I get it done.
At 2 we went to devotional in the I-Center. The lesson was on the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. Elder Coleman is a convert to the Church and he told us about his story and then talked about all the invitations that are in the wonderful book. It says "Come unto Christ" at least a dozen times in there. I think that makes it pretty clear what we're supposed to do.
After devotional, I decided to take a nap. It was glorious :) I really should do that more often.
We had a meeting with the Carriage House managers. They're really nice and they told us to focus on three things living here: Love, Shared Responsibility, and Mutual Respect. They said if you learn this living here then you will be able to get along with anyone you live with.
When I checked the mail today (I'm kind of obsessed with checking. I do it everyday :)) I found one of my textbooks that I ordered and a key to a bigger mailbox.... I had no idea where this mailbox was. So Joelle and I went on an adventure. We went to the post office to see if it was there (it wasn't). So we came back to our place and we found out that the bigger mailboxes were right across from the little ones... Oh well :) At least we know what to do now and Joelle knows where the post office is. Inside the big mail box was the textbook that Mom and I ordered that we thought was lost because we addressed it wrong.
Turns out that I don't even need that book... We got it for like $.99 though and it's a hard back. It's actually not even a textbook. Just a book full of science stuff... Lots of pretty pictures too. I think I'll keep it. Might come in handy for something. Ok well going to bed now. Joelle's gonna try curling my hair tomorrow morning :)
Goodnight!
Love,
Q
Monday, September 17, 2012
Monday! Monday! Monday! Monster Truck Rally.....
hahaha no it's not a monster truck rally :) I was just feeling like quoting Night of the Museum.
So today was fun.
Went to classes. We're starting budgeting in Math.... It's interesting actually going to a math class that I can use.... I'm definitely not used to it.
After that was Music and the Humanities. Still one of my favorite classes. We compared Egypt and Mesopotamia today. Egypt was all around better because the geography protected them and their religion and government were basically one system (Theocracy). I love learning about this stuff.
Then choir! I love choir :) So much lovely singing. There must be 200 kids in there. We're singing Christmas music to get ready for our Christmas program.
After that is Group Vocal Instruction which is actually nice because then I'm all warmed up from choir. I had to sing a solo today which wasn't too bad :) I sang Be Thou Humble.
Then I went home and did some homework, ate some food, the usual :)
We had FHE at 7. My FHE brothers are hilarious. We played a name game which involved hitting each other on the head with a newspaper haha We won't be forgetting anyone's names any time soon.
At 8:30, Paige and I went to the upper fields to play soccer. It was Paige, me, two other girls, and the rest were guys. It was so fun :) I forgot how much fun it is to play. According to one of the guys I was a "brick wall" haha YES! I've still got it :)
ok that's all I have to say about today.
Goodnight!
Love,
Q
So today was fun.
Went to classes. We're starting budgeting in Math.... It's interesting actually going to a math class that I can use.... I'm definitely not used to it.
After that was Music and the Humanities. Still one of my favorite classes. We compared Egypt and Mesopotamia today. Egypt was all around better because the geography protected them and their religion and government were basically one system (Theocracy). I love learning about this stuff.
Then choir! I love choir :) So much lovely singing. There must be 200 kids in there. We're singing Christmas music to get ready for our Christmas program.
After that is Group Vocal Instruction which is actually nice because then I'm all warmed up from choir. I had to sing a solo today which wasn't too bad :) I sang Be Thou Humble.
Then I went home and did some homework, ate some food, the usual :)
We had FHE at 7. My FHE brothers are hilarious. We played a name game which involved hitting each other on the head with a newspaper haha We won't be forgetting anyone's names any time soon.
At 8:30, Paige and I went to the upper fields to play soccer. It was Paige, me, two other girls, and the rest were guys. It was so fun :) I forgot how much fun it is to play. According to one of the guys I was a "brick wall" haha YES! I've still got it :)
ok that's all I have to say about today.
Goodnight!
Love,
Q
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Week Numbah 2
Oooook so it's been a couple of days since I've written but that's ok! I'm going to go over the whoooole week.
So Monday was the first day of class (feels like years ago). The went well and it was fun and I liked my classes.
Tuesday I had something nasty happen to my eyeball and I missed class but I went to the doctor's and got some drugs for it and by that night it was almost perfect.
Wednesday: I dropped a couple of classes and signed up for a couple of classes and got it all figured out :) oh! and that was my craziest day this week.
Thursday: Two classes only (so nice after having a whole day of FIVE classes) got bunches of stuff done.
Friday: Went to three classes and then came home. Homework was worked on and then that night, Samantha, Bo, Cody, Carole, Matt, and I went to a block party... It was INSANE but fun :) We only stayed for about a half hour and then decided to walk around campus for a bit. We went to Porter Park and tried star-tripping. Then we found out (the hard way) that there's a miniature water park over there.... hahaha it was super funny. Then my friend, James and his roomie, Jace showed up and we started an epic game of Lava Monster on the play-structure. It was soooo fun. We played until about 10:30 and then decided to go home.
Saturday! Finally! No classes... Sleep in until 10.... Stay in my jammies until 2 :) so nice haha Got a bunch of homework done and the rest of my laundry. Got dressed and then we went grocery shopping. Only spent $18 on groceries (ohhh yeah :)) Paige had a hot date to go on so Joelle and I went for a walk... Down to Broulims... to buy Nutella :D I'm really not supposed to buy that stuff... it goes by so fast. Then we took a little stop at Jamba Juice for a treat... We made it through the first week and we deserved it.
Then we walked back home and I made her say "Hi" to every guy we passed. It was fun.
When we got home Sidney was there. She was gonna go over to Mountain Crest where some of the guys in our ward live.
Joelle went with her and I decided to stay home and do some homework. Paige got home and when I told her where everyone was she said "Lets go" and so we did.
They were watching the Adjustment Bureau when we walked in so we got to see the last half hour of it and then all the other girls left and it was us four (me, Paige, Joelle, and Sidney) and seven guys. It was a lot of fun. We ran home cuz it was so cold and decided to watch Clue the Movie.
Today was Sunday and we went to church. It was fun and then we came home for about two hour. A couple of our FHE brother (Matt and Jordan) came over because they got locked out of their apartment (haha!) and we talked to them until we left for the fireside. It was a stake one so there were a bunch of people and it was a good one. My favorite thing they said was a quote from Elder Ballard, "All the easy things have been done. It's high adventure until the second coming."
So Kayleigh and I walked home and decided to make brownie so we did. And now I'm writing this.... In about a half hour we're gonna go stadium singing! :D I'm super excited haha
ok. gotta go now. That was my week. Love you!
Love,
Q
So Monday was the first day of class (feels like years ago). The went well and it was fun and I liked my classes.
Tuesday I had something nasty happen to my eyeball and I missed class but I went to the doctor's and got some drugs for it and by that night it was almost perfect.
Wednesday: I dropped a couple of classes and signed up for a couple of classes and got it all figured out :) oh! and that was my craziest day this week.
Thursday: Two classes only (so nice after having a whole day of FIVE classes) got bunches of stuff done.
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| Cody, Samantha, Carole, and Me |
Saturday! Finally! No classes... Sleep in until 10.... Stay in my jammies until 2 :) so nice haha Got a bunch of homework done and the rest of my laundry. Got dressed and then we went grocery shopping. Only spent $18 on groceries (ohhh yeah :)) Paige had a hot date to go on so Joelle and I went for a walk... Down to Broulims... to buy Nutella :D I'm really not supposed to buy that stuff... it goes by so fast. Then we took a little stop at Jamba Juice for a treat... We made it through the first week and we deserved it.
Then we walked back home and I made her say "Hi" to every guy we passed. It was fun.
When we got home Sidney was there. She was gonna go over to Mountain Crest where some of the guys in our ward live.
Joelle went with her and I decided to stay home and do some homework. Paige got home and when I told her where everyone was she said "Lets go" and so we did.
They were watching the Adjustment Bureau when we walked in so we got to see the last half hour of it and then all the other girls left and it was us four (me, Paige, Joelle, and Sidney) and seven guys. It was a lot of fun. We ran home cuz it was so cold and decided to watch Clue the Movie.
Today was Sunday and we went to church. It was fun and then we came home for about two hour. A couple of our FHE brother (Matt and Jordan) came over because they got locked out of their apartment (haha!) and we talked to them until we left for the fireside. It was a stake one so there were a bunch of people and it was a good one. My favorite thing they said was a quote from Elder Ballard, "All the easy things have been done. It's high adventure until the second coming."
So Kayleigh and I walked home and decided to make brownie so we did. And now I'm writing this.... In about a half hour we're gonna go stadium singing! :D I'm super excited haha
ok. gotta go now. That was my week. Love you!
Love,
Q
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Daaaaay 3 :)
Ok... Today was WAAAAAY better than yesterday.
I actually left the apartment... :) haha
Math was at 7:45 and it went by really fast. The craziness of it was the my teacher walked in wearing an "In-Motion" dance team jacket (they're the LDS dance team around my neck of the woods). Kinda surprised me but it was nice to see something so familiar even though it was on my teacher.
After that I had about an hour break so my and my friend Joelle went back to our place, had a snack, and did some homework.
10:00 rolled around and I practically ran to Music and the Humanities. It was a lot of fun today. Even more fun since I had actually done the homework and knew what Brother Peck was talking about. That class went by fast too.
Then it was time for choir! :) I forgot how much I love choir. Seriously it's the best. We sang a bunch and the teacher in that class, Sister Ashby, is really cool. Waaaay better than the choir teacher from my high school that I had last year. The TA played a recording for us of a song that we're singing and it gave me chills... It's gonna be totally wicked! I'm super excited in case you couldn't tell :)
Group Vocal Instruction was right after that. This class is interesting. Sister Olsen is the teacher and she's funny old lady :) She wants us to think that she's 35 hahaha it was fun today.
I finally got to go home after that and ate some mac 'n cheese :) did some homework and got ready for the last class of the day.
Now this one, I had never been to before. It's my science class and it's only once a week. Wednesdays from 7:30-9:30.... kind of a sucky time for a class but whatever. My teacher is Brother Pettit and he is a huge nerd. He spent the whole first hour talking to us about bats and then for the second hour we watched a general conference talk but Richard G. Scott.... It's so interesting how there isn't a separation of church and state here. We say prayers at the beginning of every class and there's always connections to the gospel. I like it a lot. It's such a unique experience that you can't get anywhere else.
Ok well not that I've told you about my day I'm going to go to bed. Another busy day tomorrow.
Goodnight!
Love,
Q
P.S. my eye is a billion times better :) thank goodness for doctors. Mine even called me up to check on me today. What a nice guy :)
I actually left the apartment... :) haha
Math was at 7:45 and it went by really fast. The craziness of it was the my teacher walked in wearing an "In-Motion" dance team jacket (they're the LDS dance team around my neck of the woods). Kinda surprised me but it was nice to see something so familiar even though it was on my teacher.
After that I had about an hour break so my and my friend Joelle went back to our place, had a snack, and did some homework.
10:00 rolled around and I practically ran to Music and the Humanities. It was a lot of fun today. Even more fun since I had actually done the homework and knew what Brother Peck was talking about. That class went by fast too.
Then it was time for choir! :) I forgot how much I love choir. Seriously it's the best. We sang a bunch and the teacher in that class, Sister Ashby, is really cool. Waaaay better than the choir teacher from my high school that I had last year. The TA played a recording for us of a song that we're singing and it gave me chills... It's gonna be totally wicked! I'm super excited in case you couldn't tell :)
Group Vocal Instruction was right after that. This class is interesting. Sister Olsen is the teacher and she's funny old lady :) She wants us to think that she's 35 hahaha it was fun today.
I finally got to go home after that and ate some mac 'n cheese :) did some homework and got ready for the last class of the day.
Now this one, I had never been to before. It's my science class and it's only once a week. Wednesdays from 7:30-9:30.... kind of a sucky time for a class but whatever. My teacher is Brother Pettit and he is a huge nerd. He spent the whole first hour talking to us about bats and then for the second hour we watched a general conference talk but Richard G. Scott.... It's so interesting how there isn't a separation of church and state here. We say prayers at the beginning of every class and there's always connections to the gospel. I like it a lot. It's such a unique experience that you can't get anywhere else.
Ok well not that I've told you about my day I'm going to go to bed. Another busy day tomorrow.
Goodnight!
Love,
Q
P.S. my eye is a billion times better :) thank goodness for doctors. Mine even called me up to check on me today. What a nice guy :)
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Day 2 (Why me?)
Today was a weird day.
I woke up this morning and my right eye was swollen shut. I seriously couldn't open it at all. This had happened once before a couple of weeks ago.
I called my mom and asked her what to do. She said that I had pink eye and that I could use the over the counter stuff that we had bought when this had happened before but that I should probably go to the doctor's office here on campus.
I called them and made an appointment and then decided to go back to sleep for a while until the appointment. I was NOT going to go to class with one eye swollen shut. Not only was it very painful but it couldn't see out of it. I literally felt handicapped.
11:00 rolled around and I got up and got dressed... I had a 15 minute walk all the way across campus... Ever wanted to be invisible? I definitely did today.
I left the apartment and walked very quickly to the office, hoping and praying all the way there that I wouldn't run into anyone I knew.
I got there and checked in. A couple of minutes late I got called into the back and the doctor came in to check my eyeball out. He asked if I wore contacts and if I had a cold. Yes to the first, no to the second.
He pried open my swollen eye and made me look at a very bright light (Yowch! No thank you) and then told me that it was infected but it might be something a bit more.
He said that sometimes contacts can cut off the oxygen supple to a cornea and that's what they had seemed to do to my eye. He said no contacts for a while and gave me a prescription for some antibiotic drops. I got them from the pharmacy and then I had the 15 minute (seemed like eternity) march home.
Luckily, I didn't run into anyone as I hurried home.
When I got to my place, I emailed my teachers apologizing for not being in class and explaining the situation. I got my homework done and that's pretty much all I did all day today. It was not the most exciting day and hopefully I won't have another one like it anytime soon.
The antibiotics worked very well and my eye isn't as swollen anymore (just a little bit) and it's still a bit pink but at least it's not bright red like it was earlier.
So classes tomorrow (FIVE of them!) and it should be fun.
Goodnight!
Love,
Q
I woke up this morning and my right eye was swollen shut. I seriously couldn't open it at all. This had happened once before a couple of weeks ago.
I called my mom and asked her what to do. She said that I had pink eye and that I could use the over the counter stuff that we had bought when this had happened before but that I should probably go to the doctor's office here on campus.
I called them and made an appointment and then decided to go back to sleep for a while until the appointment. I was NOT going to go to class with one eye swollen shut. Not only was it very painful but it couldn't see out of it. I literally felt handicapped.
11:00 rolled around and I got up and got dressed... I had a 15 minute walk all the way across campus... Ever wanted to be invisible? I definitely did today.
I left the apartment and walked very quickly to the office, hoping and praying all the way there that I wouldn't run into anyone I knew.
I got there and checked in. A couple of minutes late I got called into the back and the doctor came in to check my eyeball out. He asked if I wore contacts and if I had a cold. Yes to the first, no to the second.
He pried open my swollen eye and made me look at a very bright light (Yowch! No thank you) and then told me that it was infected but it might be something a bit more.
He said that sometimes contacts can cut off the oxygen supple to a cornea and that's what they had seemed to do to my eye. He said no contacts for a while and gave me a prescription for some antibiotic drops. I got them from the pharmacy and then I had the 15 minute (seemed like eternity) march home.
Luckily, I didn't run into anyone as I hurried home.
When I got to my place, I emailed my teachers apologizing for not being in class and explaining the situation. I got my homework done and that's pretty much all I did all day today. It was not the most exciting day and hopefully I won't have another one like it anytime soon.
The antibiotics worked very well and my eye isn't as swollen anymore (just a little bit) and it's still a bit pink but at least it's not bright red like it was earlier.
So classes tomorrow (FIVE of them!) and it should be fun.
Goodnight!
Love,
Q
Monday, September 10, 2012
Day 1 on the Alien Planet
So today was my first day of class.... And it was interesting.
First on the schedule was Math.... I'm taking a foundations math class because that's all that I need to do to graduate....
I walked into my class and the only chair open was one right smack in the middle of the front row. Well at least I knew I wasn't going to fall asleep. Plopped down in the chair and then the teacher walked in. She looked a lot like one of the science substitutes from Aloha but I knew she wasn't. And then she started talking and she said she was from Woodburn, Oregon. YAY! :D I was actually really happy to hear that. Class went by fairly quickly and we went over syllabus and stuff like that (typical first day of class).
8:45 rolled around and it was time for the next class.
This one was called Basic Musicianship (Music 171) and was all the way across campus... It started at 9:00. I was feeling a little stressed because I didn't know where it would be in the Snow building... I got there about a minute early and then class began. The first thing I heard when I walked through the door was the lovely sound of the VonTrapp family singers. Hahah the class is basically about solfege and it was going to be very interesting.
After that one I went to Music and the Humanities. This one seems to be exactly like AP Euro but with music incorporated into it. I loved AP Euro so, needless to say. this class is going to be AWESOME. I'm super excited. The teacher is very cool too. He's funny.
After this I went home because I had about an hour before I had the class I was going to walk into. I ate some lunch super fast (pasta and alfredo sauce) and then headed out the door.
Music 104... Group Vocal Instruction. I was on the waiting list for this class... No idea if I was going to get in. I went anyways and it was a lot of fun. The teacher, Sister Olsen, is a funny old lady that reminds my of my Grandma Joi. She's quirky and sarcastic.
I went home when all of that was done and tried, once again, to drop Music 155 which I was replacing with Music 104. It wouldn't let me so I called my friend, Julie Buss and she came over to help me. This was when we found out the bad news... I had to drop Music 171 if I was going to drop Music 155... ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
I had to drop TWO classes?!
That's insane! Well I went into the office and a girl in there helped me out a bit. She helped me find a replacement class and everything seems to have worked out. I am now taking Music 104 instead of Music 155 and Music 312 instead of Music 171. And I am perfectly okay with it. Music 312 is the university choir and the amazing Sister Eda Ashby let me get into it (it was a closed class). YAY for amazing Mormon people :)
Ok well tomorrow morning I have Book of Mormon class at 7:45 so I should probably go to bed.... Goodnight!
Love,
Q
First on the schedule was Math.... I'm taking a foundations math class because that's all that I need to do to graduate....
I walked into my class and the only chair open was one right smack in the middle of the front row. Well at least I knew I wasn't going to fall asleep. Plopped down in the chair and then the teacher walked in. She looked a lot like one of the science substitutes from Aloha but I knew she wasn't. And then she started talking and she said she was from Woodburn, Oregon. YAY! :D I was actually really happy to hear that. Class went by fairly quickly and we went over syllabus and stuff like that (typical first day of class).
8:45 rolled around and it was time for the next class.
This one was called Basic Musicianship (Music 171) and was all the way across campus... It started at 9:00. I was feeling a little stressed because I didn't know where it would be in the Snow building... I got there about a minute early and then class began. The first thing I heard when I walked through the door was the lovely sound of the VonTrapp family singers. Hahah the class is basically about solfege and it was going to be very interesting.
After that one I went to Music and the Humanities. This one seems to be exactly like AP Euro but with music incorporated into it. I loved AP Euro so, needless to say. this class is going to be AWESOME. I'm super excited. The teacher is very cool too. He's funny.
After this I went home because I had about an hour before I had the class I was going to walk into. I ate some lunch super fast (pasta and alfredo sauce) and then headed out the door.
Music 104... Group Vocal Instruction. I was on the waiting list for this class... No idea if I was going to get in. I went anyways and it was a lot of fun. The teacher, Sister Olsen, is a funny old lady that reminds my of my Grandma Joi. She's quirky and sarcastic.
I went home when all of that was done and tried, once again, to drop Music 155 which I was replacing with Music 104. It wouldn't let me so I called my friend, Julie Buss and she came over to help me. This was when we found out the bad news... I had to drop Music 171 if I was going to drop Music 155... ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
I had to drop TWO classes?!
That's insane! Well I went into the office and a girl in there helped me out a bit. She helped me find a replacement class and everything seems to have worked out. I am now taking Music 104 instead of Music 155 and Music 312 instead of Music 171. And I am perfectly okay with it. Music 312 is the university choir and the amazing Sister Eda Ashby let me get into it (it was a closed class). YAY for amazing Mormon people :)
Ok well tomorrow morning I have Book of Mormon class at 7:45 so I should probably go to bed.... Goodnight!
Love,
Q
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Maybe not...
So I was sitting in church today and I learned a lot. I told Mom that I was going to change my major and she told me how she felt about that. Basically she said that I was taking the easy way out. I was feeling really discouraged about being in music and doubting my talents and skills.
Today in sacrament meeting the bishopric spoke and I felt very strongly that I needed to stay with my major. It's going to be a long, hard road but I need to stick with it.
The main thing I learned in Sunday School was that we need to constantly improve ourselves. In Relief Society, we talked about faith. They did a couple of trust falls which was quite funny. But one of the girls described how we can apply this to our lives. She said that we are constantly having to do trust falls with our Heavenly Father. He is always there but we can't see him. We might get scraped up on the way down but He will always catch us before we hit the ground.
"If God can bring you to it, He can bring you through it." My roomie, Paige, said this during the lesson and the Relief Society president backed it up with Proverbs 3:5-6. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." This was exactly what I needed to hear.
So I'm keeping my major. End of story. I'm going to turn this semester over to my Father and hopefully, He'll help me accomplish everything I need to do.
George Albert Smith said, "It is this principle [faith]... that points us heavenward, that gives us hope in the battle of life. When we become confused, and find ourselves confronted by obstacles we, seemingly, cannot overcome, having faith in the Redeemer of the world, we can go to Him and know that our prayers will be answered for our good."
He also said, "Give the Lord a chance... The Lord has a way of accomplishing things that we are unable to do, and never asks us to do anything that he does not make the way possible."
Oh the amazing-ness of being worthy to receive revelation in Relief Society. Haha I am so grateful to be a member of this church and to have the opportunity to receive things from my Heavenly Father that He would want me to know.
"May the Lord increase our faith, and may we live to be worthy of it." -George Albert Smith
Love,
Q
Today in sacrament meeting the bishopric spoke and I felt very strongly that I needed to stay with my major. It's going to be a long, hard road but I need to stick with it.
The main thing I learned in Sunday School was that we need to constantly improve ourselves. In Relief Society, we talked about faith. They did a couple of trust falls which was quite funny. But one of the girls described how we can apply this to our lives. She said that we are constantly having to do trust falls with our Heavenly Father. He is always there but we can't see him. We might get scraped up on the way down but He will always catch us before we hit the ground.
"If God can bring you to it, He can bring you through it." My roomie, Paige, said this during the lesson and the Relief Society president backed it up with Proverbs 3:5-6. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." This was exactly what I needed to hear.
So I'm keeping my major. End of story. I'm going to turn this semester over to my Father and hopefully, He'll help me accomplish everything I need to do.
George Albert Smith said, "It is this principle [faith]... that points us heavenward, that gives us hope in the battle of life. When we become confused, and find ourselves confronted by obstacles we, seemingly, cannot overcome, having faith in the Redeemer of the world, we can go to Him and know that our prayers will be answered for our good."
He also said, "Give the Lord a chance... The Lord has a way of accomplishing things that we are unable to do, and never asks us to do anything that he does not make the way possible."
Oh the amazing-ness of being worthy to receive revelation in Relief Society. Haha I am so grateful to be a member of this church and to have the opportunity to receive things from my Heavenly Father that He would want me to know.
"May the Lord increase our faith, and may we live to be worthy of it." -George Albert Smith
Love,
Q
Week 1
So this is my explanation (?) of what happened my first week out here for college.
I was basically by myself from Monday-Wednesday. Everyone showed up on Thursday and I was so excited to see them. It gets kind of boring here when you're on your own. Thursday was hanging out with everyone on the I-Team. It was a lot of fun and I'm with a cool bunch of people. Get Connected is a three day thing for freshmen and it's a lot like EFY. There was a devotional-like thing where President Clark spoke to us. It was really cool. Thursday night there was a game night. My team is obsessed with missionary tag. We must have played it four times in one night. The MC would tell us to move to a new area and we'd just start the game back up again.
Friday was the academic day. We left the apartment at 8:30 in the morning and went to academic connections. We went to the "college" of our major. There were six colleges: Agriculture and Life Sciences, Business and Communication, Education and Human Development, Language and Letters, Performing and Visual Arts, and Physical Sciences and Engineering. I went to the Performing and Visual Arts one. It was very interesting and I realized that I might not want to be a music major after all. There's not much you can do with one. So I decided that I'm going to try for an English major with a music minor. There's two things that I love and are passionate about.
This complicates things a bit... Because that means that I have to rethink some things. I'm going to go talk to someone in the Language and Letters office on Monday. We'll see what I need to get done but I might just have to play out this semester.
After this I made this discovery, we went to the gym in the I-Center and had a freshman BBQ. It was really yummy. Then we went to a "Getting Involved" meeting. They told us all about these fun groups you can join and stuff like that.
That night, my friend Zach (who served a mission in Brazil) had a potluck kind of thing at his place. It was surprisingly good. My friend Joelle and I went and met a whole bunch of people. The best thing about college is that it isn't high school. There aren't any cliques and everyone's equal :)
After that we went back to our place and headed over to Elise's. We made brownies and chilled until it was time for the talent show. We went to the talent show together and it was really fun. There are so many people here who can do cool things.
Our group was having a game night after but we didn't wanna go so we snuck into Elise's place, made kettle corn, ate the brownies, and watched some movies. It was super fun :)
Saturday was pretty much a free day. I got to hang out with my friends and then have some time all by myself to get some things figured out. I got my TB shot tested and guess what? I don't have it. I could have told them that... but whatever. Saturday night was the I-Night and that was a campus-wide party. There was a dance and stand up comedians and a bunch of inflatables that you could play on. It was pretty chaotic :)
Now today... going to church at 1 in the Romney building. It's gonna be fun and we get to meet our ward.
So that was my week so far. Can't wait to see what the next one holds.
Love,
Q
I was basically by myself from Monday-Wednesday. Everyone showed up on Thursday and I was so excited to see them. It gets kind of boring here when you're on your own. Thursday was hanging out with everyone on the I-Team. It was a lot of fun and I'm with a cool bunch of people. Get Connected is a three day thing for freshmen and it's a lot like EFY. There was a devotional-like thing where President Clark spoke to us. It was really cool. Thursday night there was a game night. My team is obsessed with missionary tag. We must have played it four times in one night. The MC would tell us to move to a new area and we'd just start the game back up again.
Friday was the academic day. We left the apartment at 8:30 in the morning and went to academic connections. We went to the "college" of our major. There were six colleges: Agriculture and Life Sciences, Business and Communication, Education and Human Development, Language and Letters, Performing and Visual Arts, and Physical Sciences and Engineering. I went to the Performing and Visual Arts one. It was very interesting and I realized that I might not want to be a music major after all. There's not much you can do with one. So I decided that I'm going to try for an English major with a music minor. There's two things that I love and are passionate about.
This complicates things a bit... Because that means that I have to rethink some things. I'm going to go talk to someone in the Language and Letters office on Monday. We'll see what I need to get done but I might just have to play out this semester.
After this I made this discovery, we went to the gym in the I-Center and had a freshman BBQ. It was really yummy. Then we went to a "Getting Involved" meeting. They told us all about these fun groups you can join and stuff like that.
That night, my friend Zach (who served a mission in Brazil) had a potluck kind of thing at his place. It was surprisingly good. My friend Joelle and I went and met a whole bunch of people. The best thing about college is that it isn't high school. There aren't any cliques and everyone's equal :)
After that we went back to our place and headed over to Elise's. We made brownies and chilled until it was time for the talent show. We went to the talent show together and it was really fun. There are so many people here who can do cool things.
Our group was having a game night after but we didn't wanna go so we snuck into Elise's place, made kettle corn, ate the brownies, and watched some movies. It was super fun :)
Saturday was pretty much a free day. I got to hang out with my friends and then have some time all by myself to get some things figured out. I got my TB shot tested and guess what? I don't have it. I could have told them that... but whatever. Saturday night was the I-Night and that was a campus-wide party. There was a dance and stand up comedians and a bunch of inflatables that you could play on. It was pretty chaotic :)
Now today... going to church at 1 in the Romney building. It's gonna be fun and we get to meet our ward.
So that was my week so far. Can't wait to see what the next one holds.
Love,
Q
Monday, September 3, 2012
College Life! :D
Ok so I know that I've only been here for a couple of days and that I'm not even in classes yet but I feel like talking about life right now :)
So College... I never pictured myself actually getting here. I mean when you're in high school it doesn't feel like you'll ever get out of that place. Gonna be stuck in high school for the rest of your life!
But the senior year goes by sooooo fast. It was kind of crazy for me.
So that's one good thing.
Biggest tip ever... If you're paying for college yourself, work your butt off the summer before you leave. I know it's a no-brainer.... but I'm actually kind of glad that I had to give up my social life this summer. It was still fun and there were definitely some memorable experiences but I'm so grateful for the money.
Oh and when you get to college... even if you're not going to a church one (heaven forbid that you don't)... Say your prayers and read your scriptures. And don't just read them. Dive into them. Strap on your swimsuit and go for it :) It's pretty awesome and you'll get little love notes from your Heavenly Father where you least expect them to be :)
So that's what I've learned so far... I've only been here for two days. Also you should know that college is scary but fear means that you're growing. And it's so nice to be on your own haha
Love you guys!
Love,
Q
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| BYU-I Campus :) |
So College... I never pictured myself actually getting here. I mean when you're in high school it doesn't feel like you'll ever get out of that place. Gonna be stuck in high school for the rest of your life!
But the senior year goes by sooooo fast. It was kind of crazy for me.
So that's one good thing.
Biggest tip ever... If you're paying for college yourself, work your butt off the summer before you leave. I know it's a no-brainer.... but I'm actually kind of glad that I had to give up my social life this summer. It was still fun and there were definitely some memorable experiences but I'm so grateful for the money.
Oh and when you get to college... even if you're not going to a church one (heaven forbid that you don't)... Say your prayers and read your scriptures. And don't just read them. Dive into them. Strap on your swimsuit and go for it :) It's pretty awesome and you'll get little love notes from your Heavenly Father where you least expect them to be :)
So that's what I've learned so far... I've only been here for two days. Also you should know that college is scary but fear means that you're growing. And it's so nice to be on your own haha
Love you guys!
Love,
Q
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Endurance is key
"If thou wilt do good, yea, and hold out faithful to the end, thou shalt be saved in the kingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the gifts of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation." (D&C 6:13)
Henry B. Eyring said in the last General Conference, "Our choosing the right consistently whenever the choice is placed before us creates the solid ground under our faith. These choices, hundreds in most days, prepare the ground on which our edifice of faith is built. The metal framework around which the substance of our faith is poured is the gospel of Jesus Christ, with all its covenants, ordinances, and principles."
Trials strengthen us and turn us into who we're meant to be. Sometimes I like to think that each of us are lumps of coal. Trials are the pressure that we're placed under that makes us better. Overtime the pressure builds and builds until we are turned into what we're meant to be. A beautiful diamond.
Henry B. Eyring said in the last General Conference, "Our choosing the right consistently whenever the choice is placed before us creates the solid ground under our faith. These choices, hundreds in most days, prepare the ground on which our edifice of faith is built. The metal framework around which the substance of our faith is poured is the gospel of Jesus Christ, with all its covenants, ordinances, and principles."
Trials strengthen us and turn us into who we're meant to be. Sometimes I like to think that each of us are lumps of coal. Trials are the pressure that we're placed under that makes us better. Overtime the pressure builds and builds until we are turned into what we're meant to be. A beautiful diamond.
Later in his talk President Eyring said, "When hard trials come, the faith to endure them well will be there, built as you may now notice but may have not at the time that you acted on the pure love of Christ, serving and forgiving others as the Savior would have done."
Try to keep a positive attitude because that's the best way to endure a trial well. Know that it's polishing you and you're becoming who you're meant to be.
Monday, August 6, 2012
S.M.I.L.E (Spiritually Minded Is Life Eternal)
Well... Needless to say it's been ages since I've posted anything. I think I'm overdue :)
So I've been thinking a lot about past summers and the fun things I've gotten to experience.
There was one summer where I got to go hang out with my cousins in Utah. Another where we went on a family trip to Yellowstone in our huge beast of a van. One time Mom and I went to Japan. And every single summer I've gotten to participate in some kind of sport. There was soccer for three summers and then one of the non-stop running of cross country.
Another thing I've gotten to do is be a part of some pretty spiritual things. There was EFY when I was 14 (at Pacific University) and another when I was 17 (Stay-At-Home kind). There have been stake youth conferences. Girls Camp was always a big one. Oh and dances, dances, and more dances.
This summer, I'm sad to say, hasn't had much of any of this stuff. No sports or big family vacations or girls camp, EFY, or Youth Conferences. There was Trek and that was a lot of fun... But it wasn't very spiritual. All I've done this summer is work and prepare for my very very near future of moving out and moving on. Sometimes I wonder what would it be like if I hadn't had work all summer. If I had had time for EFY or one more week of Girls Camp. Would I be more prepared for college?
So I guess my lesson for you this time is to take advantage of any spiritual experiences you can get and put all of yourself into it. Oh and don't complain if something seems hard. You can make it through it :)
Like Mom always says "What you put into it is what you get out of it".
Love you! Stay beautiful.
Love, Q
So I've been thinking a lot about past summers and the fun things I've gotten to experience.
There was one summer where I got to go hang out with my cousins in Utah. Another where we went on a family trip to Yellowstone in our huge beast of a van. One time Mom and I went to Japan. And every single summer I've gotten to participate in some kind of sport. There was soccer for three summers and then one of the non-stop running of cross country.
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| Soccer, Soccer, and more Soccer |
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| Old Faithful |
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| Matt, Me, Megan, and Tresa (dancin :)) |
This summer, I'm sad to say, hasn't had much of any of this stuff. No sports or big family vacations or girls camp, EFY, or Youth Conferences. There was Trek and that was a lot of fun... But it wasn't very spiritual. All I've done this summer is work and prepare for my very very near future of moving out and moving on. Sometimes I wonder what would it be like if I hadn't had work all summer. If I had had time for EFY or one more week of Girls Camp. Would I be more prepared for college?
So I guess my lesson for you this time is to take advantage of any spiritual experiences you can get and put all of yourself into it. Oh and don't complain if something seems hard. You can make it through it :)
Like Mom always says "What you put into it is what you get out of it".
Love you! Stay beautiful.
Love, Q
Thursday, May 17, 2012
"You're never fully dressed without a smile." - Turn on the happiness
I haven't posted anything in ages so here's a new one.
I was looking through my mom's blog and I saw one about her favorite songs. I thought I'd talk about music a little bit.
It's such a huge part of my life. I sing constantly (ask any of my family) and when I get home from school I usually go straight to the piano. It's my therapy and my joy. I can't live without it.
Music definitely affects moods. I've felt that a lot. When I'm happy, I listen to the happy stuff. Usually this is some pop-type music. And a lot of the time I listen to Broadway musical music. Two days ago I got some Annie, Get Your Gun, Annie (orphan-type), and West Side Story. The happiest song ever is definitely "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" from Annie. "It's so choice." Haha sorry, we watched Ferris Bueler's Day Off in AP Psych today. I can listen to that song over and over and over.
When I'm feeling down, I listen to... wait for it.... the sad stuff. Stuff like Lost by Michael Buble, Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright, Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins, Cry Me a River by Julie London, and Dreaming With a Broken Heart by John Mayer.
It's not a surprise that my iPod is something I can't live without. If I lose it somewhere in the house, I frantically search for it until I find it and usually I'm really loud about it. Music is my addiction.
So just a clue for you... Music affects your moods. It's something that you can't change. So if you're feeling down, listen to a couple of sad songs... and then turn on some happiness. It can't get much better than that. :)
I was looking through my mom's blog and I saw one about her favorite songs. I thought I'd talk about music a little bit.
It's such a huge part of my life. I sing constantly (ask any of my family) and when I get home from school I usually go straight to the piano. It's my therapy and my joy. I can't live without it.
Music definitely affects moods. I've felt that a lot. When I'm happy, I listen to the happy stuff. Usually this is some pop-type music. And a lot of the time I listen to Broadway musical music. Two days ago I got some Annie, Get Your Gun, Annie (orphan-type), and West Side Story. The happiest song ever is definitely "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" from Annie. "It's so choice." Haha sorry, we watched Ferris Bueler's Day Off in AP Psych today. I can listen to that song over and over and over.
When I'm feeling down, I listen to... wait for it.... the sad stuff. Stuff like Lost by Michael Buble, Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright, Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins, Cry Me a River by Julie London, and Dreaming With a Broken Heart by John Mayer.
It's not a surprise that my iPod is something I can't live without. If I lose it somewhere in the house, I frantically search for it until I find it and usually I'm really loud about it. Music is my addiction.
So just a clue for you... Music affects your moods. It's something that you can't change. So if you're feeling down, listen to a couple of sad songs... and then turn on some happiness. It can't get much better than that. :)
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Why? Do you not love yourself?
So Mom and I were talking about how stupid people are these days....
They are so self-destructive. It's like they want to see how fast they can kill themselves. Mom asked me why people try so hard to do such stupid stuff and I said it's because they don't know who they are.
I mean think about it. If people really knew who they were and where they came from then they wouldn't do drugs or anything like that. If they knew the eternal consequences then I'm pretty sure I wouldn't think they were stupid.
Remember that one quote from some prince that got tortured and when asked why he wouldn't do the horrible stuff that his torturers wanted him to do he said, "I cannot do what you ask because I was born to be a king."
We are all royalty and this means that we have to act the part. So remember that you are princesses and daughters of a king. And then don't do anything to shame your father's name. Love yah!
-Q
Friday, February 10, 2012
Happiness Runs in a Circular Motion
So.... this past week I've had to deal with some friends that were depressed or constantly sad and complaining to me....
And so I shall tell you why I'm so happy all the time.
It's a choice. :)
Every day I wake up and decide that I'm going to be happy for the WHOLE day. Some days are harder than others to listen to myself. I just feel like it's a waste to go a day complaining about life when there's so much to be happy about.
That's one of the things I truly believe. There's always something to smile about. And if you can't find something then obviously you aren't searching hard enough... or you don't really want to be happy.
So, next time you're feeling upset try to figure out why... and then fix it. Be happy. Because a happy girl is the prettiest. And a smile is the best makeup a girl can wear.
oh and "Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one just remembers to turn on the light." - Albus Dumbledore ;)
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