Hi guys. The past week has been a bit of a blur, but here's an overview for ya...
Monday I went to my classes: Isaiah, swimming, Political Inquiry, Chemistry, and Islam. I left Islam early so that I could go to a ward activity at Soldier Hollow, which is a sledding place about 45 minutes from BYU. (I got to wear my snow boots for the first time, yay!!!) I drove a couple of my FHE sisters and some random other girls from our ward. When we were about halfway up the hill for our second run, the lift stopped. We waited for about 15 minutes, until it got too cold, and then went down the hill. Turns out two girls had gotten in a tubing accident and hit heads/necks/backs. One girl had a minor concussion while the other had a major concussion, was unconscious, and had a seizure. We got everyone together in the lodge and had a ward prayer. It was very comforting to have so many worthy priesthood holders there to give blessings to the injured girls :) After the ambulance came, a lot of people left, but my FHE sisters and I went on a few more runs. My blood sugar was ooc all night, but I had a marvelous time overall, and my enjoyment was curiously amplified by the comfort that the two hurt girls would be all right.
Tuesday my blood sugar was CRAZY. I missed my chem lab because my blood sugar was high and I felt awful, and then I couldn't play basketball because it went so low that I thought I was going to pass out! Gaah. I had the afternoon off so I did homework and calmed my blood sugar down a bit. I went to my art class and then went back to my apartment and did homework! So fun.
Wednesday was typical - I went to class, did homework, etc. I also took the final for my powerpoint class, which was very easy.Thursday I got out of my last class at 11, went to my apartment, ate an omelet with spinach, red pepper, mushrooms, and swiss cheese, and then read my first book of the semester. I got some homework done, and watched Hairspray with my roommates. I also watched the finals in women's figure skating while doing some chemistry homework :)
Friday I got up and went to the dentist's. Since my tooth was bleeding too much to finish the root canal last time I went, I had to go back and get it finished up. I watched the end of Madagascar 2 and then the beginning of Star Trek. It was pretty awesome. I got back just in time to do my assignment for polisci (not the greatest work I've ever done, but it was graded on completion...) and went to class. I studied for chemistry before class and at four I was done! I felt like going for a walk, because it was a lovely day - almost 45 degrees! - so I went to Regency to find out who my roommates will be for next year. Four of them are already rooming there together and there will be one new girl beside me. I also found out that two of my favorite FHE sisters (incidentally the two who I drove to the sledding activity, one of whom lent me the book I read on Thursday) will be two doors down from me, and one of my freshman academy classmates will be in the same ward! I went back to the apartment and contemplated doing homework for the rest of the evening. Just as I was getting depressed about it, Heidi called and so we made plans to go shopping and then watch a chick flick with her friend Katheryn. We went to Ross, Old Navy, TJ Maxx, and Target, but only bought things at Target - yay for college budgets. We got ice cream and pizza and then went to watch Just Jane, about Jane Austen, at Katheryn's house. While we were there we made plans to have weekly group date nights. This coming week we each have to ask a guy and we will watch the Bourne Identity. Also, after this week we will be having competitions weekly to make sure we ask out a broad variety of guys - the girl who invites the cutest guy will win on the night when we are competing for cuteness, for example, and we will have many other competitions, like wittiness, musical ability, most intimidating major, etc. (Don't worry, we aren't asking guys based on these criteria; we're asking them and then deciding on the competition afterward - the competition is just a motivating factor). We finally left at about 2 am...
Saturday morning I got up and went to the gym with Heidi again. I got home and then went to the BYU-New Mexico basketball game with my freshman academy. The game was so cool but so lame!!! We lost 81 to 83. But the good part is that a local restaurant, Magleby's, gives out chocolate cake if you bring a game ticket after the team has gotten 80 points. Since only 7 people showed up for our freshman academy thing and we had 26 tickets... Nyssa and Mattathias and I went to Magleby's and got a total of 11 pieces of cake before they told us we couldn't do that anymore. But we had a great time rebelling, and the chocolate cake was just a bonus. Then I went grocery shopping. My two favorite buys were .17 pounds of gouda cheese for a dollar, and a little bag full of yogurt-covered pretzels, which I now love. I got home and did some homework and was about to go to bed when I started a book. I think you all know me well enough to guess whether or not I went to sleep right after that....
This morning I got up, went to my compassionate service meeting, had my visiting teachers over, went to hall meeting, went to church, and came home. My home teachers came over at five, and we had a marvelous time chatting. It's really great to know that there are worthy priesthood holders around :) My roommates and I have had a nice night together - I made a burger with all kinds of deliciousness, and though we all ate different things at different times we had a very harmonious dinner-making experience in the kitchen. Right now Amy and Kirsi are making peanut butter cookies, Madi is out (as usual), Ashley is doing homework, and Shyler is already asleep. We have ward prayer later tonight and then I have another compassionate service committee meeting. It has been a wonderful week and now I'm gearing up for a much harder one coming up. This past week I had no major assignments and (crazy!) no papers. This week I have a chem midterm, a political inquiry paper, and an Islam paper. But I will survive! You guys should call/email/comment so I don't go crazy!
I love you,
Eliza
It's really hard to see the pink "comment" on this web page. Perhaps hat's why no one else comments! Yes, I saw your facebook post that you were going to bed early last night. Then you called at 11:30 your time. . .so I figured something changed your plans. Now that's two books for the semester. Don't go getting crazy on those. I think you just took advantage of a seeming calm before the storm. . .
ReplyDeleteWe just finished an amazingly delicious dinner--herb crusted roast, garlic mashed potatoes, artichoke and asparagus with hollandaise and penny carrots. We'll have the raspberry chocolate cake in a few minutes (when dishes are done). Wish you could be here. We are thinking of you though--I have a surprise (non-edible) to send you via JulieAnn if that works!
Other than that, it was a good church day. We're practicing a choir piece for ward conference coming up. Sister Biehl spoke on the Atonement and Brother Wardell spoke on Forgiveness. Tige spoke as well. Luke stayed home--"sick"--but I think mostly exhausted from a freezing, sun-burning first meet day on Saturday. He wasn't too exhausted to check on the score of the US v Canada hockey game while we were at church though. . .
So, after a week of relative vacation, it's back to work next week. Tess has swimming, honor band, honor choir, YM/YW, group violin, and symphony filling up every spare second after school. Then she's signed up for a swim meet on Saturday in Turlock. I hope she makes it without a major meltdown. She struggles with that when she's tired.
I get to transport for all that, as well as for everyone else. I was trying to figure out how to organize dinners for the week with all that happening--it's quite the challenge! And I've got to get swimming and exercising, and maybe even working on a project or two (like doing Taxes, perhaps). Dad finally agreed to getting a king size bed, so maybe I'll work on that acquisition as well! (Of course, such an acquisition involves making a bed frame for said mattress from the wood in the garage. . .which will probably turn into a month-long process. . .) Oyah!
Well, I'd better go do kitchen inspection. They're pretty good at getting the dishes washed and put away, but sometimes the counters need some extra work!
Love you! Mom
Eliza,
ReplyDeleteI am ever so sorry I haven't been commenting!! I believe that your life is crazy, but I am having difficulty telling myself that it is crazier than mine. Mom and I just had to schedule which days i will be going to swimming this week in order for me to be prepared for my first "away" meet on Saturday and in the meantime not passing out from exhaustion.
I have the 7th grade STAR test on Tuesday and am pretty much just hoping that I survive!
Gotta Go!!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!
LOVE,
TESS
I would post a comment, but it seems that we always get to talk on the phone so I don't generally take the time to type up thoughts that I can express while driving. I'm glad to hear that you are being proactive on arranging activities. That's one thing that really attracted me to your mom. She wasn't one to hang around waiting for life to come along, she made it happen. That is an important trait that is common in most successful people I know and really important for moms. Keep up the good work, but don't forget why you are there.
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