So its been a while since I've posted. Almost a month. I do have an excuse...NCIS my current addiction. I've pretty much neglected everything leisure time,..facebook...surfing the web...playing mario cart..writing missionaries.. and heaven forbid...books! My sister and dad really like it and I almost managed to maintain a passing interest. Until I saw the end of season three and it had a cliff hanger...I had to see what happened! I was hooked. I watched all of season three and most of season four on Youtube. I merciful person had posted full episodes. But then they ran out. Of course Hastings did not have it for rent and it seemed my only option was to buy it. They are expensive! Then I got the brilliant idea of netflixs! I got my mom to subscribe and talked her into letting me get the last two discs of season four. That worked. I watched that and then was able to move into season five. My dad owns season six (which I am currently on). I expect the frenzy to fade as soon as I'm done with sixth season. Hopefully. I do need to figure out how to see season 7. Netflixs is a struggle because I'm moving to my aunts. Buying..out of the question. I'll figure it out. Its not released until the 24th anyways...I'll find a way. Then I'll be ready for season 8 when it starts up Sept. 21. There will be an end to this madness!
Colorado was a blast! I am so glad I went. It was so good to see everyone! I really felt like I was someone special to them and I was loved. It really helped me feel good about my mission. I got to see just about everyone I wanted to. It was a long drive there though. 9 hours from Lehi. My uncle was nice enough to lend my his GPS. Gratitude! I think I would have gotten lost in Grand Junction if I didn't have it. I made it to Zac's reception and got to see him. He gave me a huge hug! Kinda weird, in a nice way. I think if I hadn't been a missionary, we would have been much better friends. His wife is beautiful, he's a lucky guy. Sunday was nice...to go to church and see people and talk to them. I was surprised by how there wasn't much awkwardness, it felt like being with friends again. On Monday I went to Zone Conference. Not something I planned on doing. I called Sister Pfile on Sunday asking if I could see them. She told me that an Elder was really sick and they wouldn't come up until Monday morning and leave immediately after Zone Conference. Bummer. She told me to join then for lunch at conference. I really did want to see them, so I went. I didn't really intend on seeing all the Elders, but some were really happy to see me! That was nice as well. Mainly it was ones that I knew as greenies. Elder Diaz even wanted a picture! President and Sister Pfile...I was so happy to see them. I didn't realize what a rock they became to me. I've missed them, alot. I ended up staying for the rest of conference. I even bore my testimony. I didn't intend to, and hope I didn't overstay my welcome. It felt good to be taught by them again. It was on adversity, so I could apply it. I'll miss then again. Only 9 months until they go home. I wonder if we will still stay in contact after that...I hope so. I also got to go the FHE. We went out onto the ranch and played capture the flag. That was fun too. Its not my favorite night game, but it will do. I got to really talk to everybody. I kinda wish I lived there. I would know where I fit in, I'd have friends. Oh well. Time to make a new life here.
Hence the next part. School starts next Wednesday. I'm kinda excited. Nervous, its a big change. I'm hoping to move out of my parents house and when this semester is up if my aunt doesn't need me to nanny finding me an apartment and job. Change. Gotta love it. I'm going to school in Salt Lake, so I'll drive into town and catch trax. Then ride that in. It will take more time (I think, I don't know how rush hour traffic would change things) but I'll save on gas. I only pay 15 a month. Not too bad. I'm taking an English class, music, psyc and communications. Basically what I need for OTA and hopefully an associates degree. I sent in my OTA application a week ago. I haven't heard back. I really hope I get in. I felt good about it. If I don't it will really mess up my plans. However I won't think that way. Its an indication of a lack of faith. I will get in. I did what the counselor told me to do and she said I should get in.
Last Saturday I got to go to Salt Lake and watch Stephany go through the temple. That was so amazing! That was one of my goals left from my mission I hadn't met yet, that I still could. I loved being there with her as she took out her endowments, I wasn't her escort, and thats ok. I'd probably gotten her lost. But to be there was pretty neat. The Salt Lake temple is so beautiful! I'm glad I'm going to school in Salt Lake, I can just catch Trax and go in to do a session.
I found it! I wasn't sure if I ever would. I found the Amish friendship bread! A member in Pueblo gave it to us. It is a starter bread so we would keep part of it and bake it every 10 days. High maintenance! We managed to keep doing it until I went to Alamosa. When I got there it was more of a challenge. It kept caving in (that was weird) and I didn't have Sister Yancey to keep it up. She is good at that stuff like she was the one that kept the area book up to date. She was good at it too. I failed miserably when I went to Alamosa. I couldn't keep up either one! I'm excited to have it again. I'm hoping to figure out how to make it so we don't have as much dough left at the end. You are supposed to make it so there is four starters,one for you and three for someone else. We ran out of people pretty quick to give it to. I'm wondering if I cut the cups added in on day 6 and 10. Like maybe a half cup of each instead of a whole cup. We'll see. I also found out you can freeze it. That is good news. There is no way I can keep that up forever. It would be nice to take it out every once in a while and make it. I'm so excited. Yummiest stuff ever!
Well thats all for now. Just working on packing and moving. And watching NCIS. Three more discs to go and then in insanity will end. Until I find something new!
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