Roomies!!!

So, in case you didn't know I'm at BYU-Idaho.

I got here Thursday the 5th.

I LOVE IT!

It is wonderful. Everyone is super nice and friendly. We have prayers constantly, even after talent shows!!!! The boys are actually gentlemen, and semi-mature. I usually don't like orientation stuff, but it wasn't been so bad. Classes haven't started yet, so that's always good ;)

Oh yes, and...

I have the BEST roommates. There are four of us. We are in a kind of apartment-like set-up. Kitchen. Living room. Bathroom. And two bedrooms.

Sorry, my laptop isn't downloading the photos from my camera, so you'll have to bear with me.

Oh and each of the girls have two pics. They kind of ran into each other.

Meet Kaylie...

She didn't show up until we had all been here for a day and a half. She is super sweet, hard-working, and helpful. She is always willing and wanting to be the leader. She has already been

 here for a semester, so she has been ridiculously helpful; a huge asset. She's been way good for tours and the "ins and outs".

Meet Anny...

She is way fun! We're actually from the same stake and knew each other. How crazy is that!? She is way easy to talk to (we do a lot of it) and up for anything. She is fluent in Spanish (my mom told her that she expects me to be fluent by the end of the year). She has never had mac and cheese or nutella!!! So, it was fun introducing her to those, since, of course, they will be the main food staples throughout college.

And my room roommate... Sara.

She is super fun, ridiculously nice, and happy. She is also very neat, so I guess I have to step it up and actually keep my side of the room looking nice. But at the same time, she is really laid back and easy-going. She has a hilarious sense of humor and definitely keeps us laughing.

They are all amazing.... so far ;)

We all stick together super well. We all started getting along really well right off, which isn't hard to believe, being at BYU, where everyone gets along. We had a meeting today. We decided we are going to have morning and evening prayers together (family prayers if you will). We figured out our jobs for cleaning. We decided how we are going to do our meals and such. I am so excited. We are all on the same track. None of us are trying to be "different" or "rebel" or anything. It is fantastic.

Classes start tomorrow. Church was today and, as always, was fantastic. Testimonies were way better than I thought... no too many "... and I have been blessed with the best roommates."

I really want to give out my address and email, but I really don't want to do that over blogger... so... if you have any ideas, let me know please. If you have my number just call me and I'll give it to you (only if you want it of course), otherwise, we'll have to get really creative. I've emailed the info to the people whose emails I have. Love and miss you all!

So thankful for RMs

So, today all of the upperclassmen showed up to school. And let me tell you... it is so wonderful. A lot of good-looking, more mature guys. Heaven.

Anyways. There are such huge differences between premies and RMs. RMs are just so much more mature. Don't get me wrong the freshmen are way good guys. They are all way nice and polite, but the RMs are so much more humble and just wonderful!!!

But no worries... I'm pretty sure I'll be able to last until after my mission to get married. :) Rest assured.

I love my Macbook!!!

It is beautiful.

Tiny.

Super speedy.

It has everything.

You can carry it around like a BOOK!!

And... it's a Mac :)

Get one.

I Don't Care If This Is Insane!

I need to have a dance party.

It is essential.

It has to happen before August 20th.

Everyone within driving distance of OH needs to NOT have any plans

until we know the date of the party!!

Soo...

Dance party.

My House.

Front Yard.

Everyone invited: 1 day to 35,000 days old.

Invite everyone you know.

Probs a Monday. For FHE?? We'll have a giant, combined FHE!!!

It's gonna be bangin'.

Be Ready.

Pretty, pretty please come.

It'll be fun. Promise.

Maybe next Monday.

Input please.

The Sweetest Man I Know

My grandfather isn't doing so well as of now. On Friday July 20th he was having trouble breathing and asked my dad to take him to the Whidbey General Hospital. It turned out that his left lung was 2/3 full of fluid. He had to stay over 2 nights while they did some tests and drained some (not all) of the fluid. All the information and everything was turned over to the VA in Seattle. He has another appointment on Tuesday, and hopefully we should be finding things out. So far we know that he was exposed to asbestos when he was in the navy over 50 years ago. Asbestos can lead to mesothelioma (there are some commercials on TV talking about this). So, some of my family are very worried and don't expect to have him around much longer, while others aren't making judgements till they know for sure.

So, things are... different around here. I love my Grandpa so much. He is the most amazing man. He is grumpier these days, which can be expected, but I want to remember him as the man who was grumpy and so sweet all at the same time. So, I'm doing what other women do with their children. On the side of my blog you will notice an addition. These are the funny and just plain common things my grandpa says and does. Enjoy. Even though it is probably for more selfish reasons than to bring others laughter/giggles/joy/information-you-didn't-know-about-George F. Marin.

This probably could have been a lot more detailed and emotional, but I'll save that for later... Hopefully, I will have updates tomorrow.