1. Really cool activities go on around campus. On Sunday and Monday we went and listened to the Nashville Tribute Band who came to preform. They make a lot of albums for the church including one's about Joseph Smith, trek, and missionary work. In fact a ton of missionaries listen to their songs! My favorite part of both nights was when the missionaries got to go up and sing with them the songs about missionary work! It was so cool!
2. We take days off, so no classes are going on, to go to the temple! YES! Tuesday our school piled in cars and busses to go to DC to do a day of service. I filled my car up with Anna, Ewa, Elizabeth and my roommate Sam. We ate breakfast at 7:30 and headed to DC (in the pouring rain...again). We got there about 11:30 and headed into do baptisms. We were very overwhelming! There were so many of us in the first group of people that the temple workers didn't know what to do. I think the coolest part about temples outside Utah, is that they don't have a ton of temple workers. Everything was done by the endowed brethren at my school! It was so cool to see all these worthy young men and friends from campus helping all of us do work at the temple. It was a very special day, and the DC temple has become my all time favorite temple!
On the way home, I found a Cafe Rio that I made my car go to! I think Sam and I were the most excited. It tasted soo good! I definitely have missed that!
3. Work is fun! I just love work! I also was caller of the week! :)
4. We have such cool people on campus! Ewa and I went down to dinner on Thursday and the guy swiping are cards said, "I just want to thank you girls for dressing so modestly and staying classy". It made our other wise crappy day, awesome! We talked about how cool it was that he would thank us for something we do everyday. I am thankful that I go to a campus where the dress code is enforced. It just brings the spirit everyday!
5. Along with cool people, we just are a campus full of nice people! After work on Thursday I was waiting for my friend to walk back up the Lofts at 11 at night. Everyone had already left when we started to head outside. Up ahead of us we noticed two guys. As we got closer they were two people we worked with. One of them said, "Do you want to walk up to the Lofts together so you get there safely". I live in about the safest place in the world! But they were just nice enough to do that. It was great!
6. Its just so beautiful! I was helping Anna film a video for videography (which turned out awesome!). We filmed around campus and at one point we just stopped to notice how insanely beautiful the place we live in is!
7.Everyone supports each other! One of the interns that directed my choir the first half of the semester had his senior recital. I decided to go last minute by myself (Ewa was at work). It was incredible to see the entire ballroom full of all these people there to support David! There were lots from my choir and concert choir, Institute teachers (who let me sit by them! I love the Mumfords!), the Provost, people there for fun, and anyone in between. It was super special. David specializes in opera, and the whole concert was truly spectacular.
8. There are trees! I love the tree's! And with fall comes the falling of leaves off of these trees. I have never seen so many leaves on the ground! I just want to run through them and listen to them crunch!
9. The people love it here! To be here, you have to love it. Its small with not a ton to do, so the people that stay here really love it. I love going to work to talk to people about how amazing this school is. And the people I work with are the greatest ever! We all sit and talk about how special our school is and how its' way better then BYU ;). Just kidding. But we do talk about how we may not be the best in sports, but we don't care. How we are small, but it doesn't matter because its cooler to know everyone then to know just a handful of people.
10. We all want to serve the Lord. Sunday morning I was home taught. I was so grateful that they come and take the time just to check in on us, make sure everything is going well and share a gospel message. They also asked if in the closing prayer there was anyone they should pray for. I told them that Grandpa D was in the hospital, so in the closing prayer he made sure to bless him. I am grateful, yet again, for worthy young men dedicated to serving everyone around them.
11. We have Ice Cream! Its addicting!
2. We take days off, so no classes are going on, to go to the temple! YES! Tuesday our school piled in cars and busses to go to DC to do a day of service. I filled my car up with Anna, Ewa, Elizabeth and my roommate Sam. We ate breakfast at 7:30 and headed to DC (in the pouring rain...again). We got there about 11:30 and headed into do baptisms. We were very overwhelming! There were so many of us in the first group of people that the temple workers didn't know what to do. I think the coolest part about temples outside Utah, is that they don't have a ton of temple workers. Everything was done by the endowed brethren at my school! It was so cool to see all these worthy young men and friends from campus helping all of us do work at the temple. It was a very special day, and the DC temple has become my all time favorite temple!
On the way home, I found a Cafe Rio that I made my car go to! I think Sam and I were the most excited. It tasted soo good! I definitely have missed that!
3. Work is fun! I just love work! I also was caller of the week! :)
4. We have such cool people on campus! Ewa and I went down to dinner on Thursday and the guy swiping are cards said, "I just want to thank you girls for dressing so modestly and staying classy". It made our other wise crappy day, awesome! We talked about how cool it was that he would thank us for something we do everyday. I am thankful that I go to a campus where the dress code is enforced. It just brings the spirit everyday!
5. Along with cool people, we just are a campus full of nice people! After work on Thursday I was waiting for my friend to walk back up the Lofts at 11 at night. Everyone had already left when we started to head outside. Up ahead of us we noticed two guys. As we got closer they were two people we worked with. One of them said, "Do you want to walk up to the Lofts together so you get there safely". I live in about the safest place in the world! But they were just nice enough to do that. It was great!
6. Its just so beautiful! I was helping Anna film a video for videography (which turned out awesome!). We filmed around campus and at one point we just stopped to notice how insanely beautiful the place we live in is!
7.Everyone supports each other! One of the interns that directed my choir the first half of the semester had his senior recital. I decided to go last minute by myself (Ewa was at work). It was incredible to see the entire ballroom full of all these people there to support David! There were lots from my choir and concert choir, Institute teachers (who let me sit by them! I love the Mumfords!), the Provost, people there for fun, and anyone in between. It was super special. David specializes in opera, and the whole concert was truly spectacular.
8. There are trees! I love the tree's! And with fall comes the falling of leaves off of these trees. I have never seen so many leaves on the ground! I just want to run through them and listen to them crunch!
9. The people love it here! To be here, you have to love it. Its small with not a ton to do, so the people that stay here really love it. I love going to work to talk to people about how amazing this school is. And the people I work with are the greatest ever! We all sit and talk about how special our school is and how its' way better then BYU ;). Just kidding. But we do talk about how we may not be the best in sports, but we don't care. How we are small, but it doesn't matter because its cooler to know everyone then to know just a handful of people.
10. We all want to serve the Lord. Sunday morning I was home taught. I was so grateful that they come and take the time just to check in on us, make sure everything is going well and share a gospel message. They also asked if in the closing prayer there was anyone they should pray for. I told them that Grandpa D was in the hospital, so in the closing prayer he made sure to bless him. I am grateful, yet again, for worthy young men dedicated to serving everyone around them.
11. We have Ice Cream! Its addicting!
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