Sadness, Fear, and Joy

I woke up early on Monday and decided I would go on a run. It felt really good. After I came back home and got ready for the day, Jared called me asking if I wanted to take him to the store to help buy stuff to make a birthday cake for another RA. So Jared, Kadee and I all went to Food Lion and got the supplies. We made the cake in Reva's room and then all sat and talked. The rest of the day was kind of rough just because of things that happened. But Kadee, Emma and I did eat pints of ice cream and Carla loved her birthday cake. 

I didn't sleep too well, so since I was awake I went down to breakfast. I hung out in Kadee's room for a bit and then went back in my room, showered and got ready for the day. I went down to lunch and Rylee and John John had to help make the orientation video and needed help filming people doing stuff around campus and town. So a group of us set off to make the video. RA training was good but we were all falling asleep.. it had been a long two days. That night we did have chick-flick night in Reva and Cody's room. They made us pizza dip which was probably the best thing ever!
This is a place called the Double Decker. Its just a hang out spot with the prettiest view!

 Look closely and you can see the giant spider web outside my window!

PIZZA DIP!

Wednesday was pretty boring. I slept a lot better though. After lunch I helped sand down some chairs that were going back in Robey.  They started to stain them as well, but I was wearing too nice of a shirt so I came back home and then went right back down for training. It was two hours and it was suppose to be the last day.. They said they realized how heavy the past two weeks have been so they gave us a journal that they wanted us to write down three new things we are grateful for everyday, and one positive experience! Im excited! After training we ate dinner. Emma wanted to go on an adventure so after dinner we went to Walmart and then to my storage unit. Basically I have WAAAAAY to much stuff!! I need to get rid of most of it! Its ridiculous! Also the whole roommate situation hasn't been solved, but I have unpacked and taken over the whole room... literally! Every drawer, every bed, and I brought in my couch. 

We were leaving to go to Walmart and there were a whole bunch of deer just wandering around!

 Here's the lamp I bought at Walmart!

Thursday was my first day swiping cards! It was really fun, but also a weird and surreal experience. And it was the breakfast shift starting at 7AM...  The rest of my day was full of sitting in my room re-watching Gilmore Girls while knitting... it was not productive, but I think a much needed relaxing time! I did go down to lunch, and an RA meeting with the President and his wife. After dinner I came back up to my room and just sat in the hallway with Emma and Rylee. After a while I went back in my room and waited for Emma to check in her first resident. We were both sooo hangry (hungry enough that it makes you angry)  that we hopped in the car at almost 10 and went to Sheetz! I came straight back to skype Genny, Alex, Anna and Savannah. I am so excited to see most of them next week!!!! I have missed then A LOT!  

Friday was a crazy long day that went from bad to pretty good! When I went down to lunch I got asked if I could come over and help continue to try to finish Robey for the next day. They had 15 rooms that were getting checked in and they wanted them to move straight in. Well half the rooms still didn't have furniture, the lobby wasn't painted and there was trash everywhere. I got there at 1:50 and left at 9:50PM with a 40 minute dinner break. I was on the truck going from storage back up to Robey loading and unloading. Loading and unloading. After dinner pretty much everyone left to go to the drive in movie theatre, so the only people left working were some of the HRA's, John John and I. We were all determined to get this whole project done! They let John John and I leave so we could go meet up with the group of people at the drive in. They show two movies so we caught the second one (It was the new Fantastic Four). It was kind of a dumb movie and everyone didn't really like it. I think John John and I had such a long day that we thought it wasn't that bad! We thought it was funny and quite enjoyed it. 

Emma texted me at one point asking if I could go get her colored pens from her room! It was so random. I love Emma!!

We didn't get home from the movie till after 1AM and we all had students checking in Saturday! So we all awoke (I was sooo sore from moving furniture the day before) and everything started to begin! I had three girls check in through the day. Its kind of weird now actually having the girls I have to worry about, be here. It's kind of stressful! After lunch I got asked again if I could help finish Robey.... I was not happy but some guys had already been checked in earlier that day so we needed it to be done! I went and worked over there for a while. The rooms were pretty much done but they were just starting to paint the lobby. Which isn't that big. I sat with John John while he swiped for dinner and then I came back up to my room. I talked with one of my girls for a bit and then met up with Jared, Rylee, Jerica, Sam, and Carla to all go get gelato in Lexington! So yummy! I then got to facetime Maddie Maddie for a really long time! 

Sunday was really good! We had an awesome sacrament meeting. For third hour we split into our wards. I'm really excited! We also had another linger longer with root beer floats and then dinner! After dinner I face timed my family and went to hymns on a hill, where there were so many people! Then we came up to the Rogers apartment while they made cookies. I had to pick Lainie up at the Lynchburg airport at 11:38pm. Jared was going to come with me until he found out he had a 7am practice the next morning. So one of my cute residents offered to come with me! Once we got back Lainie came into my room till 3AM!