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Homecoming talks. This is where you get to see the spiritual side of those valiant missionaries when they come home. They are full of inspiration, reminiscing and teach you a whole lot about the love of Christ and our Heavenly Father for us and how important faith really is. In this special homecoming talk, the root beer and chocolate sundae comparison of the Gospel was shared over the pulpit. It lead to of course elbows in my side by the best friend and left me happy to think that he thought it important enough to share to the congregation.



Cheers!

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The family was in on it. They ran from room to room, bathroom to bathroom to discuss how it went down. I even caught them once planning in a bedroom while I had a baby in my arms (super mom moment). How did this scheming start? When I put on a pair of heels and joked that someone would see me in them and take me on a date. That is when the game started. But I have no complaints because it did lead to a funny and awkward memory about nails, discussions of relating root beer floats and chocolate sundaes to the Gospel, nerf gun wars in the dark and a fit of laughter during Captain America. The 18th day was a memorable one, and it wouldn't have happened unless ze best friend and ze sister-in-law of friend had stepped in to make things happen.


Cheers!

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On to Boise!
Kwas so kind as to invite me to B's homecoming weekend....and then went dirt biking. That is a plus to having a true best friend, when she does something without you, you just hang out with her siblings. D, being banned from dirt biking herself, took me out on a night in the city-her style. We perused around record stores, ran away from strangers, talked world traveling in hippie stores, bought tree necklaces from witches, drove down the wrong way on one-way streets, played dress up with vintage-style glasses and soaked in the art of freak alley. Happy day to finally have come to Boise!
 

(I'm finally finishing the countdown) 20 days till the bday

I love the simple things in life. I appreciate the little details very much. On this day I enjoyed a friend's birthday. We sat at the park and ate homemade ice cream cake. Nothing could be better to celebrate than to celebrate another.
This semester I have advertised that I sew, and this skill has been put to use! "Where are you going?" roommates would ask. "To the sewing lab!" I would reply. My services were called on and now I am onto mending shirt collars, ties and pants oh my!


cheers!

Because I have reason

Simply Fantastic.

10 things that make my life fantastic:
1. adventures
2. sunrises and doughnuts
3. surprises
4. stories
5. hardy laughter
6. reading with a child and looking up words you don't know in a dictionary
7. saying I love you in Chinese (我爱你）
8. thunderstorms
9. hiking
10. soaking in all the colors of nature


cheers.

21 days till 21

I decided to have a 21 day count down to my 21st birthday. This spring up here in Idaho is proving to be an outrageous, adventure party that never ends and it inspired me. Everyday till I turn 21 I am going to do something meaningful. Anything from running 12 miles to making a new friend to climbing onto a roof.
June 6th was the start, and it was a pretty good first day. I went to the temple that morning with my ward, and it was one of the best trips I have gone on. I am so impressed with those worthy guys and gals. Then, I got to go see the one and only Bill Cosby! For two hours he just had a whole stadium of people laughing their heads off. Hark yes! It was like he was our very own funny grandpa reminiscing about the past and telling you how to be in the future-it was a cultural experience of a lifetime. If anyone wants a refresher of how hilarious this 74 year old man is, look at the classic "our dad is great, gives us chocolate cake". But it doesn't stop there, oh no. Later, I was  informed by my best roommate that our friend Goose invited us over to watch a kung fu movie and eat otter pops. In case you did not know, I am a HUGE (and I don't think I can stress it enough) fan of good kung fu movies. I am always in the mood for those. Mmm, mmm.


Live bravely!
xoxo