The Adventure Continues...

And we made it through week 2! I still don't have a camera, so there are still no pictures. Sorry, everyone. This week has been really tough! We started our classes, and boy are they different from back home! I took college level classes back home for the last two years of high school, so I thought I would be ready for the work load here. I was sorely mistaken! It doesn't help that I've forgotten a lot of the material for the classes I'm taking. I am excited and ready to work hard and do well in my classes, though!

At the beginning of the week, I felt very homesick. I went from being the "big fish" in the little pond called Huntington. Now, I'm a small fish in a very, very big pond. It's been tough not knowing very many people here, and then not seeing the people that I know very often. On Monday, I said I was homesick on Facebook. The next day, one of my roommates, Jared Crystal, found some letters in our hallway and they were all for me. They were encouraging letters from my Family Home Evening group "sisters"! They helped me feel sooo much better. I really felt like I owed them one. So, I fixed them popcorn and visited them for a little while, just so they knew I appreciated it. I taped them on my wall and look at them whenever I feel alone. It helps a whole lot to know that there are people here that care about you!

The guys dominated the service-war this week! We were practicing all week, then Friday came. We took all of our stuff over and set up in the lobby of the young women's dorm. They all came out and we played "Hey There, Delilah"! I played on a keyboard, Jeremy Romrell played acoustic guitar, Jared Crystal played electric guitar, and Tanner was our awesome announcer. They said it melted their hearts! Big score on that one!

I also had a neat spiritual moment this week. It didn't come while I was reading scriptures, praying, or any other typical spiritual moment. I was studying for my chemistry class. In my book, it said that scientific laws are rules that nature follows. Instead, they are descriptions of how nature works. I thought that statement sounded like how Heavenly Father works. He isn't restricted by the laws of nature, they just describe how he works. We, too, should follow the commandments so that they aren't a list of do's and don'ts, but they should just be a part of how we do things.

Well, that's about all that happened this week. A lot of going to class, studying, and hanging out with our FHE sisters. As usual, I would love it if you asked questions, or sent me messages, or comments or anything.