Busy, busy, busy

I donated blood this week! It was the very first time that I ever gave blood. I was super excited and nervous about it, but everything went well. It didn't hurt too bad, and didn't take too long. So, all in all, it was a really good experience. I had a really good nurse, too. I expected my arm to be really bruised and sore, but the only mark was from the needle. I tried to be really careful with my arm for the next couple of days, so I didn't get to exercise like I wanted to. I missed doing push-ups and pull-ups!

On Tuesday, I had a fantastic dinner. Alyson Holloway, one of my FHE sisters, helped me make chicken cordon bleu! It was way good! Jeremy took it to his choir try-out that evening and all of the guys said, "What kind of college freshman makes chicken cordon bleu?!?" He just said, "The awesome kind."

Speaking of the choir try-outs, Jeremy made it into Familiar Ring: an acapella choir that sings with Vocal Point. He was the only one of about thirty people to make it into the group. He was so excited that he couldn't sit down the rest of the evening!

I tried to be like Tanner on Thursday. I spent all evening, from about six to midnight, in the library. I didn't think it would be that good, but I got a lot of homework done and had fun listening to the Lord of the Rings soundtracks. They make doing homework epic! Every time you finish a math problem, it's like you just saved Helm's Deep from getting overrun with Uruk-hai.

Friday was Awesome Roommate Appreciation Day! I still had a lot of things to unpack and my side of the room had gotten kind of messy with all the things that are going on. So, I decided I would finally clean up my mess. Our room looked pretty good! I even folded Tanner's laundry because he was busy all day. He was pretty excited to come home to a clean room and pile of folded clothes!

Friday was also BYU's football game. We played against the University of Central Florida. We did a whole lot better this week, too! We actually one! Everyone was in a much better mood this weekend than last weekend.

All of the hard work I did during the week took it's toll on Saturday, though. While everyone else was out hiking the Y, going on dates, or just being generally productive, I was at home sleeping most of the day. I was only up until 12 the night before, so I didn't think I'd be that tired. However, I woke up at nine, stayed in bed until 11, and fell back asleep at noon for a couple hours. I felt useless!

I was supposed to have my first teaching assignment in Elder's Quorum today. But, Tanner, Bryan, and I all slept through our alarms. We didn't wake up until after 8:30, when church starts. Luckily, our awesome quorum president taught the class. I felt bad for not fulfilling my calling, but I guess I'll just have to do better next time. We also got our home teaching assignments this week! I am so excited to start doing that! My companion is Brandon Quinn, the quorum president. We're going to meet the people that we're teaching today, and I am looking forward to it.

All in all, this week was really busy. There were a lot of things for me to do, but it all got done. I felt so good being able to work hard!