So, I GRADUATED!! haha :) I know many doubted that this day would come, but it happened!! This first picture is from Seminary Graduation, and I definitely had to do some make-up work to get that diploma! I didn't necessarily have an absent problem, I was pretty consistently there...I just have the hardest time getting up in the morning! I tend to wait until the last possible minute before getting out of bed! When I look back, I really wish I would have been better about being on time, but waking up in the morning has never been my strong point!
Next came actual graduation! It was a very bittersweet thing for me, because I knew how fast everything would change! I am super grateful for the friends I had in high school! I loved that I went to a school where the Mormon population was in the minority, yet I had a good group of LDS friends! My friends are awesome! We never had to worry about peer pressure, we always were just obedient and did the right thing! What a comforting thing in high school, a peer pressure to be good! I loved it!
My summer term was such an amazing experience! I don't regret it one bit! I have decided that it is the best time to be at school! Everything is more chill and a lot more social. Everyone is in less classes, and there are a lot less people, so everyone becomes very close in such a short period of time! We had fun going to a symphony, hanging out until late hours, eating at yummy places, having dance parties in the library (we were really good studiers...ha!), and enjoying the summer and going to school at the same time!
I developed some of the best friends during summer, we had so many great times! I realize that was all super happy and excited sounding, but I loved summer, and I miss many aspects of it! I'm grateful for the way Heavenly Father worked in my life to bring me here during summer and allow me to have such an uplifting experience!
After 8 weeks of school, I was excited to come home for a couple of weeks! I got home and my family right away went white water rafting with a couple of other families! My family had a lot of fun making fun of how white I was. While the rest of my family was out in the sun every day, I hadn't put on a swimsuit since before I had left. I was basically a ghost, especially compared to my tan family. So, into the sun I went...white water rafting and multiple days at the lake. I was going to live up every day I had, before I went back to school.
I also wanted to live up being California! So, a group of my friends and I went to the beach for a day! We had fun riding bikes, taking naps on the beach, eating yummy food, exploring, and just chillin! I have no idea how I ended up being the only girl, that is definitely not the norm...but I think all of my girl friends were getting ready for college, and I didn't have any preparing to do! My stuff was already in Utah, so I was able to stay home until the last possible day!
Summer was great! I felt like I was blessed to be able to experience the full spectrum of things to do in the summer! Even though it was fun being home for a couple of weeks, I became even more aware of how glad I was to be going away to school. I loved being home, but I was bored not having to worry about a job or school or a calling!
Next came actual graduation! It was a very bittersweet thing for me, because I knew how fast everything would change! I am super grateful for the friends I had in high school! I loved that I went to a school where the Mormon population was in the minority, yet I had a good group of LDS friends! My friends are awesome! We never had to worry about peer pressure, we always were just obedient and did the right thing! What a comforting thing in high school, a peer pressure to be good! I loved it! 
A week after graduation, my mom and I boarded a plan to Utah! I think that was the hardest thing about graduation, was knowing that I was leaving so close after! I was sad to leave so fast, and miss out on a summer at home...but excited for the adventures BYU had to offer! One of my best friends, Becky Cox, and I had made a last minute decision to live together...and it was the best decision we could have made! We absolutely loved it! We had a semi-disfuntional group of roommates, so Becky and I being together was such a blessing! (Becky made this little collage when we were back home after summer term...I think we were experiencing separation anxiety! haha)
My summer term was such an amazing experience! I don't regret it one bit! I have decided that it is the best time to be at school! Everything is more chill and a lot more social. Everyone is in less classes, and there are a lot less people, so everyone becomes very close in such a short period of time! We had fun going to a symphony, hanging out until late hours, eating at yummy places, having dance parties in the library (we were really good studiers...ha!), and enjoying the summer and going to school at the same time! 
So, a couple of days into the first week of school, I got a call from my Bishop to meet with him! Who knew that within my first week at BYU I would get called as the Relief Society President! It was weird because it was such a short period of time to even get things down, but I loved being able to get to know all the girls, and get a taste of a big leadership calling in the church. It was such a neat experience!
I developed some of the best friends during summer, we had so many great times! I realize that was all super happy and excited sounding, but I loved summer, and I miss many aspects of it! I'm grateful for the way Heavenly Father worked in my life to bring me here during summer and allow me to have such an uplifting experience! 
After 8 weeks of school, I was excited to come home for a couple of weeks! I got home and my family right away went white water rafting with a couple of other families! My family had a lot of fun making fun of how white I was. While the rest of my family was out in the sun every day, I hadn't put on a swimsuit since before I had left. I was basically a ghost, especially compared to my tan family. So, into the sun I went...white water rafting and multiple days at the lake. I was going to live up every day I had, before I went back to school.
I love my sisters! Of course, we had to make a music video while Kara and I were both home! Dressing up and being crazy comes way too easily for us!
I also wanted to live up being California! So, a group of my friends and I went to the beach for a day! We had fun riding bikes, taking naps on the beach, eating yummy food, exploring, and just chillin! I have no idea how I ended up being the only girl, that is definitely not the norm...but I think all of my girl friends were getting ready for college, and I didn't have any preparing to do! My stuff was already in Utah, so I was able to stay home until the last possible day! 
Summer was great! I felt like I was blessed to be able to experience the full spectrum of things to do in the summer! Even though it was fun being home for a couple of weeks, I became even more aware of how glad I was to be going away to school. I loved being home, but I was bored not having to worry about a job or school or a calling!More posts to come...
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