I've decided I like Spring Semester

Well I've decided that I am officially very glad that I staid for Spring. I still miss my old dorm and roommates and ward like crazy, but I am really liking my new roommates and FHE brothers. For FHE tonight, we played sardines in the HFAC. My roommates have told me before that you can get lost in the HFAC. I learned tonight how very true that was. The HFAC is huge!! For those who don't know, that is the performing arts building on campus, and there are five floors, and the two bottom floors are like a maze. I felt like I was in the phantom of the opera, because it just kept going on and on. We paired up, thankfully, for the game that way we wouldn't get completely lost. The first round, my partner and I never did find the group. They eventually called us and told us where to find them. That meant the second round it was our turn to go hide. It was so funny, because we just started running down hallways and climbing up and down stairs and going through doors getting ourselves completely lost until we figured we were far enough into the maze of the HFAC and we could let them come find us. It was by far the best FHE activity I have ever had.

Last week wasn't too stressful, just busy because I have afternoon and evening classes. But Saturday night was way too much fun! There was a dance, and although it was combined with all on-campus housing, it was still the smallest dance I have ever been to. There was barely anybody there. But it was still a blast because I got to see quite a few people from my old ward. That was exciting. And on the way home, my roommate and I randomly decided to run up a hill singing "the hills are alive with the sound of music!" It was really nice to do something crazy and spontaneous. Previously, I had been feeling like I was going to go crazy inside, but the dance combined with randomly running up the hill screaming the sound of music was a nice way to let out some of the craziness. :) Oh and then we bought graham canyon ice cream. Yummy! I don't like graham crackers usually, but I love graham canyon ice cream! So basically it was really great night.

It's just really weird to be here during Spring because there is barely anybody here. My ward's really small. All of my classes are really small. I walk into the WILK and there is no one there, unlike during Fall and Winter when that building is usually packed. Old Heritage is like a ghost town. New Heritage feels like a hotel and it is not nearly as sociable as Old Heritage. But my roommates and I still find ways to have fun. We have movie nights. We creep out our window. We make people food. And I continue to go to the temple every week. I love that place. :)

Well that's all I have to say really for an update. And I can't really think of anything inspirational to say this time other than "be patient with yourself" but I took that from President Uchtdorf. I've just been thinking about that a lot lately. We know we should be patient with others, but we should also be patient with ourselves. Sometimes we mess up, sometimes we do something stupid, sometimes we embarrass ourselves and want to crawl into a hole. We need to remember to be patient with ourselves. That has been on my mind a lot lately, so I guess that is my thought for the day. Have a good week!