Week One

I am here! I have only been here for four days, but it seems like life before this was forever ago. My apartment is already so homey and my roommates already feel like family. On day two of being here, we had a party at our house with like 25 people here, which may not seem like a lot, but crowded into the front room of our apartment, it is a lot. It is really nice to have older roommates who already have friends and a knowledge of the school, because I am totally reaping the benefits--AKA the party.

Last night was I-NIGHT which is this huge campus wide "Welcome Back To School" party. They had blow up toys, human clue (don't worry, no one was actually murdered in the making of this game), laser tag, karaoke, a dance. speed dating, the dating game, food--you get the picture. I-NIGHT went from 7-11pm, but our apartment did not end up going out there until about nine. Four of us decided to go to laser tag. There was a huge line, but we decided we could tough it out. After waiting about 45 minutes, Jess and Jess decided to leave and do other things, while Julie and I decided to continue to wait. I mean, what is the point of waiting in line for 45 minutes if you aren't going to play the game? Right? By this point we had made friends with the boys in front of us. After an hour and a half Julie, Dale, Aaron and I finally made it into the laser tag "arena". I say arena with quotes because it was really a dark dance studio with a strobe light, where you got to run around and shoot each other. Mind you, there was no shelter besides a piano that was in a corner and two little curtain things that really don't even count as shelter. So basically, it was not at ALL worth the wait. But, I met Dale and Aaron and they came back to the apartment and played games and ate cake, so making friends was definitely worth the wait!

BYU-I could not be more perfect for me. The Lord knows what He is doing. I learn that more every day here. I was NOT going to go to BYU-I, EVER. It was completely out of the question. But, alas, I am here, and I could not imagine being any where else. It is wonderful. There is a special Spirit and reverence here that is lacking on the BYU campus, honestly. Everyone is so kind. There is a thing here called the "Spirit of Ricks" and it is a real thing. Everyone has the obligation of sorts to be nice to everyone else. Every person you pass says hello to you--every single person. I just, love it here.

I am looking forward to classes starting on Monday and going to my first new ward I have ever been in  today!