Another Chapter in the Book.

I haven't blogged since April... is blogging still even cool? If not, don't read this.

However, I think it's only right to give one last blog concerning my time here at BYU-Idaho. My time has come to an end, for those who haven't heard. I ending the chapter in the book on my little college town, and taking my Associates Degree, and movin' back home!

The biggest thing that has been on my mind in the past few years has been happiness, and what that is for me. For those who know me the most, they know how much I disliked college. Not that I couldn't do it and be successful (I mean, come on, I got all A's this semester in 6 classes), but that it wasn't for me and I wasn't enjoying life like I should have been.

When I left for home for the summer in April, I got the biggest prompting and idea that (at least, right now), getting my Bachelors in Elementary Education wasn't in the plans anymore. That scared me! What the heck else was I going to do? But I remember feeling excited and sure that I would finish out my associates degree and find whatever else that "thing" was.

And I think I found it! I mean, I don't really know yet, because I haven't done it or looked too far into it, but I'm thinking that hair school could definitely be an option. I don't know when I'll do it or how, but all I know is that it's my option. It could be within the next year or so, but right now, I've got a lot else going on and a lot of home time to catch up on.

I'm a home lover. I don't like college, and I don't like living with random girls. In the 5 semesters that I've been here, I've lived with 25 girls total. That's kind of insane. It definitely makes me appreciate my brothers. I also love being in Moses Lake, working, and always being around my family. Not in a college town of unfamiliar people that are a lot more social than I am, haha.

And obviously, a boyfriend has definitely come into the picture, so why would I want to be in Rexburg, Idaho, when my best friend is in Moses Lake?

So, coming into this semester I told myself to make the most of it and enjoy it. I had the wonderful opportunity to have my cousins, Heidi and Marquel here with me and live with some of my good friends from my first semester. It was definitely a party and it was the best thing to have them here with me. It was their first semester, and my last. So many wonderful things happened this semester, and so many wonderful memories were made. I wish them the best of luck in the rest of their endeavors here in this freezing little town.

It is bittersweet, leaving Rexburg. Most of the time I hated it, but it was the first place to call home away from home, and it was the place that made me grow up and learn how to be independent. I think I'll miss the people I met and love most. I'll miss my little adult life here. But I know that I have so much to look forward to.

So, thanks, BYU-I. For helping get one step further in life, for teaching me how to grow up, and for being a part of my book of life. I probably won't miss you that much, but I'll probably miss you a little bit.

Stay tuned for the next adventure in my little book. I don't know what it'll be, but it'll be great.

Bye Bye Burgie.

Just like it quickly came, the semester quickly went. Each semester is always hard for different reasons, and easier for other reasons as well. For example, my level of homesickness this semester was hardly a problem compared to my very first semester a year or so ago. But this semester was also the hardest academically compared to any semester I've ever had. Stress definitely made an appearance this semester, but it doesn't matter anymore, because I made it through and I am DONE with Winter Semester 2014!

I learned a lot about myself this semester. About my personality, my new pet peeves (haha), and about what I really want. And I've learned  lots of other things in general. Here's just a few.... LOL.

• I can get addicted to Netflix really quickly.
• My new hobby is buying/collecting movies, apparently. Addiction? No, commitment. 
• I like to sleep with the window open.
• Earplugs are the only way I can get through a night's sleep in an apartment full of girls.
• I'm really good at writing essays, just not research essays. Especially 12 paged ones.
• It drives me crazy when people (roommates) leave all the lights on.
• It also drives me crazy when people (roommates) don't know how to close doors when they leave.
• I'm sick of being around couples, and seeing couples everywhere. 
• I despise the sound of a blow dryer.
• I like to complain.
• I'm truly a neat freak. 
• I tend to be late to class.
• I'm just really bad at math. Like, really bad.
• Boys just don't look good in mustard yellow skinny jeans. (The things you see on campus.)
• I'm quite the Betty Crocker/Domestic Goddess. I bake and cook, all the time. (And I'm pretty good.)
• Sometimes you just have to call your Grandma.
• Even at BYU-I, people will still steal your headphones.
• I miss drill team way more than I thought. 
• I am seriously, and undeniably addicted to Costa Vida. Heaven in a salad.
• Some people just don't know how to chew their food quietly. (cringe.)
• Golden Bear Strawberry Lemonade's are the only way I can get through road trips.
• I have to have a private stash of Dove Chocolate's in one of my drawers. 
• I probably need to lose weight from this semester... and the semesters before that....
• Life sucks when you don't have a job... or money.
• I think about the past way too much.
• I tend to be a scaredy cat.
• School definitely is just NOT my thing.
• It's okay to take chances. 
• Don't push yourself if your just really not ready.
• You are the only one that can make yourself happy.

I learned a lot this semester now that I think about it. Insignificant and significant. It's been real Rexburg, but I really can't wait to get back to Washington for a long break. Ready to be working again, riding my horse again, and hanging out with my family again. OH, and to meet my new car. :) I'm ready for a summer full of new adventures and new lessons to learn. 

I'm going to go start packing, because I'm really excited now. 

I'M COMING HOME!