Sledding

What a weekend! I am currently sitting on my donut pillow typing this blog post about my crazy weekend. I was sledding with three of my FHE brothers and two of my roommates. Carly and I decided to go down a steep hill with a big dip at the bottom and as we hit the dip we flew up and landed exteremely hard on my tail bone. The wind was knocked out of me and I couldn't breathe but I let it go and shook it off. I had no idea what I was in for. Sunday morning I went to take a shower and ended up fainting from the pain. My roommates heard me fall and banged on the door to wake me up because the door was kept shut from the shower curtain rod I had brought down with me. I finally came to and was completely disoriented by my surroundings. I finally gathered the strength to get up and move the rod. I was in shock and crying uncontrollably from the pain and shock. It was crazy. I saw my Bishop at church and got a blessing then was cautioned to go straight to the hospital to see what had caused this.

Erika drove me and took very good care of me. The doctor sent me in for an X-ray and after the results were in he said that I had a broken coccyx (tail bone) and the pain and shock of the hot water had caused me to faint. So for the next six weeks I have a donut pillow to sit on and take with me wherever I go. Sledding is a blast--but apparently very dangerous. Like I said--it was a crazy weekend.

Realizations

Since I've been home in beautiful Newbury Park, California I have realized many things.
1. Family is the most important thing in the world to me
2. I need an attitude adjustment. :)
3. Heavenly Father DOES indeed love me very much and is ALWAYS watching over me.
4. I am never alone.
5. I have INCREDIBLE friends.
6. I have the ability to handle hard situations.
7. Lost love is still love.
8. It's not easy losing a best friend.
9. Trust myself; never doubt what I believe.
10. I am truly loved.

We Like to do Weird Things

Just walking in Rexburg. 

My girls since 1st semester. We had the opportunity to start off our third semester

going to our roommate, Trenna's, wedding

We like to do weird things. 

My wonderful roommates. I love them dearly.

Embrace Life!

At the Beginning

What a day! Being sick out of no where really makes me appreciate my health when I have it. I slept on the 3rd floor of the library today, it was surprisingly peaceful aside from the fire alarm and the people entering and exiting constantly. I realized recently how grateful I am for music and its influence in my life. As I listened in choir today to my peers singing parts of Handel's "Messiah" and "Come Thou Fount" I was filled with warmth and peace. I say that I "listened" because I basically laid there in choir incapacitated by this random illness that struck me. Instead I took the time to listen and observe. Today I am grateful for music. I am grateful for health. I am grateful for family. I love my family and I get to see them in two days! I have so much to be grateful for at this time in my life. I am a healthy and thriving college student at BYU-Idaho. Idaho has been quite the experience for me. The cold and the wind have not been my friends even after three semesters of it. However the people I have met and the education I have received have been more than amazing. However it is time for a break from school, homework, roommates, and Idaho. It is time to go home and breath some fresh California air. It is time to glimpse the beauty of the ocean and feel its breeze on my face. It is time to be back in the arms of my family. It is time to go home to celebrate Thanksgiving.