One Semester Down

This last month and a half has been crazy to say the least. A lot has happened. For one, I finished my first semester at BYU-Idaho. I love it there in Rexburg so much! It is a hidden gem, and going there has been one of the best decisions of my life. That doesn't mean that everything about it has been easy, but it sure has been worth it.

For one thing, Rexburg is cold. Being from Spokane, I am used to cold weather. I'm used to lots of snow in the winter, and below freezing temperatures. Rexburg is worse. On top of it being cold, there is almost constantly windy. There was one week that it was -22 or so at the coldest. That is without windchill. It was so cold one day that the power went out and classes didn't start until 11:30 if I remember correctly. It was freezing!

I also finished up my one and only semester as a music major. I made it out alive!!!!!! I was able to learn all of my pieces and still have my brain intact by the time I was done. I am grateful for the opportunity. I really did learn a lot about life through being a music major. I guess I learned a little about music, but not as much as I wanted to. I learned more about how to focus on one particular thing. I had to learn to be dedicated no matter how hard it got or how much I hated it.

And guess what? I met the craziest guy ever. He is the best. I don't even really know where to start. He has the voice of an angel. He will tell you that he doesn't, but don't listen to him when he tells you that. Just listen to him sing instead. You will understand. His name is Sam, and he is my favorite. And yes, we are dating. He makes me so happy.

I should probably say how I met this guy. We have this mutual friend. Eric. Sam knows him through men's choir, and I know Eric because he's from Spokane and we went to high school together. So, Eric had come over one day to my apartment to hang out, and that was great and everything. He told me that he could give me a ride back to Spokane for Thanksgiving, and I told him I would think about it. I sent him a text the next day telling him that I would love a ride. Then, he asked me if he could set me up on a blind date. I told him that he could. He planned on the date being the next Wednesday. We would go and see the play that was running on campus. Fast forward to the day before the date: Tuesday. Eric sent me a text asking if he could bring Sam over to meet me. He had originally told me that he didn't want us to meet before the date because he wanted it to be a blind date. I told him that they could come over, so they did. They stopped by to say hi on their way to a choir social. We talked for a little bit, then they left. About an hour later, Eric texted me saying that the social was dumb and that they were going to come back over. They came, and we all watched Les Miserables together. Sam and I totally hit it off, went on our not-so-blind date the next day, and as we have been saying, "the rest is history."

I feel so blessed to have someone as amazing as him in my life. I am going to miss him so much these next few months since he is off track. BYU-Idaho has a funny system where students go for two of the three semesters (Fall, Winter, and Spring). Both Sam and I are assigned to go during the Fall and Spring. I am staying this winter as well, and he is going back to Pennsylvania. I am just so grateful for skype. It is one of the greatest of all modern inventions! It is going to make these next three months a whole lot easier for me. I am going to miss him so much! He truly is the best, and I feel so blessed to have him in my life!