Dates, and the Lack Thereof

Happy ending of the "month of love" or something icky and romantic like that. With Valentines Day and all, most people generally thing of February with the colors pink and red. They imagine a bunch of fluffy, sugary romantic stuff with lots of chocolate and roses. Not single people though. I had the wonderful opportunity of spending the month as a very single person. It was the best. I realized that it doesn't take a Valentines kiss or date to make this day special. Yes. I am now single, but it's okay. Trust me. Anyway, this Valentines Day, my friends Eric brought roses to some of his best friends (girls) here in Rexburg to brighten our day and to let us know how much our friendship means to him. Let me tell you, he is seriously one of the most amazing guys that I know. I am so grateful to have him in my life as such a good friend. I also realized that I am a poor college students. Emily and I didn't have have vases, so we put our roses in one of my water bottles. That is the true measure of creativity that you find while at college.

Also for Valentines Day, my friend Courtney and I made Valentines for everyone in our group for our American Foundations class. She came over the day before, and we just made the goofiest Valentines that I almost have ever seen! I am so glad that she is in my science and American foundations classes because otherwise, I would probably be bored to death!

The day after Valentines day, we had a church activity, which got pretty intense since it was a giant game of twister. After this activity, several of us got together and spent the rest of the night together, until curfew that is. We started out by doing some trash bag curling. I would upload the video if I could, but I don't have a way to do that, so I am just going to leave that to your imagination. It was hilarious! After this, we played a few rounds of sardines (for those of you who sadly don't know, it is a really fun hide-and-seek game) inside the MC, which is the building on campus here that has the cafeteria type area and common areas. It was ridiculous, and I have discovered that some people are really really good at hiding. After playing a couple rounds of sardines, we went to get ice cream, and then made a random run to the store before we all had to be back by curfew. I honestly wish all of my weekends were this fun. That night, the four of us that we home that weekend all slept out in our living room together. That was an adventure for sure, but it was lots of fun. The next day, we went to my roommate Sophia's boyfriend's apartment for dinner with his roommates. They fixed us a wonderful dinner, and then we had fun playing different fun games like "what if" with them after dinner.

In my graphic design class, we just finished our shapes project, which was lots of fun. We took different basic shapes in black and white and made a piece of art that used the elements and principles of design to create a visually pleasing design. Mine turned out alright, and with the project, I definitely learned how to come up with many different designs. The project we are working on now is creating a logo for a company that we make up. I will have to post what my final logo looks like when I'm done with it.

Oh yeah, and by the way, I just went on a blind date two weeks ago. As strange as it sounds, our church leaders (stake leaders for those of you that are LDS) set up a bunch of blind dates for people that wanted to go, provided dinner, and planned the date. All of us got together, had dinner, and had a fun night doing silly things. We were sitting at tables with four couples at each, and after we had eaten dinner, we had a contest with the airplanes that we made with our tables that night and then got up and embarrassed ourselves by doing a goofy skit to introduce ourselves in front of everyone else.

Just last Friday night, Emily and I went to go see William Joseph on campus. He was AMAZING!!!!! If you don't know who he is, you need to find out! As someone who has studied piano classically, and at the university level for a bit, I feel like I can fully appreciate his talent and dedication to the piano. He put on a fantastic show that I will never forget, and I was thrilled to get to meet him after the show. He plays the piano with such incredible emotion, and has immaculate technique and artistry on the piano. If you EVER get the chance to go see him, I would highly suggest it. Not only is he an incredible performer, but he is a truly humble person. He loves to give credit to all those that perform with him, and those that are behind the scenes as well. He also tells some pretty good stories. All over, it was a two thumbs up performance for sure, complete with a double encore.