Wow, time really has flown by. I have been living in Rexburg, Idaho
for 3 weeks as of today. It has been hard getting used to the weather
being below zero (every single morning), and not having Mom there to
talk to, but it has been nice. I feel like I have grown lots just by
being away from my 'normal' life. Living with Grandma and Grandpa has
taken some getting used to. They are so nice and sweet to me. Living
with my cousin, Hannah, has also been nice. I was worried about how it
would be, living with not only a cousin I wasn't very close to, but for
the first time ever, living with a girl. I have grown up with 5 younger
brothers and it is very different now not having little boys around. I
am happy that we have become so close already. We always have our
bonding time-late night snacks. I find myself looking forward to when
she comes home so that I can unload what happened during my day and I
can hear about how hers went as well.
Finding the motivation
to do homework and practice harp has been hard. I am trying to convince
myself that school is a good thing, but I'm not quite there yet. It just
all seems so pointless. Maybe its because I don't have a long term goal
of where I want to be, what I want to do... Lets just say that it is a
very good thing I took all 'easy' classes this semester. I am taking
only 13 credit hours which has been a blessing because even though they
are easier classes, there has been a ton of homework each week. I am
taking Intro to Literature, German 1, Math 100, Book of Mormon, Harp
Ensemble and I also signed up for a private harp lesson with Sister
Sheri Pack. I took the opportunity to audition for a student run choir
called 'From the Hart' and I was surprised and happy when I saw that I
made it! We will be singing at many firesides, for devotional and are
also going on tour to Salt Lake City, Utah in March.
This
semester will hold many trials, many hardships and will have days of
loneliness. But it will also be a wonderful growing experience. I have
already grown up a lot. I miss my Utah friends, I miss my family. I
miss my best friend. But I will see them often enough. I have the
opportunity to go home tomorrow and be with them for the whole weekend. I
am so glad that I live so close to them. 4 hours really isn't that far
away!!
