Update on life from Utah

so its been a while since i've updated this and realize i have so much i need to write about!

1. Tennesse and Becca's Wedding - my friend Becca is married! it was so awesome to go to her hometown and be there for her as she took this big step in her life. i adore her and i was so glad i was able to be there and support her. she was so beautiful and looked so happy as she walked out of the temple with her husband. i love temples and the knowledge that they can be together forever. i can't wait for that chance. (no worries it won't be for a while i promise!) haha yeah the wedding was gorgeous and i met some of the most loving people. every person we met was so kind to us and made us feel like we were at home (by us i mean, karissa, ashley, hil and myself.) we were able to represent the besties and be there for bex which was an amazing experience and it just made me so excited for the future and for the men that we will marry and that we will all have the opportunity to be that happy and have that joy. here are some pictures :)
the Seaborns after they came out of the temple
the besties (minus stacy) i love this picture :)

2. After Tennessee i fly back to Utah to begin my sophomore year at BYU! i cannot believe i am a sophomore! it is the strangest feeling, i can't believe how time just keeps flying by and i'm getting older every second and all i want to do is not grow up! haha but in all seriousness i can't believe i'm getting so old! well, school started today, but we'll get back to that! So i moved into my new apartment four days ago, i live in liberty square just south of campus. i live with five girls i didn't know before i moved here and they all new each other. that has been quite an experience for me. they are all beautiful and so great, but its been an adjustment trying to find my place in their group. but things are going well and i'm looking forward to spending this year with them. (funny story - my roommate's name is Becca and now i'm all confused when i tell stories, no one knows who i'm talking about...) haha

New ward: so i now attend the BYU 159th ward, its great to be back in a student ward again, i always feel the spirit so strong whenever i go to church which is wonderful. i'm overwhelmed with all the people i'm meeting and can't really remember anyone, but i'm sure things will become easier as time goes on.

School started today! let me just say my day was INSANE today! i had five classes in a row with no break today (but i only have one tomorrow so that was the trade) i went from D&C to Stats to Geography to Biology to Church History and then called my mom and was so overwhelmed but i'm excited i think it'll be a good semester but i'm definitely gonna be tired on mondays and wednesdays. i'm already tired and today was only syllabus day, i can't even imagine how i'll be once we start learning things! :)

and because my mom likes to take pictures of us whenever we start school i took a first day of school picture :)

love from utah

janelle

Last Day at Home

its crazy how time passes so fast. i feel like i just got home, but i've been here for four months and now i've already packed all my things (they're in utah already!) and i'm getting ready to fly tomorrow to tennessee to be reunited with the besties and to be there for becca's big day :) i'm so excited for her and still can't believe that she is getting MARRIED! so strange! but today is my last day at home, which i am quite sad about, but i already had an amazing picnic with friends and will have a fun swim party tonight at courts for a final horray before i leave for school.

so yesterday my family and i went to six flags (where they have fun rides and my favorite animal in the world! a dolphin) and i was able to feed and play with the dolphins and i fell in love



i'm nervous for what is to come, but like ash always tells me, its gonna be a good year! i can feel it!

t minus 18 hours and 58 minutes till i'm flying

j

2 weeks and counting....

So...only 2 weeks until i fly to tennesse for Becca's wedding and then fly to Utah for school. i cannot believe how fast it is all going! where did the last 4 months go? what have i been doing? who knows!

Feelings about going back to school? apprehension, nervous, excited...i have no idea what to expect and what this next year will bring. i hope it brings laughs, smiles, hard work, and happiness. i'm ready for my life to start moving. i want to take major steps this year. the biggest? getting into the elementary education program at BYU, i apply in a little less than a month, so to say i'm nervous is an understatement. this is my entire future career on the line. i need to do better than i've ever done in school and work harder. i know i can do it i just need to focus and prioritize my life :)

becca's wedding: i'm so happy and excited for her. i cannot believe one of my close friends is getting married. she's a wonderful girl and i know she'll be happy. i'll just miss seeing her face everyday cause she's moving to canada with bryan. but i'm glad my parents are letting me go to tennesse and that i'm able to spend time with her and say a final "goodbye" (not really goodbye, but you know what i mean)

last two weeks: i can't believe my time at home is almost over. i adore my family, especially my mom and having all this time with them has been amazing and i don't know how i'm going to go another like 4 months without seeing them. thank goodness for skype! it saves my life

j