College Life

College is super fun! I am really excited because I just got into a biology class that I was trying to get into!! We left on Friday the 4th and visited Melissa and Sam for a few days! We had fun longboarding, shopping, eating out, and hiking! Their apartment is so cute I loved it there!

Monday the 7th:
We left for Idaho. When we arrived I started to get very nervous, we checked into my apartment and got my key. My mom and sisters helped me unpack and set up my stuff! My roommates are all so nice! Then we went to a BBQ which was really kinda gross, then we went to Wal-mart which was crazy and full of college students and their parents. Then we went to Albertsons and my dad helped pay for some of my groceries! We then went to "Get Connected", the parents sat in a meeting and the students split into I-groups depending on where they lived. I met some really nice girls and we played games and got to know everyone. Then we went to dinner at Sozel's sisters house which was super good, my last homecooked meal. Since then I have been living on tortellini, cereal, and turkey sandwiches. We then went to good ol' Best Western and went in the hot tub. I spend my last night with my family.

Tuesday the 8th
We woke up bright and early and went to breakfast at a place called "Frontier Pies" it was really good, but I couldn't eat much and was near tears because I knew in a few hours my family would leave and I would be on my own. We went back to my apartment and we all cried. Then my family left, and I went to "Get Connected" The whole day was filled with info about byui how to study effectively, and spiritual messages. We played more games on the field, ate lunch, and did a service project. We then had a little break before we returned for some good chinese food and a dance. I really don't like dances thankfully neither did my new friends, so we only stayed for a little because it was freezing!!!

Wednesday the 9th
We had a morningside and then split into groups depending on our careers and were told about the classes we should take and stuff. Then I went home ate lunch and took a nap. Me and Talia went and found our classes so we wouldn't look like totally lost freshman the next day. The byui campus is so pretty! They have all these gardens and fountains! Then we went back to our apartments. We then went to I-night! It was so fun! we played laser tag and met up with Kamala and Ashley and watched people play the dating game. It was so funny! Then we got cotton candy and went to part of a dance. The me and Talia went to the Kirby Heyborne concert/comedy. It was super funny! It cool how much stuff there is to do here!

Thursday the 10th
My first day of classes! My chemistry lab was cancelled and so I slept in until 9 and then went to a class called global hotspot about pakistan which was really cool, I have since had to drop it so I can focus more of my time on bio and chem! Then I went to my first ballet class which was so good! The teacher is like 65 years old! She is the cutest thing ever and so nice, she danced in New York during her glory days and is such a good teacher. She wears legwarmers, and ballet shoes everyday with her grey hair in a bun haha!.

Friday the 11th

I went to and early morning chemistry class at 7:45, The teacher is extremely difficult and informed us that we must study at least 8 hours a week if we want to get a C! There goes my social life! I then went to a jazz class with an extremely mean teacher that I planned to drop as soon as I found out if I made it into biology or not. I then went to biology and it was really interesting I think I am going to enjoy that class a lot. There were tons of people who wanted to be added also so I prayed that I would be able to get in it. I came home and wrote and email to the teacher and was added! Ya! An answer to prayer! I then did some laundry and cami came over. It was fun to see a familiar face! Then I went to a party with my roommate.

Saturday 12-18th

I went on a hike to cress creek which was kinda fun, it looked like Arizona, very hot and dry and most of it was paved. But we still had a good time! I have been really busy with school work. I have Chem everyday, but Thursdays which is our 2 hour chem lab, I have math 3 days a week, Book of Mormon, Ballet-which is so fun! I have biology 3 days a week Mon, Wed, Fri, On friday I have biology for 1 hour and then a 2 hour lab. So I have been keeping pretty busy. I think my hardest class is bio, right now we are working on cells, to give you some idea of what they are named here is one out of like 15: keritinized stratified squamous epithilim. We are also doing some complex chem in bio so it is killing my brain! I usually study 4 hours (at least) outside of class. I can't believe its only been a week! We went to our ward for the first time! Everyone seems really nice! We also went to FHE and it was this barbeque. We are going to meet out FHE groups on Sunday! I hope we have a good one! Tonight I am may be going to ballroom dance or a birthday party or both haha!

Here are some pictures of my apartment and Utah:

My Dream

Someday, I would LOVE to have a major in archeology and travel to Egypt and discover old tombs and pyramids. That has always been my dream! I wish that BYU-Idaho had a program with archeology, but they don't so for now I will work towards a nursing degree. I am so mixed up right now about what to major in. I mean I am signed up for all the nursing pre-reqs, but I am still not very sure if I can handle inserting IV's into people veins. EW. My parents do not think that it is practical to major in something like archeology because I will always be traveling which is probably true, but right now I just want to do the spontanious thing and travel the world! I have always been interested in the old traditions of the people who lived in Egypt forever ago. Someday, I will discover lost cultures in Ancient Egypt and Pompeii! Like that internship that Bridget goes on to Turkey in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2? That will be me someday! haha

Song of the Day

"Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum. Go Listen to it, it's really cute!

I Love California

I have been lazy so I really need to post about our california trip! We went to Disneyland for Ashley's birthday and it was so fun!! and hot! note to self:never wear jeans there again! I was dying! I love Disneyland it never changes! My favorite rides were Splash Mountain and Space Mountain! We also got Dole Pineapple whip which was SO GOOD! During the fireworks we decided to go on this spaceship ride in tomorrowland that flys up really high and spins in a circle. We got on right during the finale so it was really cool to see all the fireworks from up high! The last two days we went to the beach, boogie boarded, ate super good hamburgers from Jack's, and watched the US Open! It was fun to see people you just see in pictures like coco ho! We also went to Duke's twice and got the amazing Hula Pie! My mom planned the whole thing with tons of really fun stuff. We also got to see my Uncle Don and Aunt Kathy and eat dinner at their house which was cool! Besides almost getting raped at 11pm walking in dark alleyways it was a trip to remember!

Post-Graduate

So I am going to try to make this blog a bit more personal, I usually write on this and then in a journal because it is hard for me to really say what I feel on something that other people read haha but writing in my journal makes my hand tired. So here goes:

I wasn't really that excited to graduate high school more nervous of what would come after it. Its nice not having to go back to school, but I miss waiting to get out of the senior parking lot in the hot sun and calling Melissa and talking to her everyday during her break at work while I waited. I miss laughing so hard my stomach hurt at lunch with Kendra, Jake, and Sam Junior year. I miss being in dance with Kristen and Kaitlin, I miss long rehearsals, I miss taking funny pictures in ballet with Cara and Lainie, During track I miss how fun our girls team was. We would jump in someone's pool and go to play basketball instead of doing the run when the coach was gone. Someone would always tell on us and we would get punished for it the next day. I remember feeling like I was gonna die, but doing it again a few weeks later. I miss waiting in the junior parking lot because it was freezing and listening to funny talk shows with jake, I miss sister roses seminary class and me and kendra always making jokes.

After Graduation its like everywhere that I thought was familiar became unfamiliar and new people came and took my place. Places where I used to belong, I didn't belong anymore. I feel more unsecure now than I did in high school and I am very scared to move away for the first time to a place where I do not know anyone and live with people that I have never met. At times I get really excited and can't wait and then other times I want to savor the last moments I have in my house, with my family. I feel like I am going to miss out on everything, most importantly Rhett's baptism. Ally's Birthday, Rhett's Birthday, Thanksgiving. I am sad that I am not going to really continue dance because all the college offers is a Ballet II, but at least it has that! and the teacher said that I could take it on pointe! When I think about not dancing it makes me want to cry! On a different note. I am having fun picking out plates, bowls, and other fun things for my apartment! I know I will make really good friends and have lots of fun! I feel like BYU-Idaho is where I am suppost to be and that everything will work out!

Andersen Family Reunion

The Andersen Reunion was lots of fun, it was held in St. George. I think my favorite part was hiking the Narrows. We left at about 10am, it was a really cool hike we were hiking through a stream most of the time and there were ladders you had to climb up with the waterfall spilling over it! We finished at about 1pm and went to cafe rio! yum! perfect ending to the day! My and ash also spotted jon from jon &kate plus 8, but didn't bother going up to him or taking a picture because he is a jerk haha! The rest of the reunion we hung out by the pool and went out to eat, and talked with Grandpa. It was really fun catching up with everyone!

Flake Family Reunion

The Flake Family reunion was lots of fun! Complete with the usual rodeo, luncheon, parade, ice cream at the flake store, booths at the park, subway, I even consented to go to the dance by persuasion by my cousins(you guys know how much I love dances haha not) Overall it was a fun reunion Alisha's dog had super cute puppies and they also had an evil barn owl pet haha! Keatons little pony was adorable! and we also got to play with Jon and Dawniel's baby chicks and try to persuade Keaton not eat the cute little things when they get older! It was so fun to hang out with all my cousins and to catch up!

fierce winds in Snowflake