A Shitty Day at Urban Outfitters.

You are probably wondering what the HECK is going on with my title. There is a BIG story behind that. Usually I am not the person with the need to curse or swear, but after this story, you will understand. No doubt about it. You will. You will think the word "shit" is undermining the real words a normal person on the street would say these days. So let's get passed the word and move forward to the reason behind it.

A few days ago I decided that I really needed to go get a couple new shirts, and since Paige needed to go to the mall to pick up something, this was the most perfect opportunity. Usually I am very picky abo

ut getting shirts and for some reason shirts are the only particle of clothing that I have hard time picking out and spending money on. But luckily I found a couple of shirts that were 50% off at Urban Outfitters and a shirt at Nordstrom's. I scored BIG TIME! I got 3 shirts for $25 and I was really excited.

Now let us move to the present. Well, actually the past but only 3 hours behind us now. Paige and I had to go to Target to get some gift cards and a gift for Wyatt for Christmas. I pull into the parking lot and realize that there is something on my shirt. Of course my first instinct (and probably everyone else's) was to pick it off and smell it. I proceeded with the process of picking and smelling... turns out that was not the most brilliant idea that I have ever had. I think this is where the title does it justice. Unfortunately... it gets worse.

After I tried to force Paige to sniff my shirt for a confirmation of my findings, we continued to go inside Target and get the things that we needed. Completely grossed out, I rushed home to rip the shirt off my body and take a shower. As soon as I ripped off the shirt, I rushed to the bathroom to wash my hands because they were freaking me out. Just as I returned, I grabbed my towel and in the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of a huge stain on the inside of my shirt. It was not only on the front of my shirt... it all began with the inside.

By this time I had turned into my mother. haha Sorry Mom! I threw on a shirt threw the shit shirt into my bag and rushed to Urban Outfitters to confront them about what I had just experienced. I had had enough and I was determined to get what I wanted. With anger bulging from every part of my body, and after taking pictures for evidence, I ran into the store and demanded to see a manager. Immediately a manager approached me and asked if she could assist me with anything. With the sarcastic smile I had on my face, she could already tell that I was going to bring up something that was not good. I told her the situation...even about the "scratch and sniff" issue and she was very apologetic and kind. But because of the mood that I was in, apologies were not the only thing I wanted. So fortunately for her I already had in mind what I wanted and I was determined to get it no matter what.

Danielle (the manager) lead me to the front desk where I told her that I want the same shirt that I had for free, plus 5 shirts and a dress 50% off. so I got everything I wanted for $20 (they gave me a much bigger discount off the clothes) and I walked out of the store somewhat happy but mostly excited to get home to take a shower.

Just so everyone knows. I deeply cleansed my body and I have somewhat recovered from the horrible trauma that I was faced with today. Thank you all for your concerns. This is something I will never forget. EVER.

p.s. a word to the wise, check the inside of your shirts for shit because unfortunately

for people who like to buy clothing,Apparently, the new thing to do is to wipe your children's asses with the inside of new merchandise. If you are one of those people. I secretly hate y

ou because I will be traumatized and effected by this for the rest of my life.

Being Single During the Holidays.

Hot topic right? Maybe it is a sore subject to some people. Over a period of a couple months I have had more than 5 friends of mine release the news of their engagement. As a single person, I know the feeling of being alone during the Holidays... personally I am not a big fan, but I have decided to have a change of heart and make the decision that this can be something new for me, maybe something exciting. I was thinking about why people, mostly women, love to be in a relationship with someone, and I have come to the very simple conclusion that they just want to be loved. They want someone to be around them with the family, under the mistletoe, and for the big miraculous New Year's Kiss! (This is really sad but I have to write it because it is a little funny) Someone once told me, "In reality, being single during the holidays is not a positive thing." Sadly, I think this is somewhat true. And personally, I do not think that people are really looking for a tiny fling for the holidays (although that could be the case), but I think that people are really looking for that special someone. Their true love. Their one and only. So if you are single during the holidays, I have come up with 5 steps that will make you feel a little better, if not all better!

1. Volunteer/ Charity work. When was the last time you thought or helped someone else. How did that make you feel when you helped them? There is a reason for feeling joyful inside when you are helping others and that is because it is one, of many things, in the world that is good. When you lose yourself in the work of serving others, I promise that your outlook on life will turn around and you will feel so much better about yourself! Within volunteering and participating in charity work, are so many different ideas! Be creative. Make colored cookies and cut out different shapes and take them over to a neighbor, or whoever pops into your head first! Compliments always make someone's day feel better... the small things matter the most!

2. Make a list of people in your life who have helped you or uplifted you in times of need or just anytime.

3. Eat CHOCOLATE! I am very biased when it comes to chocolate so I can therefore testify that eating chocolate always leads to a better mood.

4. Healthy food. Although chocolate is important, eating healthy can also really make you feel better. Eating healthy and exercising have scientifically proven that people are always happier and feel better about themselves.

5. Always Smile. Even when you are feeling down, smile and it will become a habit.

I found a few websites that have some other great lists on how to be happy during the holidays! Take it seriously. Do not feel sad! It is time to be happy again.

61 Ways To Feel Happy During the Holidays.

http://www.selfhelpdaily.com/feel-happy-during-holidays/

10 Ways To Feel Happy in 5 Minutes or Less.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5715006/10_ways_to_feel_happy_in_5_minutes.html

50 Ways To Find Joy.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_4_32/ai_85174714/

My Last Day

Today is my last REAL play day in Europe. I am definitely more on the sweet than bitter side of leaving. I am very ready to go home. I am so thankful that I was able to have this opportunity. I am going to Wicked tonight and I am so excited! I know I am going to have a blast! Last night a few friends and I went into the city and it was absolutely amazing. We were shopping ALL night haha our Hostel is HORRIBLE. (Part of the reason I am ready to go). But we only have one more night and I will be able to stick it out until then :) I have learned so much on this trip about myself and especially about all the people before our time who risked their lives because they knew that something was not right in their church. My particular favorite was Martin Luther. He wrote the 95 theses and ALWAYS stood up for what he believed in. I know that back in those times it was especially hard to go against the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church because you could be put to death (as most reformers and pre-reformers were) and forever be known as a heretic to those who were against you. But because of people like Martin Luther, our church was restored back to the earth. It was because of these people that we were able to gain religious freedoms. I know with all my heart that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is and was the church that was on the earth when Christ was upon the earth. I know that we still practice and hold the keys that the 12 apostles of Christ had when they were on the earth. I know that our prophet, Thomas S. Monson, and all the General Authorities have those keys and that the priesthood is on the earth today. I have realized so much about every person individually and that every single person on this earth chose to come down here to be tested. I know that people go through trials not only so we can prove to our Heavenly Father that we are strong, but mostly to prove to ourselves that we can overcome ALL of our trials. And I know that every trial we go through makes us the people we are supposed to be and that we have the agency to choose if we want to make our experiences positive or negative. I know that because my family was sealed in the temple that we will be together for Time and All Eternity, and I hope to be able to have that someday with my own family. I have no doubt at all in my mind and heart that I belong to the true church on the earth. I know that every church on this earth has truths and I am so thankful that there are churches out there who support and help their members come to Christ, but I am SO thankful that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has all the truth and that we have modern revelation coming from our Heavenly Father and our brother Jesus Christ through our apostles and prophets and I am so excited that I can read those when I get back! I hope everyone is doing great and I am COMING HOME TOMORROW! I will see you soon! X.O. Erin. Cheers!

London!

Well for the rest of my trip in Europe, I will be here in London. I really love this area mostly because the people speak English and I love their accents! I was not able to write when I was in Paris, but just so everyone knows... I LOVED it and I definitely recommend it to everyone! I did not think that Paris would be as sketchy as it was but the Eiffel Tower made it all better. Especially at night. Notre Dame was outstanding. Quozi modo (I don't know how to spell it...obviously) was there and we hung out for a bit. Sweet guy... My friend Kristen poked him in the eye though and so it's really swollen and has closed up quite a lot. Poor guy. I LOVE the Metro. I think when I move to Salt Lake, I will take TRAX everywhere because I love that kind of stuff! I really miss my family.. :( I am so excited to see you guys. I had the wonderful opportunity to bear my testimony in the Paris ward on Sunday. I had to have a translator. The people there got a real kick out of me.. especially when I went up to the stand and started speaking so fast because I forgot that I needed to be translated haha they loved it though. I would definitely say that I loved Italy the most during my trip. I could live there. I hope to be able to for a little while sometime during the future. My overall this trip has been amazing.

I have learned so much on my trip. Definitely more than I thought I would. Some things have already been put into action and I hope to continue this so I can become the person I need to be. I have realized that there are a lot of things that I need to fix and change and incorporate in my life and I am going to try my best to make those things happen. :) I really think it will take a lot of time but I am willing to do whatever I need to so that I can accomplish my goals.

I am going to the BYU game on Saturday!!! WOOO! So excited! I am going with Grandma and Grandpa. I am SO excited to see people I love. I really am excited though to go home. I am so thankful that we live at the beach! All of us on the tour are ready to go home and be alone for a little while. What greater place to be alone than the beach? I don't think there is a better place, especially when you live on it! I am so excited to just sit there by myself and with my family and just be able to talk and watch the ocean.

Paige and Rachel: I am SO excited to see you guys. Really. I am excited to show you what I got you! I might save it for Christmas presents though... We will see.

Mom and Dad: I might cry when I see you. I am getting teary eyed just thinking about it. I miss you guys a lot and I am so thankful that you sent me on this trip. I hope that I can continue to make you as proud of me as you can be. I love you so much.

Wyatt: I haven't talked to you at all and I really miss it! Whoever reads this first, can you please read it to Wyatt. I love you and you are going to love what I got you in Paris! Let's just say it flies super high in the air and it lights up. Perfect for the beach and to keep Grandpa Craig entertained. haha I should have gotten him one too. DANG IT. haha Especially because there is a HUGE rubber band on it! And we know how Grandpa is with his rubber bands! hahaha good times. But Wyatt I love you so much and I can't wait to see you!

Well I am going to go now! I am excited to come back to the States Sunday! I will see some of you soon!
X.O. Erin

Boobs.

Well you are probably wondering about my title for my blog. There is quite a story behind it. Yesterday we were in Prague and we broke off from the tour group for free time and my friends and I first went to the most DELICIOUS chocolate museum. We got waffles on a stick (in the shape of a Christmas tree) and they warmed them up and poured hot milk chocolate and then sprinkles on top! Just wait til you see the pictures. AMAZING. We passed by a crystal shop and decided to go in. (BY the way it is FREEZING outside and so I have my jacket zipped ALL the way up and my hood on and tied the strings in a bow... Needless to say, I was not showing any part of my chest and I did not look that appealing). We walk around the store for a bit...picked up some dolls for a closer look and we are about to leave and my friend Jordan and Lynn are both outside, red face and cannot stop laughing. We start to head out towards them and ask them what they are laughing about and of course they cannot answer because they are laughing too hard. Finally Ashlyn asks them again and they refuse to tell us at first but finally Jordan tells us that the man in the store was talking to another employee and said "THAT GIRL WITH THE HUGE BOOBS JUST PICKED UP MY DOLL!!'" at first I thought well who was he talking about and then everyone turned to me and was like "ERIN THAT WAS YOU!" hahaha Joke of the day... probably the trip. Let me just say to all you ladies out there... men are the same in every place that you go. That is the first thing they look at and the only thing they think about.

I also got yelled at by a Czech woman for trying to take the display Red Bull. I thought she was trying to tell me to take and she slapped my hand down and started yelling at me. Naturally, I put my hands up as though I was getting arrested and to prove that I had surrendered. So after that it was not too bad.

Prague. Not too fun. I didn't like it that much. I felt it was a bit too sketchy. I don't know why. But I am glad we are leaving today. I will write soon when I find another internet cafe.

I miss you guys a lot. I need to find a really good job just so you all know. Keep your eyes open for job openings and then let me know!

Ciao!

Update.

I am currently in Berlin and we are going to Prague today. Yesterday we went to the concentration camp and it definitely was a hard experience to be there. They showed everyone a video before we set foot inside the camp and it hit everyone pretty hard...Most of the group did not want to stay and going inside the camp but we all did. It definitely hit me pretty hard. I did not think that I would have been so emotional, but it left a special place in my heart. It felt very sacred to be there and my mind could not wrap around the fact that I was in the room where hundreds of thousands of people were beaten and then most people perished. We went to the Wall of Sighs and the Stairs of Death. We actually got to walk the stairs and it was a very neat thing to be there because everyone knew what had happened there and so everyone was on there own and no one really talked to each other at all, and if they did it was in whispers. I took quite a lot of pictures so you will be able to see the camp and I will write some things about it so you know a little more about the camp and what took place there. I just cannot believe that that happened and that someone so evil could brainwash people into believing that other people were animals and that is was okay to kill and beat fathers, mothers, and children. That made a HUGE impact in Europe because now most people in Europe are anti-religion which absolutely breaks my heart. I do not know how I would be able to go through each day and not believe in a God. But I know that so many people had family members who were involved in the Holocaust do not believe and I understand why now. Being there opened my eyes a lot and I wonder a lot of the time if I would have been one of those people to help save some people. I hope I would be. I miss you all and I hope everything is going great. There is a cold and sore throat going around the bus which hopefully I will not get (knock on wood). And everything else is going pretty well. I am very excited to still be here but I miss my family! I love you guys so much!

I Am In Austria BABY

Well I am in Austria if you did not catch that. It is pretty much the prettiest place I have ever been to. We are staying at a Hostel and it is AWESOME. My friends and I got a HUGE room. Everyone is super jealous hahaha it is pretty funny. Everyone has a pretty tight space and our hostel looks like an apartment. We definitely lucked out. I have eaten my first Kebab and MAN it is GOOD. Delicious. I had another one today. We went to a palace today. It was actually where The Sound of Music was filmed so it was way cool! Our Hostel plays the movie ever night at 8 haha. I like this place a lot more than any other place we have been to so far. The group of people I have been hanging out with a lot are some amazing people and I love them so much!

Grandpa Craig. I want you to know that I have been using the "It's nippy outside, don'tcha chink" joke a lot and everyone thinks it is absolutely hilarious. It is going through our tour group fast haha.

Venice was pretty amazing. Super expensive though. Paige I got you a super cute side bag from Venice, I hope you love it!

We went to the Salt Mine yesterday and DANG I recommemd that for EVERYONE. It was sooo cool! I tried the walls, just so you all know and I can testify to everyone that I know it is SALT!

I am pretty sad I am missing conference. I really wanted to go.. but some of us are looking up the talks on Wednesday so that will be good.

Backtrack a little... When we went to church in Rome... GUESS WHO I SAW!!! Taylor Shaw was the missionary in that ward!! hahaha CRAZY RIGHT! It was pretty funny.

My little groups of friends have all decided already that we are going to have a reunion next summer in Newport. Seriously. So whoever reads this first better call dad and let him know that all the rentals will be rented out for a couple weeks next summer! We just need to pick dates!

Mom and Dad. Thanks for everything! I feel soo lucky to be on this trip. I have met some amaying people. And two of the girls that I am pretty good friends with live in Gledora and Fresno so I am glad to have met them. I miss you guys!

Wyatt. Dude I have not talked to you in forever! I miss you a lot! I hope school is going good!

Paige. Every picture I take you will appreciate the most I think. You will want to paint all of them. The palace that we went to today will be your favorite to paint. I know it! I miss you!

ohhh Dachel... Man I really miss you. You are going to love what I got you. I am excited to give it to you. I hope school and everything is going good!! I love you!

Grandpa Craig... Dang I am soo thankful for you! Seriously! I think about you a lot and hopefully we can travel sometime and go back to these places! And I am glad that you are so funny cause without your jokes.. I probably would not have friends haha!

Alright well I am going into the town. We are going to an Irish Pub tonight for dinner! haha We are pretty excited! Well have fun listening and going to conference! Whoever is, I envy you! I love you guys and miss you!

XO. Erin

First Few Days of My New Life

Well the plane was definitely an adventure in itself. I was a bit nervous but this opportunity doesn't come around for everyone so I am taking the bull by the horns. On the way to New York I had to pee for so long. I think I held it in for 3 hours because I did't want to wake up my friends sitting next to me so I held it. and when I couldn't take it anymore I woke them up and headed to the back of the plane where I sat down to go to the bathroom, and of course, right as I sat down the plane started shaking and the seatbelt sign turned on which freaked me out so badly that I couldn't comcentrate enough to be able to actually go. So, I went back to stop and everyone said "Wow! That was fast!" and I told them I couldn't do it and everyone laughed. So I waited a couple hours, crawled over my friend sitting next to me and headed back there. The plane didn't shake but I did break my zipper. So I had my pants unzipped the entire day yesterday. haha great stories already right? Rome is UNDESCRIBEABLE. The word "amazing" does not even do it justice. In the airport in New York, my friend Mindy and I ran in Lapo, who is a very famous fashion designer, and we talked to him for about 20 minutes. It was really great to have a civilized conversation with someone famous as people waklk up to him for his autograph. And unfortunately, regrettably, we did not get a picture with him! I know...I know... you can be disappointed in me. On the plane to Rome as man asked my friend Jennifer and I if we would switch spots with him so he and his wife could sit by each other and he would pay us 5o dollars. We both agreed but did not let him pay us that money and he was very grateful! During the middle of the plane ride, he found us both and wrote a note saying "thank you for switching us spots" with a 50 dollar bill inside for each. So my time on the way to Rome has been great so far! haha Well I am going to go! I will write later! Ciao!

1st Day in Rome

Let me say first off that I cannot believe it is 1 in the afternoon at home and I am breaking curfew at 10:45 at night to write my blog. The computers here are a little different so it has taken me 10 minutes just to figure out. I only have 4 minutes left on my card so I will write A LOT more tomorrow when I have time. I cannot believe that I am in ROME! I. AM. IN. ROME. It still has not hit me yet, or anyone else really. I had gelato 2 times today and it is definitely what everyone says it is to be. I have had pizza and pasta which were outstanding! I am learned SOOOO much already and I cannot wait to tell y ou all about it tomorrow! I am not homesick anymore which is great! I feel like I could live here... maybe in my future plans... sorry mom haha I would love to live here though for a couple years! Well I have to go but I will write a lot more tomorrow! Ciao!

Countdown: 2 days until I am in Roma, Italy!

Well I only have two days left until I am on my 13 hour flight to Europe. I am really excited... more scared though. I am pretty sure that more people tell me to be careful than to have fun. Haha. Which is OKAY. But it freaks me out. Seriously. Tomorrow is my last day in class. I have spent the last two weeks in class from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and we are all pretty exhausted from that but we are all very excited. The other students I am going with are fantastic! They are all wonderful and very Christ-like and amazing people. I am super excited to be with them and be able to share these amazing experiences with them. I will write later and update some more! X.O. E.

Class Begins Today

Sorry it has been so long since I have written. My Grandma Gini brings it up whenever I am with her haha so I figured I would start writing when class begins. We had class today. Everyday from 8 am to 5 pm. LONG day that's for sure. I am also in the process of deciding whether or not I need to transfer. I have to make a decision by tomorrow and I am not sure what I am going to do yet. Can you tell I am a bit irritated and frustrated? It actually felt good going back to the school, which is making my decision even harder than it was. So anyways. Europe is in 13 days and I am very excited. My instructors are absolutely amazing people and extremely humorous (which will be a good trait to have while we endure irritating times on the trip). I am pretty much living out of my car...something new to me. I am sure that I would make a great homeless person if I only had my car. But life is good. I just have a hard time making decisions that I know need to be made and thought about. But the weekend is coming up and I am thrilled for that. I will write soon. I love you all. X.O. E.

Hospital Visit.

Well here is the newest update for everyone! My ward went to the Palisades reservoir in Wyoming and we all went tubing and wake-boarding. We had soooo much fun! Brother Floyd is pretty much the most amazing leader ever. He is crazy and a very funny and spiritual man but he knows how to have fun. We went tubing first and swam in the lake we caught so much air it was crazy. Brittney ended up flying off the tube and doing a back flip into the water (that's how fast we were going). We went wake-boarding after that (which is struggled greatly with) and then I decided I wanted to go tubing one more time before we had to leave. As we started to gain speed, we hit a huge wave and I flew into the air and came down onto my friend, Joel, knee. I almost passed out and my mouth was bleeding a lot so they stopped the boat and I felt a hole in my cheek, where I bit through. I started to feel better and kind of be tough and so I drove home. When we returned home, I was completely fine but my head and my mouth were hurting a lot. I tried to sleep and I took some medicine but all of a sudden I had extreme pain in my ears and my head and I could not move or get up. It freaked everyone out (especially Brittney because she balled her eyes on on the way to the hospital) and we drove to the hospital. I found out that I had a minor concussion and I would just be really sore for the next few days. I am feelings a lot better and now I just have a lot of sores in my mouth from biting through my cheek. So everything is really great here. It is pretty much my last REAL week of school and then I will be on my way home. I am really ready to leave and have a great summer. I miss my family and friends so much. I love you! X O. E.

Surprise!

Just to catch everyone up, I tried to surprise my family by going to California last weekend. Too bad I cannot keep my own surprises if my life depended on it. I told too many people in my extended family and in my immediate family that my mother found out and when she called me last Thursday to see what I was doing...well our conversation went a little like this:
Mom: Hey Erin, what are you up to right now?
Erin: I'm in class.
Mom: You are talking on your phone in class?
Erin: Yeah. I will call you later.
(an hour later)
Mom: What are you doing? It sounds like you are driving on a highway.
(And by the way, the whole time this is going on Ammon keeps repeating "Erin she knows. She knows.")
Erin: Yeah, I am driving to Ammon's house....
(here is where it gets good)
Mom: Erin... I know your secret.
Erin: What secret?
Mom: I have my sources Erin, I know you are driving home this weekend.
DANG IT. Yeah.. It went down like that. I am so bad with surprises. When Ammon and I decided to drive home, he told me not to tell anyone because we were going to surprise them! And of course I am so excited to surprise everyone... Every SINGLE day Ammon and I would have this conversation: (This is not an exaggeration)
Erin: Ammon... I told Crystal we are coming. But don't worry I won't tell ANYONE else.
Ammon: Erin you might as well tell your mom. She is going to find out.
Erin: No.. She won't! I am not going to tell anyone else.
NEXT DAY: (literally)
Erin: Ammon...
Ammon: Let me guess, you told someone.
Erin: Alright so what, I told Jordyn. She won't tell anyone, don't worry.
Ammon: Erin. Why don't you just tell everyone. It doesn't have to be a surprise.
AGAIN... NEXT DAY:
Erin: (breathing)
Ammon: Who did you tell?
Erin: I told my grandparents. But don't worry! I told them to swear not to tell anyone!
Ammon: Who else do you plan on telling? I guarantee your family already knows.
This literally happened every single day for a week until we arrived in California. The only person that was completely oblivious to me arriving was my father (no surprise). Haha. Great weekend though! I am done with school in exactly 12 days! I will write more later! X O. E.

Sarcastic Gratitude

Let me just express my gratitude sarcastically and then accurately.
1. Sarcastic: I LOVE how it is 91 degrees outside and our apartment is hotter than the temperature outside due to the fact that my manager very much dislikes my apartment and will not fix our air-conditioning.
2. Sarcastic: I LOVE that I have done the dishes and cleaned the kitchen over and over again. Brittney and I vowed not to do anyone's dishes but our own, but since they don't do them, I get sucked in because I hate a dirty kitchen. So I am facing the dishwater peeking over my laptop and debating whether or not I want/should/need to empty the dishwasher. Good thing there is only 22 days left in Rexburg people!
Enough of the sarcastic remarks. I truly am grateful for the weather! It is so hot and beautiful outside but I need air-conditioning. I have so much respect for those people in the world that have never had that. Let me mention how grateful I am that I live in California. Wow. CALIFORNIA. I hope that will always be my home. I miss my family so much and I am ready for this semester to be over. School is still going good. I am still reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and I still recommend it to those people who love classic stories about affairs. It's an awesome book. Hard to get in to but after the first 26 pages, you will get sucked into a world of dramatic, suspicious, and unsatisfied love affairs. Well I guess I need to go finish my homework. Ammon's birthday is tomorrow! It's the big 23 birthday! woo hoo! And it's fourth of July this weekend!! yesss.. X O. E.

The Days Are Counting Down.

According to my calendar and paper chain countdown I have approximately 24 days of school, 90 days until I travel to Rome from Salt Lake City, 12 days until Paige's 17th birthday, and 41 days until I start a brand new adventure of being able to start seeing my friends get married off and into their own new world. Just so everyone knows, I usually do not post everything in my life over computer screens because I like to talk to everyone, but I thought that this would be a really good idea to have a blog from now on because when I leave for Europe, this will be the only way to communicate on a regular basis. So.. school is going great, I am having so much fun! I do wish that the semester would end though because I am ready to return home to the beach and to see my family. Who knew how much you could miss someone so bad, like your mother? I am pretty sure I call her over 1 or 2 times a day. I know she doesn't care though, I am her favorite daughter. Fourth of July is coming up and I haven't quite decided what Ammon and I are doing for that yet, but we have some ideas so I will update you when that times comes! I hope everyone is doing well and that this will help keep you updated with things! I love you and miss you all. X O. E.