DONE.

I'm done with finals!!

WOOHOO!!!!!

I'm so excited I want to run round and scream my head off.

But...

it's time to celebrate by crocheting and watching movies based on British Literature!!!

I can't believe it!

This semester has gone by so fast. 

And, in just four days, I'll be out of here for another three and a half months!

Woohoo!

As much as I love going home, though... I'm going to miss it here.

As cold as Rexburg can be, and as stressful as school can get, I really love BYU-Idaho.

What a blessing this place is!

I've learned so much and I've made so many friends. 

After this week though, it's time to catch up on some sleep... until April. 

I can't wait to come back in the Spring!!

It's that time of year...

Merry Christmas!

I hope your celebrations of the most wonderful time of the year are going well.

But before we can celebrate, we need to recognize that it's also...

...Finals Week!

I actually had my first final today in Book of Mormon.

I got a 95%.

Success!

Since it is the infamous finals week, most people I've talked to have mentioned stress, anxiety, and an eagerness for the semester to reach its impending end.

However, I have felt very little finals-related stress. 

I feel like I should feel like this: 

(minus the beard)

But I feel more like this guy:

(As tacky and cliched I think cute kitten pictures are, 

this is the picture that best describes my current mood.)

Kind of carefree. 

Yep, I'm one of the little freshmen that has only two finals that require studying for.

I'm enjoying it while I can, since I know future semesters will not be so easy.

Oh, the joys of college!

Don't get me wrong, though... I love it here and I'm going to miss it so much!

Thanksgiving

"...worship God, in whatsoever place ye may be in, in spirit and in truth; and that ye live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you."

-Alma 34:48

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

I hope everyone was able to eat lots of good food today {especially pie!}. 

But more importantly, I hope everyone was able to reflect on what they are grateful for. 

Here are a few things of mine that I'm grateful for:

The Church,

My Family,

Temples,

My Friends,

My comfortable living conditions,

My education,

The beautiful earth we live on,

All of my many blessings! 

I heard someone once say,

 "Count your blessings, not your worries."

Have a great Thanksgiving weekend, and don't forget what this weekend was about too quickly in light of Christmas preparation.

Happy Thanksgiving!

-Angela

Divertido!... with swivel chairs.

As promised, I am posting a post {...?} about this past weekend.

This weekend was lots of fun! The most adventurous activity involved playing with swivel desks in the Clark building with friends Amanda and Katie after our ward party. 

We had lots of fun. :)

Aren't these desks cool?

We make an attractive group, I know.

This week...

...was awesome. 

So much fun! 

Unfortunately, I don't really have any adventures to blog about. 

{This week was pretty calm, but not dull.}


I can't think of anything in particular that made it so good... it just was!

Well, actually I went to the Temple today to do Baptisms for the dead.

{it sounds crazy/creepy, but it's not. I promise! There's some information about here.}

It was great. I think I might try to go again tomorrow, if possible. :)

What a blessing it is to have a temple that's just a five- to ten-minute walk away!!

This weekend should be fun, I think. 

Tonight is a ward party {woot!}, and tomorrow I have homework... but then I'm going to Extravadance 

with some friends!

Since I'm a ballet snob I am really excited to see what their dance program is like here. 

I've heard it's amazing, but I'm excited to see with my own two eyes.

I hope you all have an adventurous {yet safe} weekend! 

I'll see what I can do about having some adventures so I can blog about them.


Random thought:
If you love Jane Austen enthusiasts and funny dating stories, 
then you would love this blog.


I read it all the time!

Perseverance

I love Devotional.  

Today the speaker, Elder Zivic, spoke about persevering.  

One quote I especially liked was,

"Strong men are like kites; they rise when opposing winds are strongest."

Another one was,

"The best way to predict the future is to create it!" 

While I listened to him speak, I almost felt excited for trials to come so that I could apply the pieces of wisdom he gave me. Is that weird?

I feel like the theme for the past couple weeks, or more like semester, has been to push on and have the mentality,"I will survive, come what may." 

Especially since last night I watched an amazing movie called 17 Miracles. I highly recommend it. It's about the Willie and Martin handcart companies and some of the miracles they experienced. I get chills just thinking about it! 

If you think your lot is hard, you'll feel grateful for the amount you have after watching this little treasure!

And if you think about it, the stresses most people are dealing with are most likely not going to end their life, except in a few special cases.

And even then, if you have lived a life in line with the Gospel principles and teachings of Jesus Christ, then you have nothing to fear.

I love devotional.  

It is so worth going every week.

I always feel better after going... it feels kind of like a mini General Conference in the middle of the week.

I am so grateful to be attending a Church school!!