Logan Trip 2010

Because Rexburg doesn't change all that much, Whitney and I took an opportunity and jumped on it to attend the Utah State homecoming dance and see some old friends down in Logan last weekend. We had this goal set. We are both terrible at taking pictures during events and throughout our lives. Well, I am at least. We were doing so well in the first hour of the car ride down there. And we even snapped some pictures before the dance! Unfortunately, that's as far as it went. But, it was a blast and I'm here to share it.

 We are not intoxicated.

 Around Shelley area, heading south.

 I look.... special.

 I have a gorgeous roommate.

Thank you to Jessica for the invite! We had a blast with you!

We make it down into Logan and Jessica and brothers are confided at some pizza place, so Whit and I call up Huppi. We go visit the Huppi home and see his parents again and his wonderful sister. It was so great to see them all again. They are so sweet. Once Jessica got out of the restaurant, we met her on campus in the apartment we were staying in and quickly changed. Whitney and I ended up going stag, as the other 6 people were paired off. No worries.

At the dance, we met this girl who introduced us to her friends, who ended up asking me to dance. Dance #1 was very nice, and actually knew a friend of mine from up here in Rexburg. Go figure. Dance #2 happened to be one of the girls we were with's date who had ditched her... odd. So I excused myself after a couple dances and found Whitney on a bench. Jessica came to join us and a couple of brothers asked us to dance. We spent the rest of the night with these boys, who were very nice. My "date", if you could call him that, was a very talented country swing dancer. At one point, he led me to the dance floor and for something like 20 minutes, swung me around everywhere. It was so fast! I was jumping up on his leg and jumping off, twirling so fast my dress was dangerously close to coming up too far, and so much more. It was a blast. These boys walked us home and I got a hug out of it. That's right ladies and gentlemen, I am no "True Aggie".

Saturday consisted of breakfast, "How to Train Your Dragon", walking around the pre-game activities, "Inception", Wendy's, a final visit to the Huppi home, and the drive back to Rexburg.

I'm really grateful for that outgoing, and I'm grateful that we were able to make it back safely and go to church so we wouldn't miss Ward Conference. I had a great Sunday, full of social activities, spiritual lessons, and heart to hearts. And... my papers have been submitted. Only thing now is my stake president interview. It's getting close... :) And a big thanks to Marylynn Gardner for my mission photos. Here's a sneak peek!

Next Time

It was a nice little escape to Utah this weekend. Whit and I went down on Friday night and spent the evening with two of her friends, then Saturday we spent the day with my friend Alicia and drove home tonight. It was interesting. And what I mean by interesting, is that it wasn't as fulfilling as it should have been, I think. Friday night was a lot of fun. I was in that state where I'm so mentally exhausted I basically lose control of my mouth. While it's not inappropriate at all, I just become very loud and obnoxious. Whit's two friends probably thought I was crazy; poor boys. Saturday was a lot of fun, too. Whit's family that we stayed with were so nice and I got a workout of it, too. We drove to see Alicia and made excellent cookies and saw "Leap Year". Very, very cute movie. As we were about to leave, my heart felt heavy. It was bad. Something was off, and I couldn't figure out what. While it was snowing fairly hard and it would be dark in an hour or so, it didn't feel like we wouldn't make it home safe, but rather someone else may need our help; my help even. I texted a few friends and while I still don't really know why my heart was so heavy, I'm okay. We made it home and I'm really excited about tomorrow's dinner that I'm making. I hope my guests approve. Little do they know, this is my first time making these foods! Good thing I have a phone-a-friend. Anyway, while I think I missed an opportunity to help someone down in Utah, I have full faith that Father will take care of them through someone else. He's good like that.

And since it's Spring Forward tonight, I need to sleep. I wonder how many people will be late for sacrament...?