Welcome Home, Jimmerooo!

So I am about to hit the hay (dad's expression for going to bed) but before I do I just have to say that I'm really glad Jim is home from his business trip. He got in on Sunday, and I'm so glad that now Lisa and Jim are reuinited and the fun can begin again!!

It was great getting to tell Jim where i'm going on my mission....he is seriously the LAST person to find out! And it was also nice to hear how excited jimmer and liser are for me, even if i am going to utah.:) I'm actually really excited for the adventure headed my way.

And the other thing i'm way stoked about is the fun fest this that will occur this weekend because jim and lisa are coming up to the homestead here in pa to PARTAY!:) No joke, mom and dad have already planned a food-filled weekend. So, watch out J and L, you better bring your "fat pants" because as dad says, you're gonna have to "let the belt loose" after the meals yet to come!

Ok folks, i'll sign off now. (clap clap) => that was me "clapping" off the lights. you know, like in the "clap on clap off" commercial with the old lady who is in bed and suddenly "clap claps" her lights off and then abruptly rolls over..... I know, great visual, right?!:)

NOTE: I do not really own the "clap on clap off" lights....it would be pretty sweet if i did though.:)

Mission Call

I GOT MY CALL!!!
Just two days after my last post (Saturday) I got my call in the mail! Me and Amber were actually out at the mall and my mom frantically called us to tell us "you're packet is here!" So we pretty much rushed home to rip it open.:)

Drum role, please.....

OGDEN, Utah!!!

"I'm goin' to Ogden!" You know the movie Singles Ward...when Dallin opens his call and he gets sent to Boise?! And he's WAY excited but all of his friends feel sorry for him?! Haha...well, i must say, for me it was sort of the other way around. I was slightly shocked and disappointed to be going to UTAH (of all places!) but everyone else has been SO excited for me. I think I just needed to let it soak in a few days. I'm still sort of processing it, but I am getting more and more excited each time I think about it.

Plus, I also came to realize that it doesn't matter where you go. It's really just about humbling yourself and doing and going where the Lord has a purpose for you. I've felt that particularly strong.

I leave July 16, which is a month later than I thought, but I think it will be great to have some time off from school and just be with my family.

So, YAY OGDEN!:) Mom said she is going to frame the letter...haha!!!

Going batty

Hi everyone. How's life? I hope everyone is doing ok. It's such a crazy time of the year for everyone, especially if you are in school. I've been so maxed out with school work and concerts it has really been insane.

No. I have not received my mission call.

I thought I'd just get that out of the way. I have had so many dreams about this it's not even funny, and now my friends are starting to dream about where i might go too! Can you say, weird?! I feel like such a ball of nerves and on top of that I am going nuts over school. But, I guess I need to just take a chill-pill and stop dwelling on what I have no control over....

....yeah, well try telling my brain that!!! Even when I try not to think about it...yep, you guessed it...I think about it.

So, I figured I might as well have a little fun with this...

I'm taking a poll (this is extremely immature of me but what the heck, who cares...)

Where in the WORLD do you think i'm going?????

While your thinking about very vexing question, check out my new website i had to create for a computer science class: Click here. (You're going to laugh when you see what it's about....can you say "wow, she really can't stop thinking about it..."????)