1) Spent another amazing semester with Kiley, Claire, and Charlotte doing crazy things--wars with our friends upstairs, more yelling out the window, and having Charlotte pretend to be engaged. We also did normal things (so that people don't think that we are totally crazy). We played frisbee, did homework, went on dates, and had rough times.
2) Moved out of the apartment--that was a semisad day. It meant saying good bye to three people who I had come to regard as sisters over the last nine/ten months. It was almost like we had the same personality at the end of the year; not quite because we were all different people, but we all were willing to do crazy things. But moving out also meant getting to go home to my family's "new" house in New York.
3) Entertaining myself in New York--First, I feel that I must dispell a question that many people have been asking me since I arrived in New York: "How do I like the state?" That question can't be answered easily. I do like the nature that is everywhere. Trees and forests are parts of the city and there is a swamp ten minutes away to the north and a waterfall ten minutes away to the south. I am close to the Sacred Grove and love that we can drive to Niagra Falls. But I miss the people I knew in California, the beaches, and the predictable weather. I also miss how the sun would come up through Provo Canyon in Utah and the way that everyone in the apartement complex in my area liked to do activities together. Anyways, enough sad comparisons. Mostly I entertain myself by watching TV and writing in one of the books that I always seem to be working on.
4) Saying good bye as guys leave for missions--this will be the last one because this is what is most pertinent today. I'm happy that the guys are willing and worthy to dedicate two years of their lives to the Lord. *Collin Morris: he grew up with me and was like my brother. He went to Brazil. *Hailame Fisi'iahi: he was one of my brother's best friends and super nice. He also went to Brazil. *Dallin McBride: he was in my apartment complex and super funny; he always knew how to make me smile. He's in Korea. *Connor Barham: he lived in my apartment complex and became one of my closest guy friends. He's going to Washington. *Owen Carroll: he was Connor's roommate and one of the nicest and most cultured guys I think I have ever met. He's going to Ukraine. *Ty Higley: he was one of the guys from building twelve in my apartment complex. He was super nice and kind of competitive. He's going to Brazil. *Brandon Sonnefeld: He's my cousin. He is always willing to listen and make things better. He's also going to Brazil. These are just a few of the guys who became really good friends of mine who are leaving. So go preach the gospel and help others feel the Spirit and maybe there will be a time when we will meet again, whether in this life or the life to come, and reminisce about the fun we have had.
That about wraps up the last six months. I should try to post more often, but we'll see what happens.
Bethanie
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