And Life Goes On

It is already midterms! It is exciting yet crazy at the same time.

I feel like nothing new ever happens worthy of blogging, but I

will work on finding joy in the little things. There are a couple of

things though.

First, I got an internship! This was quite the experience, first getting

told no by everyone, wondering what on earth I was supposed to be

doing if it wasn't accounting, and then getting an offer that will be best

for me. I will be working for Larson & Rosenberger in Sandy. I will be

an intern this winter semester, after that I will be part-time staff until

I graduate, and then a full-time job. It is a little weird to become part of the

real working world.

Second, school is crazy! Everyone said that the MAcc is better than the

Jr. Core - they must not mean this semester. It has been quite the trick

to barely get by and get everything done, let alone do it well. Hopefully

next year will actually be better. (Funny moment - my professor quoted

kid history in class on Wednesday. Sad part - no one really knew what it

was besides me.)

Then there is the rest of life:

- BYU Sports - Football is improving and basketball starts in less then a week.

- Housesitting while my family is on vacation in New York and then on a

New England cruise.

- Trying to do my calling and realizing how truly inadequate I am and how

grateful I am for wonderful counselors and sisters that I get to serve with. In

addition having the gospel and a loving Heavenly Father to help me better serve.

I also just realized that about every blog post I have ends up in lists. The story of my life.

Back to Reality

Where did August go? And June and July for that matter? The summer

has absolutely flown by and I find myself back in the Tanner building once

more. So what ended up happening with my summer?

- Classes

- Denver with Beta Alpha Psi (an accounting fraternity)

- Park City

- Sewing

I had plans to put up pictures of my sewing creations so maybe

those will appear in a post soon.

The theme of August has been change. I got called as Relief Society President

in my ward which has been one large adjustment. It has been a humbling, but

wonderful experience thus far and I look forward to serving.

Second huge change was switching jobs. I got a job as a student secretary

for the School of Accountancy so I left the Recorstration which has been

my second home ever since I came to BYU. It was a good change, but there

are definitely people there that I will miss.

The last one is not really a big change, but I am now in the MAcc program

here at BYU and it is weird because they keep calling us graduate students -

not quite used to that yet. I am so excited to be back with my accounting

friends and the amazing faculty! They make me excited to learn and dig in.

It will be a tough semester, but full of tons of opportunities.

I think I need to just start a section of every post dedicated to BYU sports

since they always manage to come up. Here are the exciting updates:

- Brandon Davies is back on the basketball team!

- Jackson Emery's and Tyler Haws' little brothers both committed to BYU to

play basketball. They are awesome!

- I got a ticket to Jimmer's All-Star game! I couldn't resist to see him one more

time! Also he is engaged to his long-time girlfriend.

- BYU Football starts in 2 days!

- Women's soccer is doing well and their games are a blast to go to!

For the most part coming back to real life is not too bad.

Garden

I have been meaning to post about my little garden all summer. I have a little
balcony that is probably 3 feet by 7 feet and approximately half of
it is filled with planters. I did some vegetables, herbs
(which didn't grow near as well as expected), and some flowers.

This is my tomato plant that we named "Tula". This has done surprisingly well and has lots of tomatoes.


These are some of the tomatoes and a little carrot. These carrots were supposed to do ok in smaller containers, but they have not gotten very big.
Thriving lettuce plant.


A couple of planters of flowers.

It is so wonderful to see things actually grow!

Summer Lovin

Unfortunately this post has nothing to do with the typical association with the title.I just needed to list some of the things I am loving this summer.

1. My sewing class - I am learning new things that I actually might use later on.I find myself looking at clothes and saying "I could make that". I think I might have found something to add to my hobby list. Plus the girls in my lab are awesome!

2. Friends - I have gotten to know some wonderful girls. First my friend Rachel who has been in my ward, but I didn't get to know until we have been in the same sewing class this term. We are kindred spirits and she is such a good example to me in so many ways. She is also an awesome friend and helps me in any way she can (boys to school to life in general).

My roommate Erin is also such a good friend. She makes me laugh and helps me keep things real and in perspective. Old continuing friendships are also priceless.

3. Tennis - I am taking a tennis class and as I slowly progress I LOVE playing!Overall I actually like all of my classes.

4. My Ward - I have gotten to know more people through my dinner group and through attempting to be more social. Great people. Unfortunately there will be a lot of turn over this fall, but I guess it is another opportunity to meet new people. In addition last night I helped and participated in a murder mystery dinner.
I ended up being the murderer - with the knife in the garden.