Friends, Food, and Fun

This week has been full of friends, food, and lots of fun. I have had a great week with some amazing people. From talking to dance parties to playing games to eating out, these are the people that I love being with. 

They are like my family in Salt Lake. They love me for who I am and they get me to do things that I wouldn't normally do. They teach and stretch me. I don't know where I would be without them in my life right now. 

  

Sunshine

I don't know about the rest of you but I am loving this beautiful weather that we have been enjoying this week. I love the sunshine!!! It makes me happy to be alive. But when the weather dramatically changes it causes me great pain. I have carpel tunnel issues in both wrists that have been bothering me for the past couple of weeks. Some days are better than other days.

It reminds me of the scripture in the Book of Mormon that reads, "For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things...(2 Nephi 2:11)". This is one of my favorite scriptures because it has helped me when I am going through trials. It is easier to get through hard things when you keep in mind that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

Living in Salt Lake City, Utah

When I was younger, I never imagined myself living in a big city. I come from a small town in Southeastern Idaho, where it is very quiet and comfortable. You know almost everyone living there and you always see at least five people that you know at the grocery store or at Walmart.

After I decided to attend LDS Business College here in Salt Lake, I realized that for the next two years of my life I would be living in a big, noisy city. I was not happy with that idea, but I knew I would have to get used to it sooner or later. I chose sooner rather than later.

Now I really enjoy living in this city. I can walk to the Temple whenever I want, there is great shopping everywhere, and something fun is always going on in Downtown. But in the wintertime, there is a thick fog of smog that just hangs over the whole city. It is pretty disgusting...this picture sums it up perfectly.

My blog has been up and running for one week. Yeah!!  This past week has flown by and life is getting better and better every day. I have an awesome roommate, I am attending a great school, and I have family and friends that love and support me. Life is good! 

Now I know that some of you might be thinking that life is not going so good right now. This might be the case, but I can tell you from experience that after every mountain is a beautiful valley. You just have to keep hiking. It will be hard but it is worth every second. You can do it, I believe in you.