Back to that...again.

Well, here I am. Sitting in my apartment in Provo, enjoying my last day of freedom. Tomorrow I begin school again, except this time..it's my last fall semester here. It has been a REALLY long haul up til now, but I finally feel like it might be coming to an end. Supposedly I'll be graduating in April, but there will be a LOT of work between now and then! BUT, after graduation and one more field camp, I will be moving permanently to Brazil and I will marry the love of my life, and THAT my friends, has been a long time coming and I am more excited about that than I have been about anything in my life (and you all remember how excited I was before I went left to serve a mission!)!!!!

Yes, obviously I had to put another picture of us on here, because I think we are just so great together! :)

So since I last wrote, I moved back to Provo from my parents' house, and while I wasn't happy about it, it is something I have to do. Since being back in Provo (it's only been a few days), I got all settled into my new place, met my roommate, bought my books and got everything ready for the new semester and....not much else! I went to the Jordan River Temple for the first time on Saturday, actually, with Carli, and it was just wonderful! It was a beautiful day, a beautiful temple, and great to be there with my dear friend who is pretty much my non-blood-related sister! I'll miss her while she's on her mission, but I am so thrilled for her to go!! You North Carolinans, you will be so blessed to have her!

So, really, I have nothing terribly profound to say today. I should start thinking more deeply and maybe I will have something more interesting for all you people out there! :)

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