Ready, set, GO!

Crazy weekend! I began my journey up to BYU-Idaho on Thursday, January 3, 2012. I met up with a guy I met on the BYU-I ride board named Scotty. Awesome guy! He's super cool! Turns out he knows one of my best friends, Kendra. Thursday night, we stayed in Provo. I stayed the night at Bryan's apartment.

Thursday night, I had dinner with Bryan, Kendra, and Jeff. Jeff was my first zone leader on my mission. I have been writing his sister, Alicia, for almost 2 years now. She's currently on her mission in Milan, Italy. She's a great girl! Anyway, we were having dinner when Jeff mentioned that he was dating a girl from BYU-I named Rachel. Kendra of course asked what her last name was. Turns out, Kendra and Rachel are friends. Jeff calls Rachel to meet up with us at Cafe Rio in Orem, Utah. Rachel walks in with Scotty, my ride, and another friend. Such a coincidence and a totally fun night! We had a blast!

The next day was our drive up to Rexburg, Idaho. Might I mention that Utah and Idaho are covered in snow at this time of the year. Freezing cold! My poor Arizona boy butt got SO whooped and I was just dying! We get to Rexburg. Yay! Finally! I'm excited and nervous all at the same time. What are my roommates going to be like? What is my apartment going to look like? Will I be able to make friends? So many things going through my mind.

I get to my place. It's actually a house which I thought was cool. Nothing exciting to write home about, but you get what you pay for. Right off the bat, I have to go to the BYU-I Center for a devotional where President Kim B. Clark of Brigham Young University - Idaho introduces himself to all the new students. It felt weird. Kendra was gone, Scotty was gone, and I was all by myself. It sunk in. This might really just stink! I might just hate it here! President Clark began to speak. He talked for a little bit and the Spirit just fell over me. I felt comforted. I knew that I would be okay. Of course, the first week or two would be tough. That's how I am with all big changes and adjustments, but the Spirit had confirmed to me that I didn't have anything to worry about. I knew exactly what I needed to do to have a great time here.

This first weekend was filled with events that helped the new students get involved and introduced to BYU-Idaho. It was called "Get Connected" and I had a lot of fun doing it!