Back to Idaho!

With January here, it was FINALLY time to go back to school. I had now been at home for three months and as much as I love my family, it was time to get away. I needed friends again. I needed to have fun. And honestly, I really missed being in school. Judge me. Once again, I would be doing this trip all by myself. But I had done it before so I wasn't too worried. My only fear was that I would hit snow and ice. But I didn't. Another reason I was excited to go is because I was going to stay the night in Utah and see my friend Jake! He was an elder I served with and my best friend from the mission. So I packed up my car, said bye to everyone and took off.

So I drove. And drove. And drove. My heater doesn't work, so I was cold. My radio doesn't work, so I had to listen to random OLD CD's I found in my car. The only thing I ate was half a twix bar and I drank a cherry coke. I just don't eat when I travel. I think it's my anxiety.
So I finally made it to West Jordan after 10 hours of driving. And guess what? Jake wasn't even home... So I sat outside in the freezing cold just waiting...  But when he finally came it was so good to see him! And weird that we could hug...

We just had a super chill night. We talked a lot. Just got caught up on each other's lives. We went and saw The Woman in Black (stupid movie) and talked more. I missed this kid so much and was so happy to be with him in the real world!

Funny story: On the mission, he had this tie. It was a stupid tie and I hated it. I told him I hated it every time I saw him wearing it. I told him if I ever got my hands on it, I would burn it. So at one point he told me he had something for me. All I had to do was close my eyes... Ummm... So I did. And I heard him rummaging through some stuff. Then all of a sudden something goes over my head. I had no idea what was going on. Well he also took pictures during this, I guess so I could remember it forever? Who knows... Needless to say, I punched him. And then tried to steal the tie. But it didn't quite work, so the tie still lives...

On Saturday, I left Jake's to drive the rest of the time up to Rexburg. I was able to stop and see Kimmi and Bryan in Layton for an hour. It was good to catch up with them after a couple of years! And four hours later, I was finally back home in the Burg! I was SO excited to see all of my roomies and get moved in. Here's to a fantastic semester! Even though it's winter so it will be cold and snowy...