Somehow I Find the Time

Over the past couple years I have realized that college is a time of no time. I try to plan every semester more and more efficiently timewise and it just can't be done. Yet somehow this semester seems better than the rest. I don't know why because I am working more than ever and I'm in class more than ever. Yet somehow my life seems to be balanced. I don't feel like my life is all about school, or all about work, or all about friends. I'm happy and my life is balanced through and through. It's so great, in fact, that sometimes I forget how busy I really am. But I do have small reminders every once in a while, such as the weekends. I had a Friday night a couple weeks ago with absolutely no plans. With my busy schedule my weekends get booked fast. They are my only time for a social life, and so they tend to get filled up at least a week in advance. So there I was on a Friday night with no plans! I haven't had that in so long. I'm not good at last minute planning so I rounded up some friends and a little sister and went ice skating. We went to the ice rink here in Provo but it was WAY crowded, so we went up to the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake. It was almost completely empty! So even though it was smaller than the Provo one, it was a lot more fun. Side note: Teenage boys are so frustrating!!! The only other ppl on the rink with us were high school hockey players. Yeah, they were annoying! Also, the rink was super rough and needed to be smoothed out with that zamboni machine thing. But the h.s. boys working that night were too busy playing with the overhead mike to really care about the ice condition. I'm hoping that the zamboni was broken and that they weren't really being such goof-offs. Anyways, it was still way fun and definitely worth the trip up to Salt Lake!
Second reminder of my busy schedule: Saturdays are my day to get all my homework done, get in time with my horse, try to catch the BYU ballet club class, and spend some time with friends. Last Saturday was no different. My schedule started out needing to drop my car off in Orem so my dad could change the brakes (thanks dad!) then getting to my ballet class before 9:30, go shoppin with my dad for new riding boots and then study for and take a test before 2:00, take my roommate, Steff, out to lunch for a farewell celebration before 4:00, take Mailani out riding before it got dark, and then shower and get ready for Steff's farewell party before 7:00. I had my whole day planned out with no stopping inbetween. Then right as I got to my parents house to pick up my car, I found out that my family forgot to tell me my grandma and some cousins were in town for lunch and visiting the Bean Museum. I love my family and hate missing things with them, so I did some scheduling rearranging and somehow managed to study for AND take my test in an hour and half and make it in time to see the museum with them. I'm so glad I did! It was so much fun to spend time with my favorite people! I was able to get everything done on Saturday except go shopping with my dad and go riding with Mailani, but those things can be done at later times. It amazes how much the Lord helps me accomplish and still remain sane. I don't really get stressed out about time anymore and I know it is because Heavenly Father is right there beside me, scheduling my life for me. Just another blessing that comes from this amazing gospel that I am so blessed to have a knowledge of!

Tyson, Me, Steff, and Heather ice skating at the Gallivan's Center.
This rink is such a romantic place. When I get married, my
husband and I are coming here for date nights.


Marinda, Elizabeth, Andrea, and Nathaniel all posing in front of the butterfly
display at the Bean Museum. I forgot how much fun museums can be.
I'm so glad we have kids to remind us of the little wonders of life!


Andrea wanted to be a butterfly. Talk about butterfly overload :)