Learned.

I have been at college one week.
And I've learned a few thing so far.

-You walk everywhere up here.
- Everyone has a connection to somebody up here. And you can make any connection you can think of. Like kids who have your Grandpa as a patriarch. In Connecticut.
- PDA = OVERLOAD. holy moly.
- Freshman 15...yeah it's real. But not for me. I'm too busy. I've lost 3 pounds. :]
- Tennis Class: Best Class Ever. :]
- Going to bed later than 1 every night catches up to you. and then you're just permanently tired. So no worries. You get over it soon.
- If you love your classes, chances are you should major in that.
- Don't worry about who your friends are. You meet a new person every second.
- College reading assignments take 1 hour longer than high school reading assignments. If you're lucky.
- I thought I knew the Book of Mormon well. I was so wrong.
- You do miss home. Especially your bed. And your own bathroom. And your mom.
- Homework is important. You actually have to do it. And professors don't care if you sluff. They just plow away at their job.
- Growing up sucks. Jobs now become important to us.
- College is the first time that people don't have curfews. People freak out. And stay out until 4 every night.
No worries.
College life is the best.
I am thoroughly enjoying myself.
And the first FOOTBALL GAME is on SATURDAY.
woot!

Also.
I went to John Mayer.
With Brad.
No one understands John like we do.
Or freaks out when he plays his classics.
It seriously was one of the best nights of my life.
So Brad.
Thank you. :]

..chelle..

Move

Moving: the process of vacating a fixed location and settling in a different one.

The university.

The Hall.

The bed.

The laptop.

The constellations. (Yes, it's a weird angle. And yes, that's the Big Dipper. :] )

The shelves. With memories.

The friends.

The adventure begins....

..chelle..

Week.

Well.
Today marks the the last full week I spent in St. George.
I don't think I could've spent it any better.
There was just so much that I'm thankful I got to do.
Like see friends off to college.
Partying at Alex's one last time with the crew.
And watching my girls beat Waterford. :]
Building forts.
Girls nights at PF.
Homemade bread for dinner with friends.
And the best date I think i've been on. :]
I wish I was better at taking pictures. I could show you just how awesome this week was.

But.
Like everything that is good, there are bad things.
Like finding out I may be in some money trouble.
Getting my wisdom teeth out.
And.
Leaving to college.
For the past month I've been freaking out about how I'm going to say goodbye to all my friends.
It's made me sick.
But now that's it's happened, it's okay.
As my good friends Every Avenue say: "This is see you later...I'm not into goodbyes."
I know i'll see everyone again.
It wasn't as hard as I thought.

However,
The 3 hardest goodbyes for me are still coming up.
Still not sure how this may work out.

I know Jake and Maggie are going to give me some crap for putting this on...
But this describes us.
I'm just laughing my head off.
Maggie is too.
And Jake is trying to smile. Still. For the picture.
We aren't serious...
We're just the best of friends.
Mags leaves tomorrow.
And I leave Jake Wednesday.
And while the goodbyes will be hard, I know everything will be okay.
At least I keep telling myself that.
We'll still be the best of friends.
Mags will be giving Ephraim a run for it's money.
I'll be trying to survive in Provo.
And Jake will just be holding down the fort in good old STG.

The next time I blog will be a goodbye....
..chelle..

Jack.

Once upon a time....


Three besties took a trip up to the Land of USANA.
To see a serenader named Jack. 
Jack Johnson.
They consisted of:

The Driver....

The Snack Getter/Whiner....

And me.
The awesome song picker.
And dancer.

They traveled across the plains for many miles...
360 to be precise....
To arrive at the chosen place. :]
Along the way they stopped to shop for shoes.
And warm sweaters for college. 

Finally, after arriving they waited on a blanket.
For Jack to come out.
And he did.
He made beautiful music.

And they snuck up front to see him.
And while some people got a little tipsy....
And downed 5 beers before the concert even started....

It still was worth everything.

And while Constellations was not played...
Jack made up for it.
By playing Do You Remember.
And Angel.
And Breakdown. Ukulele only.
And Better Together.
And You and Your Heart.
So Jack did not disappoint.
And the three best friends went home content and happy.

The end. :]
..chelle..

Reunion.

So.
This weekend I went to my family reunion.
It was a special one.
Even though we just had one a year and a half ago....
My Smith side met in Park City/ Heber to celebrate 50 years of my grandparents happy marriage.
We stayed at the Zermatt Resort.
I figured we had to.
It comes with being 1/4 Swiss.

They had some kick-A Gelato.
I was impressed.

We had some good times in Park City.
Like Elevator Tag.
Watching YouTube 'til 1 in the morning.
And of course...JetSkiing. :]

But.
The real reason for the reunion was for family pictures.
One with my grandparents, their offspring, and their offspring's offspring.
It was chaos.
I've never seen anything like it.
But....I think they turned out pretty good. :]

And my family is adorable.
So.
To Craig and Diann...
Happy 50th.
Glad you got married.
May you live long and prosper. :]

..chelle..

Begin.

And so the goodbyes begin....
I said the first goodbye the other night.
To one of my besties.
Robert.

I love this kid.
Ever since we met in Biology sophomore year, we've bonded.
Enduring Barben's class.
And being table buddies.
And some good soccer trips.
He's just been a good friend.
It wasn't as hard as I thought to say goodbye.
We're good enough friends we'll hang again at Christmas Break. :]

But so many more goodbyes are coming.
An\d even though I'm just going to school in Provo...
Goodbye's are still going to be hard.
My mom says I'm going to love Provo so much, I'm not going to want to come home.
But.
Maybe that was her,
and the fact that she couldn't go home every weekend....
Seeing as she lived in Conneticut.
Ah.
Some goodbyes are going to be SO hard.
But.
I know that everything will be okay.

"Sometimes you have to let go to see if there is anything worth holding on to."

McKay.

Ah.
This kid is great.

His name is McKay Carlson Wright.
And he is one of my best friends.
I love him dearly.
We have been through so much together.
I could tell this kid anything.
I mean anything.
We've had some good fun talks and some deep ones.
And some great times.
Soccer games and dates,
Sadies and movie nights at Julie's.
;] ha!
And he has this lady friend...
They are so adorable.
Seriously.
I want them to get married.
Badly. ;]
Currently...
McKay is serving a mission.
In Hong Kong, China.
Ah.
So crazy!
But.
I just wrote him a letter last night.
And it's been the first in awhile.
So i told him about my life.
Like graduating.
And Senior Year.
College.
My (lack of) love life.
And the ever anticipated Jack Johnson.
And I started to cry.
McKay was supposed to come to Jack Johnson with me. :[
I miss him.
But. He's doing the right thing.
So McKay...this is for you.
I miss you.
Come back soon.
And Jack will be waiting for us. :]


PS- BYU better find a new way to do All-Sports passes.
Sucky system.
But never fear Mary and Rachel.
I shall conquer it for you. :]
Love,
..chelle..