Roommates.

Seriously,
Last night was one of the best nights of my life.
I've never laughed so hard up here at college.
True laughs,
Seizure convulsions,
The HAT,
And of course, these lovely snapshots....
Just demonstrate why I love these ladies more than life.
I have THE BEST roommates.
Hopefully you'll laugh as hard as we did.
Cheers.

29 days, homies.

..chelle..

33.

The two-week notice has been given.
8 more days of class.
5 more days of work.
4 Finals.
1 Paper.
33 days until London.

HOLY.
cow.
..chelle..

Thanks.

Everyone always posts what they're thankful for.
It's like a social networking tradition.
So.
I guess I'm posting mine too.

This year, I'm thankful for support.
I know, that's not a normal thing to be thankful for.
But,
Here's why:
Without support, I wouldn't be anywhere in my life.
Especially from my family.
They've supported me in every decision I've made.
Even the ones they haven't liked.
Like choosing soccer over tennis (that was my mother),
And choosing to not play soccer in college (that was my father),
They still love me.
And have supported me 100%.
They supported me choosing to go to BYU,
And when I chose to come home for the summer,
And to move to London for 4 months,
And New York for 4 after that,
And to do all the crazy stuff I've done in my life.
THAT has made the world of the difference.

I feel as though I overlooked this important part of my life until this year.
Choosing to study abroad has really opened my eyes to the support I truly have from my family.
From my mom, who has been my biggest cheerleader about going,
To my 9 year old brother, the one I've been at home the least with, who told me "I'll miss you. But you want to go. So go!"
To my sister, my best friend, who won't have me there for long late night talks and advice on life situations, and to console me when the tools come and go,
To my brother, who I'll miss every soccer game he plays in.
To my dad, who has such a soft spot for me, and knows he'll miss his daddy's girl every day (and won't let me forget it),
Even to my 13 year old sister, who acts like she doesn't love me, who told me today she'll be sad when I'm gone.
And especially to my grandparents.
Without Craig and Diann, I wouldn't be going.
There would be no way.
The amount of love and support I have is unreal.
I truly am so blessed to be in the family I'm in.

And.
I was thinking about it,
And I truly do have some of the best friends that you could ask for.
They have supported me through this whole thing.
And have let me know that they still have my friendship and truly care for me, even thought I'm picking up and leaving the country for 4 months.
Whether they've been my friend since elementary,
High school,
Freshman Year,
Or since 3 months ago,
They still love me.
For who I am.
And are anxious and sad for me to go,
But behind me every step of the way.

I am so blessed.
And so thankful for the support I have.
And I'm not the best at remembering to express it,
But I'm grateful every day for it.
I love you all.
..chelle..

Last.

"Rise oh mighty Cougars and throw your challenge to the foe.
You will fight, day or night, rain or snow (or bitter bitter cold)
Loyal, strong, and true, where the white and blue.
While we sing,
Get set to spring,
C'mon Cougars it's up to you."

Football season: over for home games.
Recap: now.

Totes went to Dallas for some football action.

Last game...all bundled up.

Until next year, Cougar football.
..chelle..

Blurb.

Just a little blurb for your day.

Happy Monday!
I hope your week is filled with acing all your tests and papers (like I hope mine is).
..chelle..

Jumbled.

My thoughts lately have been completely scattered.
I can't seem to get them in focus.
But.
I'll focus a few of them for you.

The main reason I think my thoughts are so scattered is this...
#1. In two months FROM TODAY, I will officially become a resident of London.
I am ECSTATIC.
Ask my roommates.
I have my London International Studies class every Thursday from 5:00-7:15 PM,
And I come home and it's all I can talk about the rest of the night.
Seriously.
Like last night, we talked about staying focused on this semester,
Because our next one is going to be even better.
Yeah.
So not happening.
I dream about it.
It's everywhere I can see.
It keeps draining my bank account.
And it makes me excited.
It also isn't helping that I'm going with 40 of the coolest people ever.
And we've already planned getaways to Paris,
Barcelona,
Berlin,
Prague,
Rome,
Venice,
Vienna,
And my personal favorite....GREECE.
So.
Now all I do with my spare time is avoid my homework.
And look up destinations around Europe.
And try to find cheap trains and hostels.
Such is the life of a college traveler.

Don't worry. This is Hyde Park in the winter, where i'll be living. The street on the left is Palace Court. The BYU Center is located at 27 Palace Court. Yeahhh.

See this place? Marinola, Italy. I WILL BE HERE IN 3 MONTHS.

Ignore my hideous face. This is my student ID card for International Travel. It gets me way sweet discounts on shows and museums. And just makes me feel official. I got it yesterday. Changed my life.

#2. Because of this new excursion I will be embarking on in two months,
I must quit my job.
I calculated how many days I have left at work.
15.
ONLY TWO MORE WEEKS.
I'm beyond excited for this.
But sad as well.
The Spoon has been good to me.
I've made some great friends here and I'm going to miss them.
Especially Steffi.
She's the sweetest.
And I'm so excited for her student teaching in the winter in WASHINGTON DC!
Yeahhhh girl!

#3. The day I finish Chem 105, I may cry immense tears of joy.
I only have 5 more weeks.
I keep telling myself that.
But it's just not working.
On the plus side:
1st test: 52%
2nd test: 70%
3rd test: to be continued. Next test is in 10 days...pray for me.

#4. My Maggie Shea is getting married in less than 2 months!
Excited/sad/anxious/happy/ready for this wedding to happen!

This was just two years ago almost to the day. We were babies. She's getting married now. I love her.

#5. The first of my best guy friends gets home from his mission in one week!
I am STOKED to have them back and I hope we can all just go back to our sweet hangouts.

This is Cam. He's the first to come back. PS- I was so tan. Yeesh.

We were babies. Yeesh. Beau gets back in May, Zach in June, Miles in December, McKay in March, and Barry in April!

Ryan's the last of them to come back. He gets home in August.

#6. I love BYU more than anything i've ever loved in my life.
Besides my family.
As much as homework sucks,
As much as I dislike everyone around me dating,
As much as I am out of the loop dating wise,
And as much as all my friends are dating...
I wouldn't trade being here for anything.
I love it.
I love my friends.
I love my ward.
I love my roommates.
And I just love life.

Some of the 35th. You won't find a cooler ward than ours.

I love these people. The best group of friends you could have.

Year 2 anyone? Love these women with all my heart.

Love my hott babes. And random gingers.

Yay for friends living in Lib!

#7. Since the post is long,

I'll end off on my lucky number.

The quote I've been living by for the past month.

That hangs up on my mirror,

And in my room.

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"

- Vincent Van Gogh.

Peace and blessings.

..chelle..

Game.

Location: Dallas, TX.

With these boys.

The only thing heartbreaking about the trip was the loss.

So disappointing.

But so much fun to be there.

Loved it. :]

So many good times and memories.

PS- Barney made everything okay.

He also had the classy choice of Miller Lite.

..chelle..