I will Survive... And I have!

I have survived my first year of college! How crazy is that?? I am still having a hard time with it. As of today I have been out of school for three weeks. And so far... I have done nothing with myself. I am not much of a fan of mot having a definite schedule. I was supposed to have a full-time summer job in customer service as soon as I got home. But, as luck would have it, when I called ready to work my boss informed me that she didn't actually need me. I have put my name in at a few places now and still no response. It makes me wish I had stayed in Flagstaff for the summer and worked at one or more of the options I had placed in front of me there. I miss Flagstaff a lot too. I guess everything happens for a reason right? Soon enough I will find out what the reason is. Perhaps this is one of the reasons; my car broke down. Thank goodness I was not in Flagstaff for that! I'm still praying that it is fixable but with 275,000+ miles on it my hopes aren't too high. I was driving it and in the middle of the road it just decided to shut down. That's not normal right? Thankfully there were two nice men and their wives that stopped behind me to push my little Toyota out of the street and into a parking lot. I am so grateful for Heavenly Father's small tender mercies and the knowledge that there are kind, generous people everywhere you are!

This car was my savior this last semester! She really is ol' reliable. Kept me safe a couple of times sliding on ice even.. (Don't tell my dad) Even though her antenna is broken, has only one working speaker, no headlights, crank windows, tweets like a bird, rattles like an air conditioning unit, is as tiny as a clown car, and smells like a skunk in the heat and rain... I could not have wished for a better car! Maybe it's just because I learned how to drive a manual with this car, but I really have become so attached. Here's hoping she's alright!

In other news, did I say I miss Flagstaff? I did? Guess that's all I really think about. I might have the chance of going up for the day tomorrow but we will see. Here at home I am just enjoying spending time with my family. Mostly Kandyce and Rian! Rian is so big! She says a few words-mostly dog and mama-and is very close to walking!

I am enjoying singles ward here as well. My good friend Emi is helping me out to make some friends here so we are able to keep ourselves busy with fun things. The YSA in Mesa puts on country swing dancing every Wednesday and we are enjoying going to that along with an institute class at ASU. Other than that it is exciting to see what fun and new things we are invited to go to. For those of you in the valley with free Wednesday nights, I definitely recommend trying out country swing! Sometimes it is hit or miss so you have to come at least twice then I'm sure you will be addicted. It is so much fun!

My goal this summer is still to get a good job so that I am able to buy my own car. I'm praying things work out for the best! But until then I am enjoying seeing my family every day and making friends and making memories. Life after high school is stressful and completely different than anything I could have prepared myself for... But it is wonderful!! I wouldn't change a thing!