NauvoO

(last year in front of the Nauvoo temple)

Last year I had the privelage of going to Nauvoo with Lisa, Parker and Heather Hammond. It was a quick trip but I was so excited to go and see all of the Church History sites, plus I got to watch my nephew and hang out with two of the coolest people ever... (don't worry Alicia... you are on that list too!) Tomorow I leave to go back with the school! I am so excited! Two of my roommates, Ashley and Beth, are coming as well! I will post all about it when I get back!

To look at some of the sites I will get to see while I am there click here.

Chicken Noodle Extravaganza!!!

Today we had our FHE family over for Chicken Noodle Soup! It was so much fun! After church we started the noodles and set them out to dry for a little bit while we had the home teachers over. They gave such a great lesson! We talked about service and the priesthood. It was awesome! They even brought us brownies (which we hurried and ate after they left!). Then it was time to get the soup started! Ashley started the water and chicken while I cut the onions. She kept an eye on that while I peeled potatoes and Jordyn cut them and we got those going. The girls across the hall started croissants (SP!). It was so much fun! We had invited about 20 people over and didn't know who was going to show so we wanted to make sure we had enough... well we did! Our pot was huge! Someone even said that you could fit a baby in it! We had a blast making it! Everyone was so happy while we were making it, we were all smiling so much! We had about 15 people show up, so it was a pretty good turn out! Lance brought dessert which was a sour cream lemon pie... sounds disgusting but it was soooo delicious! We have tons of leftover soup for the rest of the week and maybe longer!

Seeing if it is suitable!

Mashed Potatoes... my mother would be proud!

The girls across the hall

Clockwise: Franco, Lance, Amanda, Ethan, Mark, Kaycee

Kayla, Bree, Josh, Jordyn,  Me, Ashley, Jessica

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Bri, Jordyn, Ashley and I

This picture is for Chad and Mike... I thought you two would enjoy it!

Last night the four of us went to Lance's (our FHE dad) baseball game. It started at 8 so we got there a little early to make sure we could sit where we wanted. When Lance saw us he looked surprised like he didn't think we would actually come. We cheered loud and stayed the whole game even though it went really slow and didn't get over until 10:30. We were freezing! Lance's team lost but we still had fun watching! There will be more tales from baseball games in the future! (Bri and Jordyn live across the hall they are our FHE sisters).

And So it BeGins.....

To the left of this lovely building is what is known as the beloved TESTING CENTER... I don't really mind it but everyone else despises this part of the Clark Building. I have been there three times this semester and have had quite an enjoyable experience. My test scores have been 96%, 95.5%, and 90%!! I am so happy with these results! The semester is off to a great start and is already a quarter of the way over! I can't believe it! It is going so fast! Later this month I will be going to Nauvoo with the school and my roommates Ashley and Beth, I am so excited! I am loving all that I am learning! I particularly enjoy my nutrition class and foods class! I love being able to learn about the gospel as well and love my Book of Mormon class! My Book of Mormon teacher is co-directing the tour to Nauvoo as well so I am really excited!