College!

I absolutely love the college life! I was scared to go to college in the get go, but it seems I molded into the life of a college student. I have a beautiful kitchen and living room. The dorms are a little cramped, but nothing I can't handle. I was mostly originally concerned about my room mates. Like would I like them? Tolerate them? Or would they be the girl friends I had missed out on in High School? It turns out that it has been the latter. They have been my close friends from the moment we met! I absolutely love them! The first night we sat around and got to know each other. One of my room mates said it might take us a month to get used to each other because of some statistic, but time hasn't brought any change in our relationship. We are all strong daughters of God supporting each other. It is absolutely beautiful.

The funny thing is, in our apartment it is totally normal to sing around the house! Hallelujah! When I lived at home I got told all the time to keep my mouth shut, but I never did. Here it is totally normal and it is not uncommon to hear a harmonizing voice join in. We all have such a passion/love of music. It is uncanny how perfectly we fit. In fact, our idea of a good time was finding a gazebo with amazing acoustics and singing hymns and songs from musicals that we knew. It is such a random thing to do, but it has been absolutely amazing. And entertaining for that matter. Occasionally we will get some stares, but we just keep on singing.

Like last night we went out to what was supposed to be a ward activity thing, but turned out to be a couple of us playing mario cart,  anyway- we ended up going to the gazebo and singing hymns. Fun times.

Another random thing. This Sunday I was sitting in our kitchen looking out the window and got increasingly annoyed at the girls across the way. They had a bunch of boys over who were in T-shirts and jeans and the girls were in shorts, which is bad because we aren't even allowed to wear Capri's here. They weren't playing loud music like they usually did, so it wasn't that bad, but still I thought it was disruptive. Then walked by two boys in white shirts and ties. I tore out of my apartment and chased them down just to tell them thank you for wearing shirts and ties on Sunday. It was so random. When they turned around they were holding a plate of cupcakes, and I realized they may have just been home teaching. But I decided to tell them thanks anyway. Either way I gave them something to think about. I think I might have guilt tripped them while in the process of complimenting them, but maybe not. Maybe they now know that a girl can actually think more highly of them if they are in their Sunday best on the Sabbath day. 

But yeah, it's been great. Women's choir has been great. I had forgotten how to sing and how much I loved it. Yes, it is different from my high school experience. We move faster and move the music stylistically the same, but not in heart. I am still having a good time. Today we broke up in sectionals. I'm starting to get to know the girls in my section. I was afraid I wouldn't get to know them and just sing with them and be a stranger to them. But everything is fine. Even my classes. They all will be fine. All my fears have dissipated and I'm just going foreword with faith. I know who holds my future in His hands and I am Never Alone.