Snail Mail

 I've got the best roommates in the entire world.

I'm sitting in my New Testament class during the break as the mail is being passed out. I dared not get my hopes up that there would be a letter for me. But there was! And it's all thanks to six lovely girls. I went out to the beach and read their letters. THEN I discovered a gift card to THE best place in the entire world: yogurt land. I'm obsessed with frozen yogurt here people. So much so that a couple months ago I googled the closest one to Jerusalem. Unfortunately it was in some island by Africa.

Yesterday we went on a hike to a waterfall. It was so pretty every time we looked up our breath was taken away. It was one of those things that pictures can't give justice, but of course I tried.

Turning Twenty

First thing I did when I woke up was open up my packages
Thank you Family! I love you guys. The letters were all lovely. Jacob's and Nicole's (shown below) definitely gave me an extra laugh.

After church  the kids and I went to the Garden of Gethsemane.
Awesome. How many people in the world can say they went to the Garden of Gethsemane on their birthday?
This life I'm currently living is too great.

Shamrocks on St. Patrick's day in the Garden of Gethsemane 

(left) The Ludlow family decorated my door for my birthday. Thanks guys!
(right) Mark didn't wear green, he made a lame attempt to touch the green exit sign, but I pinched him anyway

They sang Happy Birthday to me :)

Hello world! I am now entering the decade of decisions! Yes, I’m twenty. Yesterday at Dinner I was talking to some friends about decades. We decided that 10-19 is the most important decade of our lives seeing as those ten years really define who we are and set the course for the rest of our lives. The twenties (ahem…my current decade) will involve many important decisions including where to live, who to marry, kids, major, career, all the good stuff.

I've officially lived twenty years. I made it without any major bumps or bruises. I'm so grateful for all the people I've met over these past twenty years, so happy the way my life has turned out thus far. I am who I am today because of the Church. Everything about it has shaped who I am. So here I am world, the twenty-year old me makin' decisions!

And the Love Keeps Coming

Best day ever! (yes, even better than ice cream day)

I got a package. A green, beautiful, package with my name on it.

How good do I feel right now? SO good.

hoooray

It is safe to say I was super excited to get my first letter from Gil today. I ran up the stairs and did a heal click. Don't even worry, I won't let myself open it until all of my homework is done. That way I have something to look forward to :) plus I'm weird.