18 January - 24 January 2020
This was a great week!
Monday through Wednesday, I rode my electric unicycle around outside. It's so fun to ride it up the paved hills up to BYU campus. I spent a lot of time working, answering student questions, extending due dates, all that fun stuff. In fact, even though Monday was a holiday, I spent the whole day working as a TA and working on homework. I also started watching this new show on BYU TV called Malory Towers, which I am really enjoying. This week, I was also able to bear my testimony of how my Savior has helped me through so many of my weaknesses and trials. He has changed me and the way I think about things so that I have more peace. I am so grateful to Him and to my Father in Heaven.
Since receiving my first rejection letter from BYU's graduate program, I have been re-thinking my future this week. When I study my scriptures, my mind is filled with ideas and hope for what I might do, and I feel more free and excited about my future, and also SO excited to be a mom. I do feel worry when I think about where I am going to be six months in the future, because I honestly don't know, but then I am reassured by God that He has a plan for me and will not lead me astray. I am going to love my future and be happy whatever I do.
During my class on Tuesday, I felt the Spirit so strong as we talked about the different but very important roles that mothers and fathers both play in the emotional, social, spiritual, and mental development of their children. They form attachments to their children differently, and the mother clings close to the child and steps in to help them while the father stands back and encourages the child to succeed. Both roles are so so important in raising a healthy child. Also, I found out from my sister that she bought a plane ticket to come visit me on our birthday weekend, which I am SO excited about! I literally teared up with joy when she told me.
On Thursday, I had a meeting with Diane, the dietician who has been helping me figure out the amount of calories that I should be eating and to make sure I get the nutrients I need. I scheduled an appointment to meet with the BYU health center, and I'm planning on getting tested for Celiacs Disease and food allergies. I want to grow healthier. This week I've learned a lot about pregnancies in my family life classes, and an important aspect of a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby is how nourished and healthy the mother is, and I want to be in the best shape for having my children and raising them.
Friday: My roommate messed with our wifi and it wouldn't work, so I went on campus and then met up with Whitney and went to her apartment to do homework assignments.
Saturday: I went shopping and then got home in time for my date with Braeden. Before he showed up, I had cleaned up the kitchen and living room and hid the scorpion sucker in the utensil drawer. When he came, I helped him make up some chicken and sweet potatoes. He taught me how to beat box and my roommates met him (very briefly). Then, while waiting for the food to be done, I showed him my electric unicycle, and he was so impressed and wanted to try it, so after the food was done cooking, we went out to the parking lot, then to the duck pond in the grassy areas, for him to practice riding around. Then I challenged him to a race up the ramp to campus, me on the uni and him on foot. He beat me, of course, since that thing does not go all that fast. But it was fun. Then we went back and ate some of the food date and cleaned up the dishes. I knew the end of the date was coming up and he hadn't mentioned the sucker. I am SO proud of myself for what is coming next... I took a pan to the sink and started washing it. Then, very casually, I asked, "Can you do me a favor and grab me a fork out of that drawer over there?" He agrees, of course, and then opens it. He sees the sucker and looks back up at me with this mix of amazement and horror and excitement and terror. I got him so good! He asked if I still needed a fork, and I said nah, I just wanted to trick you. So then he ate the scorpion sucker (we got a video of it) and he was actually pretty terrified. But he did it! And we tried those AZ cactus candies my mom bought for us to try, which were surprisingly really good. In the evening, I watched the movie Knives Out, and I did NOT like all the frequent cussing, but I did enjoy the plot twist and being surprised by the ending.
Sunday: I sat by a cute boy at church today! The bench next to him was the only empty one and so I lead my roommates to it. And it was funny because I noticed he was copying my body language, so I occasionally changed my position (legs in front, legs underneath, arms crossed, hands on my lap, etc.) and then noticed as he unconsciously copied my position a minute later. Right after church ended, he immediately started talking to me and got to know me and my roommates. I could tell he was interested in me, and once we were outside, I took off my mask, and later he did too and I saw how cute he was (and yes, he was pretty tall). So that's exciting! I also drew a picture of Christ. I saw a video of an elder who drew portraits of Christ to help him overcome his addictions and troubles, and it inspired me to want to draw Him too, even though my talent of drawing is not as good. Afterwards, I was invited to play Balderdash with my roommate and her sister and their boyfriends.
Favorite quote of the week: "I made you gluten-free cookies. Wait, does flour have gluten?"
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