So in the past week, I've done a lot of things and met many amazing people!!! On Saturday, Roxanne and I walked 5 miles to Orem to the movie theatre and saw "Post Grad" which was simply amazing! Alexis Bledel is one of my absolute favorite actresses!!!! After wandering around University Mall, we traveled the 5 miles back to Provo on foot, which seemed like a much shorter walk! Then we moved all of my stuff into my new Chipman dorm room and went off to babysit two little girls. We spent the whole night with them and slept over to the next day. After a lovely dinner, we went home, watched Gilmore Girls, and unpacked my stuff!!! My room is now completely wallpapered in photos and posters!!!! I love it!!!! Then monday, I was off to Aspen Grove for the Foundations of Leadership Conference for incoming freshmen. It was simply fantastic! I can't describe how amazing the experience was!!!!! I was in group six with Claire and Brad as peer mentors and Katy, Annie, Katie, Sarah, Chase, Camron, and Sam as group members. We left BYU around 10 am and had an Opening Introduction and a lesson from Claire at our group spot on the third floor balcony of the Beckham Lodge. Then we had some MAJOR FUN at the Follies playing group games that required a lot of team work to accomplish. There were building games, frisbee games, hula-hoops, alphabets, and giant volleyballs!!!! Then we went to the ropes course where we had to play more teamwork games that forced us to communicate effectively. Those were the best: lifting everyone through "spider webs" and capturing a magical fish! We then went up to the Emerald Dining Hall for dinner and then reflection time! Then came the really fun part: the "Rise and Shout" Rally!!!! We learned the BYU fight song and all about having school spirit! We even met Cosmo the Cougar, BYU's mascot!!! Then there was a dance, which Sarah and I opted out of to watch National Treasure with some other people in another room. The sleep I got that night was pretty solid!!! Tuesday's breakfast was pretty fantastic: waffles!!!!! Then we had a lesson from Brad at our group spot then two breakout sessions. I went to Brother Livingston's lecture on Self-Development. He was AMAZING!!!! He said some of the most hilarious things!!!!! For instance, "The Natural Man is an idiot," and "Shouldn't we clean this up?!" Then I went to Brother Bott's lecture on sharing the gospel and overcoming obstacles. After that we had another reflection and lunch!!!!! After that yummy meal, we went to the amphitheatre to hear about all the activities and groups on campus. Then we went to their booths, reflection again, and then more games at the Follies. Then came a great time in the day: FREE TIME!!!!! I went swimming with Sarah and hung out with Annie. Then came dinner!!!! And then an amazing Music Program and Testimony Meeting. Then came the best ending to the day possible: a night adventure about trust where we were all blindfolded being led around camp by Claire and Brad. Afterwards we laid down and looked at the gorgeous stars above the mountains of the Wasatch Range. We had a great day!!!!!! Then came this morning.....a sad day......checkouts. :( We had one more breakout session, and we went to one by Brother Peterson on Service. Then another lesson was given by Brad and Claire. Then came one of the best parts of the experience, breaking through our fears and reaching our goals by breaking boards!!!!!! Everyone was so pumped and really cheering each other on. It was amazing!!!!!! We then took a group picture and loaded the busses. I'm so glad I went to FOL. My group was amazing and even though we only new each other for 48 hours or so, we really grew close and are now really good friends. FOL was one of the best decisions I've ever made!
I'm soooooo excited for Fall Semester to begin on monday! I've never looked forward to school so much!!!!
Thank you to Brad and Claire for being the best peer mentors ever and to Orange Ninja for being an amazing group!!!!!
"The plural of cul-de-sac is culs-de-sac? That doesn't even sound like English!"
"That's because it's French."
-Lorelai and Rory, Gilmore Girls
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