Updates

So, I will make this quick because I need to be studying for finals, but some of you might be wondering what I've been up to.

1) As Erin posted, I got my hair cut. I will post a picture soon. It's pretty much chin length.

2) Went to Idaho last week to see the twin graduate. She played clarinet and I have pictures of it, but I don't have my camera cord with me. Then we went to dinner at Applebee's and looked at houses in Idaho Falls for an obscenely long time.

3) Had my last day at THS yesterday. I had meetings scheduled with 10th graders all day and was calling them out of class 8 or so at a time. At 11:30 they closed the office and we had a party for me and ate pizza. It was fun. It was supposed to go till 1, but everyone had things to be doing, so it was fine that it ended early. They gave me a bracelet which is really pretty and a card. Aww how sweet. We went back to the office and I met with some more students before cleaning out my cubicle and saying goodbye. It was really weird. I'm going to miss them a lot!!!

4) Spoke at peer mentor training last night. Pat and Bryce asked me to give a little testimonial about my experience working there for the last three years. I may have cried. That job has been the best thing to happen to me at BYU. There have been so many things that wouldn't have happened without it, including the internship I had, my trip to present at a conference in Denver, and my acceptance to Harvard. I will miss it a lot.

5) Last night I accepted my offer of admission to Harvard. (I got my financial aid info. from Boston and it was less than what Harvard gave me- didn't think that was possible...And UConn won't send me anything until I accept admission- LAME.) So I accepted at Harvard. I am hoping money will materialize in the next three months, so we'll see. It's official now- but it's not without doubt and anxiety. Bring it on, Harvard, bring it on.

6) Today I attended the peer mentor farewell breakfast which was fun and now I'm off to study. A couple finals and I'll be done. My commencement is next Thursday and convocation is on Friday. I'm afraid both will be painfully boring. But it will be fun to hear my name called. Wooo I'm gonna be a college graduate!

The end for now.

p.s.- Congrats to my friends who are expecting a baby!!!!!! I'm sure I have overestimated how much time they spend reading my blog, but hopefully they'll see my congratulations. I'm going to miss you guys! You will make wonderful parents- that kid is going to be happy.

p.p.s.- Congrats to Sean who got accepted for a research assistantship at the NIH. He will be getting paid to do it, too! I am sure I have overestimated how much time he spends reading my blog as well, but hopefully he sees my congratulations. I am so happy for him!!!! And he will be in Maryland, which means we'll be close enough to see each other a handful of times. I am excited about that. Sorry I probably didn't use all the technical terms about what you're going to be doing Sean- but I'm excited for you just the same!!

Life is just good. Changing, but good.