Halloween and a typical monday

Hey yall

Halloween was awesome. I went to a couple dances with my roommates and IHOP in the early morning. I ended up dressing as a rockstar. and my neck killed me saturday to prove it. Saturday I just chilled after waking up around noon. Went on a date sat. night and worked.

Today was just my typical classes. I made an appointment to figure out loans, etc for winter semester. There's a lot of hype on campus for the election tomorrow. I suspect I'll be watching cable news all night. It's exciting now that it is finally here. I sent in my absentee ballot last week.

There's a lot of campaigning going on at BYU to vote yes for Proposition 8 in California, having to do with marriage. (I believe).

It's officially November now. I'll be home for Christmas in just 1 1/2 months! I cannot believe it. I am in the process of planning Brett's birthday/christmas present..which i hope works out.

(Picture: Erin Platt (From Prosper,tx) as a raver..me...and Shae..a suicidal emo?) This is the only picture I have from Halloween. Sorry.

Fall Time!

Hey Y'all!

So I haven't updated in while. Sorry.

Pictures: (top to bottom) 1. Jillian and me at the gardens. 2. Utah in the Fall with Wasatch Mountains. View from the gardens. 3. The girls I roomed with at RAppin (r.a. conference in Colorado.) Amanda L., Ashley M, and me in our room.

That weekend I spent in Colorado for my job turned out to be very fun. It was nice to get away from school. I definitely appreciate BYU more and the many issues we do not have to deal with. I made some awesome friends with other r.a.'s.

This past weekend was very busy. Jillian came to visit me from byu-i. We went to the gardens at Thanksgiving Point. I drove a golf cart. And I must say that it is my new favorite hobby. It is absolutely gorgeous in Utah during the fall. I love the leaves and the mountains. Not so much the cold. (Though I did get a new american eagle blue puffy-ish coat from Downeast Basics this week for $30. yay for steals)

Saturday night I went on a date and had a wonderful time. Afterwards I went with Jillian to Eagle Mountain and we played games...with energy drinks. I learned my lesson, and will no longer be consuming large amounts of energy drinks in one night or at all. I was sick 'til Sunday night. I love it when she comes to visit. She makes my life more lively.

When I went shopping with my roommate for that coat on Monday, we stopped at Sally's. I bleached a strip of my hair and then dyed it pink (technically candy apple red). My roommate did too. We've pretty much started a new fad. I've never done anything to my hair before, so it was quite thrilling. I learned my hair goes red with bleach instead of blonde.

This week will be pretty hectic. I've got a couple papers and several tests coming up. Time to buckle down. If that is possible. Everyone is getting excited for Halloween. I've got a carnival going on in my building the night before. I am just thankful I do not have to work Halloween night, because I am sure it will be a nightmare. Literally. I haven't decided what I'm going to be. Possibly a cowgirl. Although I think it would bomb if I was Pocohantas too.

November is creeping up. It's unbelievable that I have already been back at school for 2 months. I feel like I am doing so much better this school year. I love my roommates. My job is awesome and provides me so many opportunities. I love writing in my journalism classes.
Anyways...that's it for the week.

General Conference this past weekend was great. I felt spiritually uplifted and loved the underlying tone of hope in all the talks. (Especially during this time as the economy struggles and the presidential election looms closer.) I enjoyed Elder Worthlin's talk about "come what may and love it". Elder Hollands was unique. It is not often that we discuss angels.

I've been hanging out with my roommates a lot. They are a treat. and a tad boy crazy. hehe. Everyone is getting excited for this weekend, since it is Homecoming. 3 of my roommates have dates to the dance. Luckily, I'll be in Colorado and don't have to worry about that.

I think my journalism classes are going well. My T.A. told me last week that I was a very good writer, which made my week. It was a nice boost to my self confidence.

This weekend I am going to Grand Junction, Colorado for a Resident Assistant conference. I am part of a group that will be presenting on the subject of identity and helping college freshmen find their identities. I'll try to update on how that goes.

Hello!

So this past weekend was pretty fun. Friday night I worked til 2am. I had the opportunity to deal with a broken window. A freshman boy stuck his butt through a dorm window and it shattered everywhere. That was fun to follow up on. Not really. Saturday morning we had several guys (Brady, David, Shaylor, Daniel) come over to our apt and my roommates cooked pancakes.
The Relief Society Broadcast was good. I particularly liked Pres. Uchtdorf's talk.

I ran over to Brady and David's afterwards to watch Nebraska lose to Virginia Tech and the Georgia-'Bama game. I didn't rub in the Husker's loss...which I thought was pretty nice of me. haha. Texas creamed Arkansas! I love that the Big 12 comprises 3 of the top 5 ranked teams. We had an Office marathon afterwards. Everyone is in love with The Office. It's pretty hilarious.

Sunday church went well. I cooked dinner for Tyler and Ricci (the other r.a.'s in my tri-hall.) We're practically a family. Our fhe group was in charge of Ward prayer. Haylee, Sheridan, and I crashed Roger's 48's game of Indiana Jones monopoly and then played cards = ''can you take the pain?" I liked spending time with my roomies this weekend. We all generally get along very well. We each have strong/big personalities...but it is nice because we're not afraid to be our true selves. We wondered what would have happened if we had had a shy roommate. She'd probably go crazy.

This week I've got a couple mid-terms. Biology. Mission Prep. Maybe I'll muster up the motivation to go to aerobics tonight? haha.

This past weekend was hectic. surprised? I was looking forward to a dance...which just ended up being lame. Saturday consisted of the byu football game vs. Wyoming. We crushed them. Just like ucla. I had to work Saturday night. And I'll work this Friday night.

Sunday we had a good fireside for the byu 4th stake. Brad Wilcox is in the presidency and is a good speaker.

I had a pretty much typical monday. Up at 6:30am for my 8am class. After 6 hours of mostly boring classes I came home. Dad was waiting. He came to SLC for business. We went to Tucanos. It is kind of our place, I guess. It's Brazilian. And has amazing limeade. Dad took me grocery shopping too. Which was nice. It was just a quick visit.

I haven't really had time to be homesick yet since I've been at school. School, work, and friends pack every minute of my day. So, tonight it finally kicked in. I'm hoping I'll wake up and tomorrow will be a better day. I am really thankful though for the friends and ''family'' I have here. Their hugs mean the world. After taking care of so many people and listening to their issues...it is kind of nice to be on the other end.

Hello everyone. Since I've pretty occupied with school and my job I've decided it will be much easier to just keep a personal blog for y'all to read. I also have another blog (jordan-carroll.blogspot.com) for journalistic purposes.

Today was not as bad as it could have been. I woke up earlier to read several hours of New Testament. I had an assignment to read Acts-Revelations by 11:55pm Thursday night.
My aerobic dance class was good, other than the fact I rolled my ankle (the same one i sprung this summer) for the 2ND time in 2 weeks. It's a little painful right now. I'm thinking about buying an ankle brace or something of that nature.

I got to write my first "news story" in my news writing lab today. They had already formulated quotes and information. I just had to put it together in AP format. I kind of felt like I was back in yearbook again. Only with additional pressure to do well. It was actually humorous. It was about a boy that was attacked by his pet python.

It was my roommate, Ashley's, birthday today. We ordered Chinese.

I feel a little stressed with work. I have to come up with a program (more like a very detailed lesson) to present at a conference I am going to in October in Grand Junction, Colorado for Resident Assistants in the Inter-mountain colleges. I don't know where to even begin.

Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. And that there is Fall Fest. And dancing.