See you in two

I've been trying to write this post in my head for about a week now, but I could never get it quite right. 

But I figured I probably would never get it perfect, because how do you write about telling your best friend goodbye for two years?

This is my best friend.

Not the dog... 

This is also my best friend. :)

 

He left for the Mexico City Missionary Training Center last Wednesday. We said our goodbyes Monday. I went back to college and he was set apart that night, and that was it. Contact for the next two years will be limited to weekly emails and the occasional letter (mail service between México and Perú is sketchy). 

I can't tell you how hard that was; he's been a major part of my life for the past three years. I don't know what I would have done without him. 

Here's what I can tell you:

I know this Church is true, and because I know that I can let him go for two years. I know that he can do so much good out there in Perú; bringing the gospel and true happiness to people who are searching for it. And I am so proud of him and the decision he made to serve the Lord. It's definitely not the easiest path, but it will definitely be worth it. 

So the truth is, as incredibly hard as it was to let him go, I wanted him to. And no matter what happens in the next two years, this is where Austin needed to be. I know that.

And that makes everything a little better. 

What I Learned My First Year of College...

My first year of college has been over for a couple weeks now so I thought I'd share with you the things I learned:

You will miss home

But you'll love not having a bedtime

Until you're so exhausted you give yourself one

7:30am college classes are not the same as 8:00am high school ones

But if it's a PE class it's totally worth it

I am exactly the right height to get elbowed in the face while playing basketball with boys

If you use garlic in your cooking and more than three ingredients, your roommates will think you are a master chef

Read the textbook

No seriously, you have to read the textbook

Breadth classes are not a waste of time

Unless it's Creative Arts in which case it's a TOTAL waste of time

You will make new friends

Lose some old ones

And figure out who's there to stay

If you're in Logan, it will snow

In May

The Bookstore is the biggest scam I've ever seen

But you'll buy stuff from there anyway

You will go on some grand adventures

And some not so grand ones

Roommates are simultaneously terrible, wonderful, and hilarious

You will call home for advice

Moving sucks

Even if it's just from apartment to apartment

 Tapatio goes with everything

You will make some of the biggest decisions of your life

And it will be an awesome ride.

A whole new world,

-McKenna

Little Monsters

Let me tell you about my favorite little monsters.

The first one is approximately 5 foot 4 inches tall with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Strengths: sass, hitting a volleyball, making faces, and baking

Weaknesses: 10:30 pm, vegetables, being blonde, and legal driving

The smaller but no less monstrous one is somewhere around 4 foot 6 inches with blonde hair and green eyes.

Strengths: video games, talking, stinky-ness, and being the golden child

Weaknesses: baths, thinking he's a high schooler, and bedtime

Both should be treated as dangerous. Approach with caution.

Watch and see just how monstrous these two are:

Personally, I like to watch from about 25 seconds....over and over again. Also notice when Hannah tells Ashton he was a pirate for Christmas once (around 1 minute) ...or Halloween but whatever. 

But they're my monsters. And I love them. :) 


To infinity and beyond, 

-McKenna

Summer!

Guess what?? I finished my first year of college! I'm not going to say it was the easiest or funnest thing ever, but I did it.

Also, I'm a Junior now. So only four semesters left.

Which is pretty neat.

And now it's summer!

But I'll be taking classes for most of the summer... 

Which is not as neat.

But I will NEVER have to live in Moen Hall again.

Which is pretty fantastic.

 

Hakuna Matata

-McKenna