Happy Days Are Here

Autumn: The beautiful season where leaves start to change, people fall in love, and pumpkin bread is sold in stores.

The other day, one of my friends pointed out that if I were a season, I'd be fall.

I can't help but agree.

I love autumn time.

I love the sweater weather,

the changing leaves,

the pumpkin spices.

I love walking in boots,

putting on scarves

and drinking hot chocolate.

I love rain puddles,

warm blankets,

and layers

upon layers

upon layers.

Isn't this time of year just fantastic?

Call me biased, but I think autumn is the season that God puts extra time into.

The beautiful reds, oranges, and yellows are painted by His careful fingers.

Yesterday my friend Amy and I made a little friend.

His name is Hector Atticus.

A darling little Preying Mantis.

How cute is he?

We fell in love.

But when he started climbing up the walls, we had to recruit a brave boy to come help us get him down.

Life in college is great.

Trying to balance grades, a job, and somewhat of a social life can be hard.

I am having such a great time, though

I hope you are having a lovely autumn season.

♥ Bekah

So College Is Pretty Cool.

College: Less class time, more homework, and a whole lot of fun.

I've been trying to get this post up for so long,
but I just never seem to find the time.
So here I go.
FINALLY.
Posting about my lovely little life here at BYU.

Moving in.
August 28th was one of the weirdest and most surreal days.
Leaving home (even if it was only thirty minutes away) was a big step with A LOT of stuff.
I didn't realize how much stuff it takes to move.
I mean, you need more than just clothes and shoes to move into a new place. What would I have done without my mom?

Saying goodbye to my family was definitely the hardest part of the day.
Again, they are only thirty minutes away, but the idea of it was still hard.
My dad carried the stuff from our cars, my mom helped me unpack, and my little brothers collected sticks from outside as a goodbye present.
Then with tight hugs, and reassuring words, my parents drove away.

After the initial shock of living on my own, I can honestly say I was okay.
I think my dad was more traumatized than I was.
He kept calling and asking if everything was okay.
He almost sounded surprised when it was. Like something had to be wrong, didn't it?
And kept referring to me as "College Girl."
I felt so much love and support from my parents during this whole moving out thing.
They are the best things that have ever happened to me, and I am so blessed to have them. ♥

My roommates.
Call me vain, naïve, or just selfish, but I was so afraid of getting roommates who I wouldn't get along with.
It was probably one of my biggest worries about college.
Lucky for me, I got THE BEST roommates around.
This is not an exaggeration.
The first few days that we moved in and got to know each other, we instantly clicked.
We were all instant friends, and we have so much fun together.
I have not gone to be earlier than midnight since I've been here.
But the thing is, we have so much fun talking and hanging out that we don't want to go to bed.
Oh the struggle.
I couldn't be more grateful for the beautiful girls who have become my family here in Provo. ♥

My classes.
I'm taking..
Biology,
Sociology,
Writing 150,
Mission Prep.,
Book of Mormon,
and Voice.
The work load isn't too bad, yet.
My professors are all very different, but I'm learning a lot from them.
I think it's going to be a good semester.

Our ward is awesome, our FHE group is fun, and our neighbors are the best.
My job at the MTC keeps me busy and happy while serving food to the missionaries.
Serving young men and young women who are truly disciples of Christ is one of the best feelings.
I really don't have any complaints other than the fact that our fridge broke last week, and we had to throw a lot of our food out.
So that's cool.

I feel so blessed to be at this prestigious university where it's normal to listen to Elder Holland for a Sociology lesson.
Or start a Biology class with a hymn.
Or have a hundred girls to thirty boys in a ward.
^^^Maybe not so much on that one.

Well, time to do more homework.
More to come later.
But here's this darling picture to leave you with.
The cutest roommates.

 

 

Hope you've found the laughter and the happiness in your day today.



♥ Bekah

Hello, darling.

Meandor: To proceed by or take a winding or indirect course.

Today is my last day at home and I REALLY NEED TO BE PACKING.
But, as always, I procrastinate everything in life.
Tonight is no exception.
So here I am, FINALLY blogging again.

I wish I had time to write about how great this summer has been.
I've gone on so many wonderful adventures:
I've swam in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans,
taken thousands of pictures,
sung songs,
eaten snowcones,
milked cows,
laughed,
cried,
performed,
and relaxed.

When I get settled into the dorms, I'll find time to dedicate some posts to the magical summer that it's been.
For now, here's a few golden pictures from today's adventure with Mitch and Brenda:

These are a few of the funny ones that I liked.
More to come later. ♥♥♥
Have a lovely lovely evening.

♥ Bekah

Young Folks

 Sunshine: The shining of the sun; brightness or radiance; cheerfulness or happiness

New day;
new week;
new post.

Good morning!!
Or should I say afternoon?
I woke up this morning at 11:40 which is rare for me.
It was beautiful.
I love sleeping in.

I have a feeling it's going to be a good day.

Yesterday was a great Fast Sunday.
It hit me in Sacrament Meeting that it was my last Fast Sunday as an official member of the 26th Ward.
The spirit was really strong and I was reminded again of the incredible ward I have grown up in.

I had the chance to go to a Preach My Gospel night at a friends house where we discussed pages that we read, and experiences that we've had.
Talking about the Gospel and sharing my testimony with some of the best examples in my life never gets old.
Call me cheesy, but I think that every time we do that, we get a small glimpse into heaven.
And I can't get enough of it!

Life is good, my friends.
Three more weeks until I move into the dorms with six of the coolest girls around!
I am honestly so excited.

Just a reminder to:

 

Have a lovely day.

♥ Bekah

Not Too Late

Footle: To waste time.

Hey,
hi,
hello!

You know what shocks me,
but also amazes me?
The luxury we Americans enjoy.

My family is definitely a Middle Class family.
We own the average sized suburban house.
My dad makes an average yearly income.
We drive cars that were bought used, yet run very nicely.
 But, gosh, life rocks for this average-very insignificant-middle class-weird in their own kind of way-family.
Think about it,
I fell asleep on a Queen-sized mattress last night with beautiful flower sheets, snuggled in a bedspread that matches.
Laying my head on a fluffy, feather pillow.
My bedroom was cold because of the over-sufficient supply of AC.
My floor was scattered with clothes because I have too many to choose from.
My mouth was filled with retainers that keep my teeth straight.
My iphone was charging on my nightstand.
My stomach was aching from eating too much chocolate.
My laptop was hibernating on my beautiful white desk.
My closet was cluttered with my fifty pairs of shoes.
And all this is from the girl in the middle class family, mind you.

Did you know that about one billion people go to bed hungry each night?
There are seven billion people in this world.
You can do the math;
that's a lot of hungry people.
But that's not even counting the other millions of people living in poverty,
or struggling to keep a roof over their head,
or who have to walk far to find clean water,
or are introduced to disease at a young age,
or live in the humblest of circumstances.

Obviously, this naive eighteen year old girl from a small town in Utah doesn't know anything about the suffering other people in other countries and even our country are going through.
But I do know that in my life, and the in way I'm living it, I don't have anything to complain about.
In fact, my problems should really be called "First World Problems."

I know there's not a lot I can do.
But I guess the point of why I'm even writing this post is to try to express my bewilderment at how this world works.
Why can some people live in such luxuries that other people can't even imagine?
It comforts me to know that Heavenly Father has a plan for everyone.
That after this life, there's a beautiful, perfect place for us that is unimaginable to every human being.

And maybe tonight, when your feet are cold from too much Air Conditioning, can you try to be thankful for the fact that you have cold air blowing through your entire house with the sole purpose of keeping you comfortable and cooled off?
Just think about it.
I know I will.

Have a lovely day, everyone.

♥  Bekah

Hello

Elation: A state of great happiness or joy.

Don't mind if I do!

You too, folks.

♥ Bekah

The Sound of Sunshine

Popsicle: A brand of flavored ice on a stick.

I think I sometimes forget how lucky I am to have such a darling little baby living in my home.

She's eighteen months old.

And so tiny.

And so precious.

I am so grateful Heavenly Father chose to send this little angel to our family.

We are honestly so blessed.

How has life been lately?

Good.

It's been good.

I volunteered at the Stadium of Fire for four days.

That was fun.

It really was an amazing experience.

I met some incredible people,

did some hard but satisfying work,

and watched the concert from the ten foot yard line.

All-in-all, it made for a very memorable Fourth of July. 

I love summer.

It's been nice to work 

and relax

and sleep

and eat LOTS of ice cream

and watch too much TV

and sing 

and take pictures

and spend time with my family

and play in the rain

and hang out with great friends.

We have a Chinese exchange student coming tomorrow.

AND MY MOM IS TAKING ME TO DC IN TWO WEEKS.

She told me yesterday and HI, I'm so excited.

Life is good, my friends.

Hard, but also so amazing.

Nighty night.

♥ Bekah