ORANGE you glad I took painting...

In my media experimentation class the very first assignment I had to do was a photo rendering with oil paint. We had to pick a simple subject, so I decided to pick an orange that I had in my fridge. I was kind of nervous at first, and I have never used oil paints before. But I started painting and after a couple of weeks I had an orange on my wood board. After spending so much time staring and observing the photo reference, I will never look at an orange the same way again.

S.A.D.

Happy Valentines Day!! a.k.a. Single Awareness Day (S.A.D.)
Some of you who read my blog might remember the post from last year that's called 'Yeah it sucks to be single'. After a year, I still think it sucks to be single. I have had very few dating experiences and I'm going to be 20 in a month (yeah I can't believe it either.) I really shouldn't complain though. That's really not going to get me a date any faster and it could be worse.
One of my friends really likes Valentines Day because she likes having a day that is just based on love. To me, it's great if you actually have a Valentine, which I don't. Who knows maybe, hopefully, i will have one next year. But, even though I don't have a significant other at the moment, I have my family and friends who I love very much, and I really miss all of you.

In the above picture is me and a couple of my roommates. For Valentines Day we had an Anti-valentines day dinner. We went up to AppleBees, since that is one of the few good restaurants in town. Everyone dressed up as if we were actually going on a date. It was fun. later one of my roommate's sister made us a chocolate cake that looked like a heart. I would have the picture up, but they were kind of blurry. Then we watched "While You Were Sleeping." LOL I love that movie. I have watched it every semester since I've come up to school. So I guess Valentines Day wasn't too SAD.

Why Idaho?

When I was a junior in high school I was looking through different colleges to choose from. I had searched through some in state colleges but I wasn't truly interested in them. I had my heart set on going to a church school.
So one night I looked at a website for a college called Southern Virginia, but I had a terrible feeling. I knew that was not where I was supposed to go. Then I looked through BYU's website. It is a good school, but the chances of me getting in were not very high. Plus, I really didn't feel good about it either. Then I decided to look through the BYU-Idaho website, and I had a overwhelming feeling of joy. I felt so happy, I knew that was where I was going to go.
Several months later I became a senior and I had to start applying to different colleges. I only applied for BYU and BYU-Idaho. Most people would probably think that I was mostly aiming to go to BYU since that would seem to be the better option right?
I finished my application within a few days before the deadline. I don't think BYU was very impressed. so I was denied (yeah it actually said DENIED). I thought that was kind of harsh, but within a few minutes of being denied I laughed. And to be honest I was relieved. I already knew where I needed to go. I didn't know what I would do if I got into both schools. I felt like if I got into BYU I would have to pick there, but I really didn't want to.
6 weeks later I was accepted into BYU-Idaho. But, I pretty much knew that I was going to get in.
I can't give an exact reason why I was meant to go here, but I truly feel like I am at the right place. I have thought about possibly transferring to BYU, but I have felt more at peace about staying in Idaho. There are certain classes, and things I have learned here I know I would not get anywhere else. I have also met many great people here. I'm always sad at the end of each semester because I miss the people from my classes, and I'm sad to leave my friends. Plus, a very important reason why I am here is because of the spirit. I have felt it very strong here, and it has helped me realize that I am at the right place.
Now I am beginning a new semester and I really hope that it will be a good one.