Facials and more!

This week was way fun but seemed like it would never end. On Tuesday I took my third Biology test with the hope of getting better than the last one. Wednesday Kim invited me to go to her very first Mary Kay facial. I learned some tricks and what colors and creams work for me. I had lots of fun and it was fun to see Kim all dolled up. She and I usually only wear mascara and occasionally eye-liner. Thursday was a full day. I went to my LDSSA meeting and then went to lunch with Adam. Afterwards we went to get his trailer so that we could help haul tables over to the clothing drive at the Stake Center. Upon arriving at the Stake Center we helped to unload and set up the tables and sort the clothing that had already been donated. It always feels good to serve and help the people around me. Friday I was able to attend my classes and hang out with my new friends Tiffany and Brie and we watched the first season of Reba and helped Tiff make her handouts for RS. Then on Saturday I woke up at 4 am so that I could ride with Jacob and his family down to Sheridan to watch Jared and Kirsten run at State XC. It was so much fun! I had so many memories come back and I wanted to race again. It was fun to cheer and encourage the runners. Overall our girls took third and I think all learned something from the experience. All in all it has been a great week! I am excited for this week because I will be coming home to see all of my great friends there!!

Fun Weekend of Service

Just yesterday I was privilaged to be the sweeper for a local 5k in Laramie. It was a run/walk for breast cancer. I had so much fun cheering the runners/walkers on as they showed that they wanted to make a difference. I hope to run it next year. I will have to see how good of shape I am in. :) I am so glad that there are so many service opportunities in Laramie. I am now the volunteer coordinator for LDSSA and it has opened my eyes to the many ways I can serve my community and church!

One Heck of a Week!!

On Tuesday I was on my way home from a drive with Kim, and Ashley calls my phone and tells me that I should probably stay at Kim's tonight. I asked why and she proceeded to tell me it was because there was a van of stranded band members staying at our house. I was shocked. I went home to get some of my things to spend the night at Kim's and I walked into a room full of strange men and smells. Our house reeked! I asked Christine about the guys that were still outside in the van and she proceeded to tell me that they were drinking and Michelle wouldn't let them do it in the house. So I bet you are wondering how they even got to my house? Well, they were traveling home from a tour in Boise, Idaho and their van broke down, so one of them called his dad and asked him for the number of a mechanic in Laramie; however, the number he gave them happened to be my roommate Michelle's. So they called and asked if she was a mechanic and explained their situation to her. She felt compassion for them and offered for them to stay the night at our house in tents in the backyard. Needless to say I was mortified when I found all of this out but it turned out that they were able to get a new van that night and they left Laramie at around 1 or 2 in the morning. Now if that wasn't interesting enough something else happened on Friday.

I was at the Institute on Friday night helping put together the float for the homecoming parade that was today. Afterwards, I walked into the Institute to find my friend Jeremiah and another man talking about the gospel. I soon found out that this man named Charles was stranded in Laramie and needed a ride to Cheyenne to pick up his mail. I also learned that he was homeless. The missionaries were working to find him a place to stay while we talked with him. After a while they told us that they had found a place for Charles to stay with a warm shower and a mattress waiting for him. We all thought that was great until we found out that the homeless shelter was in Cheyenne and they had just closed all the roads out of Laramie due to a storm that was sweeping across eastern Wyoming. We were stuck. We were out of options of places Charles could stay. Jeremiah and I took Charles to our last resort, the hospital, and talked to man there who said that Charles could probably stay in the waiting room of the ER that night until we took him to Cheyenne today. So we left Charles there and went to Jacob's to watch a movie and wait. Then today I get a text form Jeremiah that says that Charles got himself a room in at the Days Inn and that he will be staying here and attending church with us tomorrow. How cool is that! All in all this week has been tough but very interesting at the same time. I look forward to this coming week and the adventures it holds!