On My Own

This morning I had to say goodbye to my dad. I didn't love that. I did okay with telling everyone else goodbye because I knew that I wasn't completely on my own yet. But after my dad left, I was. Saying goodbye to him made it final. I am on my own again....on the other side of the country from every member of my family. I don't really love that. Fortunately, the rest of the day was much better.

After my dad left, I got to go to church in my new ward. There was hardly any people there today, but it still feels good to go to church. And I got a couple of hugs the moment I walked in the chapel. That was a welcome thing. One of my professors from last year/the bishop's wife (that's how it works at SVU) taught combined relief society/priesthood today. She is so sweet and I just love her. She's not your typical college professor. 1st grade might be a better place for her, but I just love her anyway. Her lesson didn't really have a theme, it was mostly just her telling stories about their family and how the Lord had played a part in their lives. It was really interesting. She told us that she had moved to Virginia to start teaching, while her husband stayed in Vegas and tried to sell his medical practice. They lived on the opposite side of the country from each other for 3 years! The best part? He commuted to Virginia EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND!! What did I get out of today's lesson? My friends and family don't actually love me that much.

After church, I fried myself an egg...in my kitchen!!! I know, pathetic Sunday dinner. Besides that, I have eaten a banana and a granola bar today. My stomach is growling but I don't feel like doing anything about it. This cooking for myself thing could be trickier than I thought.

The rest of the evening was spent moving from one couch to another, and one house to another, with a couple of my friends. We mostly just sat around and talked and laughed. I really love where I am living. I feel like it will be a lot more social than the dorms last year. I met 4 new people tonight, and there's hardly anyone here yet. It's looking good.

Also, we are currently having a pretty intense thunder storm. Luckily we got home right before the rain really started pouring. I have definitely not missed Virginia and its incessant raining. Ugh!

Call me!

...for real though, I want to hear from you.