Elder Woodland and I have officially been dating for a year. February 26, 2011 at about 11 pm was when he asked me out on my front porch. I couldn't be more thankful that he was brave enough to do that...and that I said yes. :)
Brandon and I have been through a lot together and we will continue to go through a lot together. I'm excited to become more than a girlfriend and best friend to him one day. I'm getting even more excited now that my almost twin sister is getting married THIS August! I'm so happy for her and that things have all worked out so that she is where she wants to be.
I've now lived in Las Vegas for almost 2 months. It's different here from Seattle, I'm not gonna lie. The fact that I now know what the sun is, what it's like to not have rain for more than a week at a time, and all that kind of thing. I started school about a month ago and I absolutely LOVE CSN. My teachers are great and I'm learning a lot. I'm still not so sure about concert band and if I really like it or not. It's different from what I'm used to and some of the music is quite difficult. Next semester, I'm hoping to audition and make it into the jazz band. We'll just have to see how that one goes over. I have to drive about a half hour or 25 miles one way to school. I only go to school Monday through Thursday which gives me Friday to either work or relax. Driving in Vegas is also much different from Washington. People are more impatient, a little bit more agressive, and a yellow light means GO. I've never really had to drive on the freeway before this but I'm comfortable with it and have become more of an agressive driver (I don't know that it's a good thing....or a bad thing).
Homesickness is playing a huge factor in being away from my family and friends back in WA. I miss my family and Brandon's family a lot. I don't get to be around kids much anymore which I really miss. Chaos is one of those things I'm so used to that not having it is almost weird for me. I'm more alone than I ever have been. I'm getting more of a feel of what Brandon is going through being on a mission. I think part of the reason why I moved is so that I can experience some of the same things he has. Along with missing my family like I never thought was possible, I miss Brandon more than I have since he first left. I think it may be because I'm so lonely. I haven't really made any friends yet and I'm by myself a lot. I'm hoping to make some friends here but if I have to sacrifice a social life for good grades and more practice time...then so be it. I want a 4.0 for cryin' out loud!
I really wish I had more time to write stuff on this dang blog or whatever the heck it is. I'm just busy with work and school and practicing that I forget to update this. I'll try to keep more frequent posts going since I haven't been putting anything on Brandon's Facebook for a while.
"God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt."
-Blake Shelton
