2 Funnies and a Serious

The first week back to school was a big success. I was a little overwhelmed on Monday when I had to go from one building to another building on the other side of campus. I had 10 minutes to get to my next class... My first class was chuck full, and I didn't get out of that classroom until my other class had already started. That's a lot of kids in a classroom. It's been hard when I try and make eye contact with people to say hi and they make a point to look the other way. Nobody says, Hi! How ya doing? They don't even wave. And there are stop lights that I have to stop at and I can't run down the middle of the street. It's an adjustment, but it'll get better. So you're wondering how was this a success? My classes were awesome! For the first time I'm excited about all my classes. There's not one that I'm dreading. I think some of my classes will be a challenge for me, but I'm excited for them all. And that's a wonderful feeling. I also love living with my sister. It's a good life. Now for my stories.

1st funny:
    Monday night we were sitting in our living room waiting for someone to come and fix our plumbing. When the guy showed up, he had his girlfriend with her and she came in and was immediately friendly. She asked what all of our names were and she looked at me. Without even thinking, or realizing, I said, "I'm Olivia." I shocked myself so badly! I looked at Livi and she's looking at me like I lost my mind. Then I just started to laugh and our roommates all bust up laughing and then I said, "No I'm not. I'm Tessa!" It was seriously so funny! Now I can't give my parents a hard time when they can't remember my name! I can't even remember it. Olivia and I have become so similar that I can't tell myself apart from her.

2nd funny:
    Wednesday Olivia and I saw each other at 7:45a.m. before work and school and then we didn't see each other again until the afternoon. I got to our beginner tennis class at about the same time as Olivia. We looked at each other and just said, "Oh my heck. We match!" Without any coordination or seeing each other all day, our telepathic minds put us in the same outfit. It's incredible how often that happens! We're horrible at tennis, but we had a good time in that first class. I think that the people in our class think we're wacko! And Wednesday night we both signed up for weight lifting together, so we get to do that together too! It's going to be a great last year together!

And my Serious:
    I was struggling a little with going back to school. I have had a wonderful summer. So I started praying that I would have a good attitude about going to school. On Wednesday I was sitting in my chronic disease prevention class, talking about diabetes and cancer and good diets, and things like that, and my teacher shared a talk by President Ezra Taft Benson called "In His Steps." While I was listening to a Prophet speak about good health and about the things I'm going to school about, I really felt the Spirit so strong tell me that I need to be at school. I need to be learning what I'm learning. What I'm doing is important to Heavenly Father. It was an answer to my prayers. And I was so touched that I was feeling the Spirit in a Chronic Disease Prevention class of all the classes. I feel so blessed to go to a school where our curriculum can be faith based. That I'm not just learning the secular things, but what Prophets say, what the Lord thinks and feels about my schooling. I am blessed to go to school where I go.

So although I'm going to miss home and Cokeville and all the things and people that I love there, I really feel like I'm bettering myself and doing what I need to be doing right now. It's always nice to feel reassurance. Heavenly Father cares about little things.