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Well its a little later than I wanted to be posting this but I am finally gettin to it! I have been so completely and absolutely busy! But it is paying off for sure! I got to go down for Justie's baptism! We all had so much fun! It was rainy and we got some fun pictures! I loved it! It was so beautiful to see B-rad baptize Justin. He looked like such a missionary. He is growing up so fast. And I know that he'll be out in the mission field before I can even blink. It is funny because we actually already have plans of what we're gonna do when he graduates. Well....the next time I am home is Thanksgiving Break which will be wonderful. I will be home like the 17th through Thanksgiving Weekend. I am so entirely excited to see everyone! I have some awesome news also!!! There is a program called the "International Learning Program." Some of you might have already heard of it but for those who haven't I will explain. It is a program where they take volunteers (usually college students) to foreign places to teach English. It is only $2000 for 5 months! Every since last semester I had had a feeling to find out more about it. When I moved back up here for the 2nd semester I had a friend who had done it and cried while telling me about it. Again, I felt like I should look into it. I took the brochure that I got in the mail about it home to show my dad and he said OK! I didn't even ask if I could go! I was just showing him! I am so pumped! The places you can go are Ukraine, China, Rushia, and I think Bolivia. You can pick where you would want to go and I want to go to China! They say to apply as soon as you can go. You have to be accepted. They just want to make sure that the right pple get in. I was thinking of going Jan-June 09. I then remembered that that would mean missing Brad's Graduation. I am still rethinking about the when part, but I am just absolutely pumped! A guy in the brochure said that the experience for his daughter was that of a year and a half mission in 5 months! I am so excited! Well homework calls! Love all!

So I got to come home for General Conference and had a ton of fun! My dad got 6 tickets. Well, Brad had a game on Saturday and it was also Homecoming so we had an extra ticket. My Grandpa Phillips was able to come! I think that he really enjoyed it and we all had alot of fun spending time together....which doesn't happen often with that side of the family! We really had fun together! We got to spend the night in a hotel Friday night but as soon as we got there we all crashed. It poured all the down there and then all day Saturday. Because of the snow in Pocky Brad's game was cancelled which stunk, but he was able to have a day date so that was a plus. General Conference is always nice because of our tradition of lots of food! And being on a college fund home food and treats are always so nice to come home to! It was really good and we all had so much fun! Mom waxed my eyebrows and we thought it would be fun to do Brad's. Well we thought it would be even better to do a video! It is so funny! His face at the beginning is priceless! Hope you enjoy!

bAcK 2 sChOoL!

Well everyone in the fam seems to have a blog so I decided that it would be a fun way to stay updated! I am in my 3rd week of school, 2nd semester. I must say that it is SO much better than the 1st! I went easy on myself and am taking generals....much easier classes! I am taking a Modern Dance class and today the teacher told me that she was happy to have me in her class! The girls all told me I had beautiful leaps and I thought I had lost it all! So I felt good! I will be on my off track from Jan-Apr, so that will be a nice break. I plan on working to get back to where I can support myself again! I look forward to being home for a while but not to the fact that I will go back to being the oldest and alone in Preston. Hopefully I can keep busy. Kev left for Korea on Monday Oct. 1! Its crazy that they are sleeping when I am going to school! He is so excited to finally go and spread the word. All of my new roomates and I get along great. Sadly, I am always in my room studying but still find time to have fun here and there. Its crazy to think that I have been on my own for a year in December! Time really flies and I haven't decided if I like it yet. Some ways its great and others....well, not so great....
But all in all its great to be at such a wonderful school....one I never thought of going to! The spirit is felt everyday! Being up here I have grown very close to cousin Heather and Ruth! And I love seeing Grandma so much! I love being close to so much family!!! I am surrounded! :D I got to teach Heather how to make fudge and I loved it! She made it 5 times in one week! And believe it or not....Ruth said NO MORE! I'M ON A DIET! We said be strong and we'll eat! Anyways, work calls! I will upload some more photos lata, so bye!