Otown

Really looking forward to when the campus goes from looking like this...

to this...

       

It's well on it's way to getting there too. This was from this afternoon...

Close Your Eyes, Make a Wish, Blow the Candles Out...

Yesterday ranks up there as one of my top birthdays. Which is interesting considering I wasn’t even home, and only saw one family member.

My Nino (for all you gringos out there that’s mexican for godfather) was in Salt Lake for work, so he came up yesterday and the day before to check out Ogden and for lunch. It was great having somebody here to celebrate. It also gave me the chance to see that I actually have a clue how to navigate around this town. Other than that, nobody here was aware that it was my birthday. It’s not like I was making any announcements. 

Later that night I went to InterVarsity large group. The people who are there are some of the most loving and nice people I’ve ever met. No joke.

Short story for background information... Before going up to Weber I was checking out what the church situation was and InterVarsity is the one Christian group on campus. As I was investigating their website I found a small group that met in my building, so I called and left a message with the phone number that was listed. Nobody called back, but have no fear, because God comes through. Move-in day comes and my family and I start unloading the car. Up walks some of the InterVarsity crew to help. We unloaded both our cars into the dorm in about fifteen minutes. It probably would’ve taken the four of us an hour and a half. One of the girls who was helping was checking out my tattoo, and then I told her that I had actually called and left her a message earlier that week. Then she was all excited that I was Michelle and told someone else that I was the one who had called and there were hugs and high-fives all around.

Back to last night. As the night is getting started, the leader puts a picture of me up on the projector, and announces that it was my birthday. So about 80 people, of which I knew about 15, sang to me. The rest of the night was great and I’m looking forward to what this year has in store for us.

When I got home, my roomies surprised me with a birthday pizza slice complete with candles. They also stole some streamers from the hallways to put on my doorway. Fortunately we all like scary movies, so that’s how the night ended. 

Technically, this was the first birthday away from my family. But as it turns out, I have family in Ogden, Utah.

So it Begins...

There have been a few requests that I start a blog, or do something to keep people informed of what’s going on in my life. I was reluctant to start one because my life really isn’t that exciting, but it looks kinda fun so I’m going to give it a try. Honestly, I have no idea what it’s going to be about or if people are even going to read it. It’s probably going to be pretty random, because I’m just random sometimes. 

Oh where to start... I guess I’ll try and tell you about myself so you’ll understand where I’m coming from when I’m rambling on about whatever.

I love God, and I try to spread His love through my actions, not my words. I try to use the words “I” and “my” as little as possible. Sometimes that’s just impossible to do. Like when you’re describing yourself to other people. My family is HUGE, and I love every single person in it. My friends are like my family and I love them all dearly. Driving is a stress reliever, and I treat my car like a person. His name is Jasper, and he says hi. I feel really awkward if my hands are empty, especially when I’m talking to people. So I'll fidget with a cell phone, remote, pen, whatever is around. I write down quotes about life all the time. Writing things down helps me figure out what I’m trying to say. If I just try and talk, it doesn’t make any sense. I think a lot. A LOT. About deep things too. I’m a morning person. And a late night person. So that makes me a sleep-deprived person. I laugh weird. I love the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. I play the guitar to de-stress too. I’ve never really played in front of anyone so I don’t know if I’m any good, but I hope I am. I have a tattoo. So that means I’m pretty much BA. I'm sarcastic. My short-term memory doesn’t always work 100% of the time, so please forgive me if I just met you and can't remember your name. I’m kind of a nerd. I like listening more than talking. I love scary movies. Slasher ones too. Oh and disney of course. Memory lane is my favorite place to travel. I’m so glad that I grew up in Prescott, and I’m probably going to live there after college. I was born with a heart defect. I used to hate talking about it because I thought people who think of me differently, and I don't want people to think I'm trying to get attention. Now I’ve figured out that they will think of me differently, but in a positive way. And I’m completely ok with that. I want to study cardiac ultrasound (huh I wonder why?). But pediatrics not old people. Most importantly I want to help kids like me. I can't dance, therefore I hate going to dances. I expect a lot out of myself. Mostly with school. It’s one of the only times when I can be the best. That sounds bad, but seriously, who wants to be “just alright” at everything? I don’t like people who drive like jerks. Especially right after they get out of church. Come on people. Just be nice. I like to learn about different religions. I enjoy being with people who are perfectly content if we don’t say anything to each other. 

That's all I can think of right now, and I'm sure that's all that you want to read too. I really hope that you enjoy my writing!