Hello friends! It has been a while since I've posted on here, mostly because all summer I was working for the Girls Scouts of America as a Kitchen Assistant at Trefoil Ranch. I had no internet all summer and close to no phone contact either. It was quite the experience, from that I learned new things that go on in a Kitchen, that my children (if I should have any) will be angels when it comes to manners and patience, also I loved being called "Belle" all summer, I think that was the highlight ahah. I am thankful for the people I met and befriended whilst in the mountains for those 10 weeks.
I've been a UVU for about a month and it's not anything that I expected it to be. I live in place called "Village On the Parkway", which is a nice place. There's a shuttle that takes its residents to and from UVU and on Friday's it'll take you to Walmart. The people I've met on the shuttle have been kind and nice. There's one girl, called Alana (Uh-LAN-Uh) and she's super nice but it's peculiar meeting a person with the name that people have been calling me for years only in the wrong way. Allanah (Uh-Lawn-Uh) and Alana (Uh-Lan-Uh). There's another girl I met, her name is Charlotte and we both have a love for Supernatural -BAM instant friendship haha.
My roommates are fantastic and BEAUTIFUL girls, there's Savannah, Myra, Bethany, Ellen and Regan. They are all younger than me, leaving me to feel like an old spinster but they make me laugh and they go to church with me, which is more than I asked for so I'm truly blessed.
My classes are a little challenging this time. I'm taking Ethics and Values (not the hard class, just incredibly boring). I'm taking Spanish I (learning a language is hard no matter what but my teacher is fabulous). I'm taking Math 1030, this potentially is the LAST math class I'll have to take but I may have to take it twice because my teacher kind of stinks and teaching and I always end up leaving class with confusion and no hope but I'm still trying hard to pass! Finally, I am taking my first MAJOR (the class that actually deals with my major) and that is American Lit. It's a little boring and a few of the kids in the make me upset but I love listening to the conversations we have. I am also taking an institute class, which is the just the best thing ever! It's called "Foundations of the Restoration" with Sister Heapworth and let me tell you, it is one the best institute classes!! In addition to that I'm taking a "Life Prep" class on Wednesday nights at my church building and oh my gosh that class is the just the most amazing blessing I've received since coming to Orem. It's just a good glass that helps me improve myself and how I can be better and better those around me. I could literally write an essay on the benefits I've gotten from that class alone. It's amazing.
My Ward is pretty cool, it's fives times the size of my ward in Ephraim, I think they said that there are 200 members? The best part is that for once the guys outnumber the girls, not that'll help me find a boyfriend any quicker but that's alright, I'm not really looking for a relationship, I'm too focused on my schooling. The nice thing about my ward is they actually care about home teaching more so than my other YSA wards. I've already asked for a blessing from my home teacher and it was a good experience and you could tell that they were really happy to do it, which makes me happy.
Still jobless but have applied to several jobs that are relatively close and may be able to fit with my schedule and it's definitely stressing me out. So if you're reading this would you mind praying that I find a job that's nearby and fits with my schedule? It'd be much appreciated, thanks.
Back to staying positive!! I have some news, which for me is the most exciting thing to happen since I graduated high school. For the first time since puberty.... I HAVE A CLEAR AND PIMPLE FREE FACE!!!!!! I literally can't express to you how happy it makes me to look at myself in the mirror and see a clear face, it's like "oh that's where you were hiding!" It's definitely a confidence booster and I have Doterra and my mother to thank for that, because if my mom weren't involved with the oil company she wouldn't have found that face wash and then I never wouldn't have used it and would still be suffering from a pimply gross face!
Not sure what else really happened that is of significance, OH I WENT TO COMIC CON AND IT WAS SO AMAZING EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY STAYED FOR 2 1/2 HOURS!!!!! If you haven't seen my "Comic Con" photo album on Facebook, check it out and you'll see how awesome it was! Besides that nothing has really happened, I just feel blessed and though I'm still single, jobless and struggling with classes I'm thankful that I listened to the prompting that I got and came here even though it's still not where I want to go. It just goes to show you that blessings happen when you listen to God and the revelation He sends.
I love you all and I'm thankful for those who read this blog, I'm sorry I'm not out having exciting adventures but I'm sure I'll have a blog for that when it happens. God be with you and bless you. Love you all :)
~Allanah
