Apartment 406

Dear Kelli, Stesha, Oberholzer, Brown Rachel, and Hannah

I love you.

Thank you for everything you did for me and taught me.

I learned so much through your examples and friendship.

Thank you for being patient with me.

Thank you for letting me be myself.

Thank you for all the moments of love and support when I was scared or lonely because of a trip someone took to Mexico. 

Thank you for all the dance parties and One Direction loving (fyi Logan cracks One Direction jokes all the time).

I'm grateful for the chance I had to let my life be influenced by you! 

I love you and miss you!

Much love-

M

A little comic relief for your day

Laugh at this post.

Laugh at how ridiculous my Thursday night got.

When you and I myself feel like work is getting terrible and it's not the best day, just remember... it can get worse, so you might as well be happy! :)

Thursday night I was closing at our new Kiwi Loco store. It was getting a little bit busier, a little more hectic: a flavor needed to be switched out, smoothies to be made, tables to be cleaned, and customers to keep happy, and I was by myself. But I was a girl on a mission. The store would look great and I could handle it on my own. Until it didn't and until I couldn't. 

Thank goodness Taylor didn't know the schedule had changed and showed up early. This way I could switch flavors and have help with all the little stuff. 

Switching out the flavor usually takes 5 minutes. No big deal right? Right, until the machine breaks that is. Yep, it broke. I had to take it all apart, fix it all and put it back together. This was all new to me. Exciting stuff let me tell ya; one lady was kind enough to try to help, but that almost really broke the machine. I called my dad to get help (Boss man is out of town). He was on his way when I figured it out. Thanks Dad, I sure appreciated your willingness! When I called him back though, I told him this was my worst night of work ever. He told me just wait, there will be worse. I had no idea what I still had coming. That machine took a little over an hour to doctor it all up (yes I cried during that hour because I couldn't fix the machine). 

9:30- still busy, still lots to do. Oh wait, another flavor needs to be switched out. And another machine locks up on me. This time I took it apart and put it back together with ease, or so I thought. 

10:00- CLOSING! People are still coming in right and left. And guess what... that second machine that broke is now leaking yogurt everywhere, all over the floor, covering the machine, and people are still coming in.. awesome.

Bring on the waterworks- I called my boss bawling. He told me to take it apart again and fix something or other. By this time it was 10:30 and I knew Logan was outside waiting to give me a hug because I'd had a crummy day at work. Little did he know it had only gotten worse. I walked out to tell him I wasn't going to be done for awhile; Remember when I told you I was lucky? Well, I thought I was then, but I had no idea just how lucky I really am to have this guy in my life.

As I walked up, he hugged me and wiped the tears from my cheeks and the first thing he asked after I told him the situation- "What can I do to help?" WHAT?! He doesn't work there and he was tired after working a double. But he was serious.

He came inside and sat and talked while I pulled apart the machine not only once, but three different times. He laughed at me, made me laugh and helped me finish up some odds and ends.

Usually you clock out around 10:30 on a weekday. My clock out time- 12:15.

It had definitely gotten worse, but now I can appreciate those OK days a whole lot more.

It also gave me a chance to see yet again how wonderfully amazing Mr. Logan is. 

I'm now off to spend the weekend with him and his family and I know I will once again be reminded of his fantasticness- (that's now a word in the dictionary of Michelle).

I've been looking forward to this all week and it's finally here! :) Insert extremely excited face here

T minus 8 hours... WOO-HOO! 

And no worries, I'll be sure to let ya know all about it.

Well, I think it's time to pack or sleep, whichever comes first!

And hey, when you have a bad day, it could be worse, so be happy! :)

Much love-

M

I guess this is growing up

This is my last Friday of the semester.

Hallelujah, I survived a year of college.

And I will NEVER again be a freshman :)

But I really want to take the time to say thanks to some different people for helping me grow up.

My teachers

BYU-I teachers are fantastic. Well at least mine have been. They really incorporate what the Lord wants us to learn and what we need to learn as well. I know that there were times when answers to prayers came in my classes that had nothing to do with my question. I'm grateful to be on this campus where teaching by the spirit is part of the curriculum. I know I have learned many things about myself and things I needed to learn to become more self sufficient.

Friends

I have made a lot of new friends this year and I have enjoyed every minute of being in their company. I have learned from their examples and I have been able to develop and become a better person because of them. One of my friends Emily Ogden is graduating this semester and I'm kind of sad about it. She has been such an influence in my life. I'm excited for her! Good luck Em!

Kaycee, Emily, and I on our Utah trip

My ward

20th ward has been one of the biggest blessings in my life this year. It was such a good ward and we were all so close both semesters. I'm so glad that I met all of these people. Our bishopric truly loved us and you could tell. They were such great people. I also had the opportunity to have a couple different callings this year. This semester I was blessed to be in the Relief Society Presidency. I was able to feel an overwhelming love for the girls in my RS. They truly are daughters of God with so much potential and worth. It was such a great presidency to be in

My boys

My first semester FHE boys were fan freaking tastic. Honestly there have been many times I just wanted to run over to apartment 43 and see them. They were the best and I have really missed them. But I know that getting to know them and becoming friends with them helped me to really grow up and be the Mama Meesh they knew I could be. I want to especially say thanks to my "son" Kenon Fenton.  He was great and has checked up on me during this semester to make sure all has been well. And thanks Kenon for being my double agent :)

Logan

I have learned a lot about myself because of him. I am a "P squared"- a people pleasing perfectionist. And guess what happened this semester; Logan told me to say no to people, to be more selfish and not always be a people pleaser. I have since then told others no. I have stood up for myself when I felt I was being taken advantage of. My personality also tends to be an independent and leader type. But I have been able to learn to depend on someone else and look to someone else to lead out. He has also

made me try new things that I didn't necessarily want too, but I'm glad I have. I have definitely learned to be more adventurous with him.

Roommates

Living with 5 other girls can be difficult. I'm not going to say that things were always peaceful and there wasn't ever tension because that would be a lie. But living with these girls has changed my life. I have now lived with 9 new girls and have grown to love them all. I have been a lucky girl to get to have them in my life. You learn to laugh, support, cry, talk, and learn with each other. You learn to deal with the things that drive you crazy and you learn to serve them. I have found my best friends in these last two semesters. I'm really grateful for these girls. I know that I am a better person because of them. They have forever changed and blessed my life. We have made a lot of memories from sleepless nights to One Direction loving to dance party madness. 

Winter 2012

Spring 2012

Winter

Mom and Dad

Thanks for letting me come to school and being supportive of me. Thanks for letting me call home often to talk. Thank you for groceries and recipes and food. Thank you for letting me become the person I want to be. Thank you for loving me as I have changed my mind 8 million times. Thank you for trying to understand my confusion and struggles. I love you and am grateful for what you have done for me.

I definitely wouldn't say that I'm grown up yet, but I know that I am growing up and becoming the person I want to be. I have finally figured out that this is my life and it is up to me to make the decisions that make me happy, not others. 

Be happy because life is spectacular! :)

Much love-

Mitch